The wound was washed with the juice of a young green coconut, sutured with a fine coconut fibre using the sharpened wing bone of a flying fox and then dressed with a tagete leaf over which was laid the outer layer of a banana flower. The whole was then sealed from the air with a mixture of pepper, lime and young betel nut chewed together. Mrs. Parkinson said she knew a man who had lived for thirty years after this operation, but she thought this was exceptional.

How the sea rolls swashing ‘gainst the side! Stand by for reefing, hearties!

The April 29th dinner will be an Austrian Maifest, with a special menu including Gefullter Pragerschenken and Paprikahuhner and a choice selection of Austrian wines. Suitable music will be piped in for the occasion.

In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines