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Show Ask Why Fiji Islanders Devour Canned Meats HONOLULU T. H, Aug 21, Why i ! j the FIJI Islanders eat canned beef? The Pan-Pacific Scientific congress, i om posed of upwards of 75 of the leading scientists of the United States,' anado Australia. New Zealand, Sa-rroa, Sa-rroa, Japan and other countries bordering bor-dering upon the Pacific ocean. Is Uggling with that and other problems prob-lems during Its sessions, which opened here August 2, and which will clus. August JO The more Important half of the knotty question relative to the I-"ijl-aiis and their diet, however, Is whs don't thoy raise tholr own cattle In-itead. In-itead. of shippitiR tinned meat across the ocean" If there Is anything to prevent cattle raising In the Fiji Islands; the congress Intends to find out w:hat it Is and, if possible, remove the obstacle In an cent, It Intends In-tends to see If something can't be done lo make the KlJIans produce their own beefsteaks The problems of the Pacific, say the men of science,, who are acknowledged acknowledg-ed leaders In their several branches, ; oic too big for any one man. institu-! institu-! tion or nation The resources of the ' Pacific ure admittedly enormous, but 1 they are onl very partlall exploited ! The congress vOil try and point to bet- j tor utilization of those resources, all tlie countries bordering on the great : ocean co-operating. Those attending the conference, ln-j ln-j ciude Clark Wlssler, head of the bu-t bu-t n au of anthropology. American mu-j mu-j scum of natural history; Gerald ' f'owke. Smithsonian institute; Profes-i Profes-i sur F Omori of .lapan. one 'if the lead- lug authorities on volcanoes and earh-j earh-j quakes In the world; Professor Churles J Chilton of Canterbury college. Chrlst-j Chrlst-j church, New Zealand, and scores of j I others. |