Coastweek Newspaper Vol 5 No 24 (June 4-10,1982)

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Inside this issue: Emergency release for fire victims: Reported by Gray Phombeah: Emergency relief supplies of food and materials worth more than Kshs. 1000,000 has this week been airlifted from Mombasa to Lamu in aid of some 4,000 homeless and destitute victims of the worst ever fire break out on the Island on Sunday, C.D.C Loaning To Agriculture: Reported by Tony Barros: The british-owned Commonwealth Development Corporation CDC has granted loans to two Tanzanians projects despite a backlog of remittances on previous loans due to the country’s ailing foreign exchange, Big Day For Mothers: It was big day for “mothers” at the SOS Children’s Village, Mombasa, when orphaned children now living there presented them all with gifts, Theatre club recital: On Monday, June 7 at 8 p.m. another recital will be given at the Little Theatre Club under the auspices of the Italian Consulate at Mombasa, this time by an accordionist, professor Franco Soldera, Somali shipping agency inaugurate new service: The Somali Shipping Agency and Line have decided to inaugurate a new regular liner service between Mombasa and Mogadiscio to cater for the growing trade between Kenya and Somalia, Bad Year For The British Flag Fleet: Not surprisingly, 1981 saw the biggest ever fall in the tonnage of the British flag fleet namely, 147 ships of 6.3 million deadweight tons, ‘Our Island In The Sun…’The brilliant orange dawn breaks through the dappled sky, it is morning in Africa, Himat Soni To Lead Coast Billiards’ Body: A snooker stalwast Himat J. Soni has been elected the chairman of the Coast snooker, Billiard Association.