Appeal To Pacific Islands

Naturalists

To The Editor Sir, —Would your Norfolk Island cor respondent be so kind as to supply a list of the various orchids that are found on the island, together with any interesting particulars regarding them, either through your columns or direct to me.

We should be most happy here to ex change any local information with other Pacific centres, per medium of our Society.

I remain, yours sincerely,

G. H. Vernon, F.R.G.S.A.,

Hon. Sec. T.I. & T.S. Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia.

Thursday Island.

September 15.

Mr. Quihcy F. Roberts, Consul for the U.S.A.. has received a cablegram noti fying him of another promotion in the Consular Service. This is his third in the past six years. He has received many congratulations from his friends throughout the Pacific.