Discovery by Patrol Officer

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Port Moresby, October 10.

A PATROL Officer attached to the Kambisi police camp, Mr. J. G.

Hide, reported finding gold when on his way home from a patrol, in a tri butary of the Tari River, not far from Mt. Lawson.

Since then there has been a mild gold rush and a good deal of activity amongst those men in Port Moresby who find themselves able to follow on.

The find is in very rough country, far from the beaten track and amongst natives who are far from civilised and in places quite definitely hostile.

Mr. Hide considers his find of con siderable value and brought specimens down with him.

A small party of four men have al ready gone off and others are follow ing shortly to stake out claims and try their fortunes.

Perhaps Papua will yet prove to be the El Dorado it was once hoped it would be.