In and About the Islands

Mr. Geoffrey Clift, a member of the Advisory Council of the British Solo mon Islands, has been spending a short time in Sydney. He returned to the Solomons by the Mataram last week.

Miss L. E. Cheeseman, an English entomologist, arrived in Sydney by the Laperouse, from Noumea, on January 9. She has been collecting insects and birds in New Caledonia.

Mr. A. J. Dixon, of Messrs. Dixon and Byrn, analysts, of Sydney, returned by the Laperouse on January 9, after a holiday in the New Hebrides.

Mr. A. C. Koskey, who is attached to the New Guinea administration, left Sydney bv the Montoro, on January 6, for Rabaul.

Mr. A. C. Broad, a Missionary in the New Hebrides, has been transferred to the Solomon Islands. He came to Syd ney by the Laperouse, on January 9.

Mr. D. Mackinnon, a Gizo planter, and a senior member of the Advisory Council of the British Solomons, arrived in Sydney by the December Mataram.

Judge F. B. Phillins. of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, returned to Rabaul by the Montoro, after a holi day in Sydney.

Dr. P. D. F. Murray, son of the Lieut.-Governor of Papua, Sir Hubert Murray, has been awarded the Smith son Fellowship in Natural Science, at Cambridge. Dr. Murray, who is 30 years of age, recently received a Rocke feller Fellowship, tenable at Cambridge for 12 months, where he has been pursuing natural science research. The Smithson Fellowship will enable him

to continue his research work for about 4 years. Dr. Murray is the first reci pient of the Fellowship, which was not long ago instituted by the Royal Society. It is open to all scientists in the British Empire, under 35 years of age.

Dr. and Mrs. Illingworth, who have been stationed at Rapindik, Mandated Territory of New Guinea, have now gone to Manus.

Rev. Father Chaize, of the Marist Mission, Buka, New Guinea, has re turned there after an eighteen months’ lecturing tour in Europe. Father Chaize made an extended trip through Italy, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium, in which countries he deliv ered lectures on Buka and the Nor thern Solomons.

Mr. H. Page, Government Secretary to the New Guinea Administration, is at present on furlough. Mr. J. Wal stab is acting during his absence.

Mrs. Sim, wife of Mr. James Sim, who is inspector for Lever Bros, in the western districts of the British Solo mon Islands, arrived in Sydney by the December Mataram.

Mr. Frank Short, a diregtor of Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd., was a passenger last month by the TemeraUe for Sala moa, New Guinea. Mr. O. B. Hart, erecting engineer for the Bulolo, also left Sydney by that vessel for the goldfields.

Mr. O. C. Rossiter returned to Sydney by the last Montoro, after salvaging the engines of the Handley Page ’plane which crashed early in the year in the mountains near Salamoa, Morobe dis trict of New Guinea.