In and About the Islands

Mr. W. P. Burrow, M.I.E. Aust., re cently retired from the N.S.W. Railway Department and left by the January Morinda for Papua, where he will reside with his youngest son, who is an engineer with Coconut Products Ltd., Aroa.

Rev. Fr. F. B. Seward, of the Christ church Diocese, N.Z., is on a visit to Levuka. He is the guest of Rev. Fr.

Roth.

Inspector James Taylor, head of the Rabaul police, is at present in Sydney on furlough. He has had several years’ experience in New Guinea, and, while assistant district officer at Salamoa, he made a very interesting patrol over the main range into the district around Mt. Lawson and later conducted pat rols in the Watut Valley, where he succeeded in establishing friendly contact with new tribes of natives. He is regarded as one of the most efficient of the New Guinea officials.

Mr. Corfe. of the Native Affairs De partment, Rabaul, is holidaying in Sydney.

The death has been announced of Mr. Louis Godinet, of Apia, Samoa, after a brief illness.

Mr. and Mrs. H. McGilvery arrived in Sydney this month from New Guinea.

Mr. McGilvery acted as manager of Guinea Airways Ltd., while Captain Cross was in Europe.

Mr. George Arnold, who is very well known throughout New Guinea and Papua, came to Sydney by the last Montoro.

Mr. T. Yeomans, a member of Placer Development Ltd. staff, is at present in Sydney.

Sir Gould May, noted London doctor, and his sister-in-law, Lady May, whose husband was formerly Governor of Fiji, arrived by the Mongolia on Febru ary 5, from England. They are on their way to Suva.

Mr. A. Travers Black, a mining ex pert, who has been associated for many years with gold-mining in New Guinea, returned to Sydney by the Montoro on February 5.

Mr. J. J. McHugh, Fiji Government Printer, accompanied by Mrs. McHugh, is in Australia on vacation.

Mrs. Bensley, Rev. T. Dent and a number of Tongan teachers, who are attached to the staff of the New Zea land Methodist Mission Society, arrived in Sydney on January 7 by the Mata ram, from Solomon Islands.

Rev. L. M. Thompson, of Fiji, arrived m Sydney by the last trip of the Son oma. He is representing Fiji at the annual meeting of the Mission Board, and will also attend the N.S.W. Mission Conference, which opens in Sydney at the end of February.