In and About the Islands

Mr. Don. Waugh, District Officer at Kavieng, New Ireland, is returning to Rabaul, per M.V. Macdhui, after long leave spent in Australia Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Laws, of Rabaul, who left in March on a visit to the United States, arrived in Sydney from San Francisco, by the Carriso, in June.

They return to New Guinea by the Macdhui at the end of this month.

Mr. Thos. Dean, who had been en gaged recruiting in the village of San gan, in the Upper Markham district of New Guinea, died at Salamoa on June 17 of malignant malaria.

Dr. Mavis Boyt left Sydney by the Ventura on June 20 to take up work at the Methodist Mission Hospital at Ba, Fiji.

Mr. C. L. Cheng, Vice Consul for China, in Fiji, who has been spending a holiday in Sydney, returned to Suva by the Sierra, on July 11.

Mr. F. R. Cawley, D.C.M., left by the Montoro, in June, for Port Moresby, after 12 months’ furlough spent in Australia. He will take up the posi tion of Resident Magistrate of the Delta Division, with headquarters at Kikori.

Mr. J. W. Baldie. who retired some time ago, after 25 years in the Papuan Government service, has settled down in Sydney and has acquired business interests at 7 Macquarie Place, Sydney.

Mr. Bairstow, of the Burns, Philp staff, came down from Tulagi (Solomon Islands) by the Marsina, early in July, and went on by the Morinda to the New Hebrides, where he joins the Vila staff.

An able and popular islands official has passed away with the death of Colonel Shillington, in Sydney. He was formerly a member of the N.S.W.

Legislative Assembly, and two or three years ago he was appointed as a special magistrate in New Guinea. Last De cember he became ill and returned to Sydney.

Mr. P. O. Greenwood, formerly man ager for Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.

Ltd., in New Guinea, leaves for Rabaul per M.V. Macdhui, on 25th inst. Mr.

Greenwood has joined the firm of Messrs. Handley and Laws, the name of which has now been altered to Greenwood and Laws, and it is in tended to materially increase the scope of the business. Larger premises are to be taken for the adequate display of manufacturers’ samples; while Mr.

Greenwood will devote particular at tention to the representation of com panies in Rabaul, where the firm acts as company secretaries and public officers.

Mr. C. W. Barnes, of the adminis trative staff of the Mandated Terri tory, arrived in Sydney by the Mar sina to spend nine months’ leave in Australia, after six years in the vari ous New Guinea centres. He was stationed at Kieta from January until June.

Messrs. L. V. Waterhouse and C. O.

Lindberg, directors of Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd., returned to Sydney by the Macdhui, after an inspection of the company’s operations in New Guinea. Mr. Lindberg is consulting engineer for Consolidated Goldfields of South Africa.

Mr. F. R. Short, a director of Bulolo Gold Dredging Co., has returned to San Francisco, after spending some months between Sydney and the Mor obe goldfields, New Guinea.

Mr. Harry Grey, Manager for Messrs.

Burns, Philp (South Seas) Ltd., at Norfolk Island, returned by the last Makambo from a holiday spent in Mel bourne and Sydney. While we were glad to welcome him back (says our Norfolk Island correspondent) we were sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Macfad gen, from Apia, Samoa—who came here as relieving manager during Mr. Grey’s absence. Mr. Macfadgen made him self very ponular indeed during his stay on Norfolk, and we shall hope to see him again some day.