About Islands People.

Judge Ayson, Resident Commissioner for the Cook Islands, last month suf fered from a mild attack of rheumatic fever. His health is now reported to have improved.

Mr. Charles W. Marshall, chief sur veyor of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., is at present in Sydney on furlough.

Mr. Norman Nelson, honorary Consul for Uruguay in Sydney, and Mrs. Nel son, left by the “Macdhui” on June 30 for Rabaul, on a holiday trip.

Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Dixon, of the Methodist Missionary Society, left for Salamo, Papua, by the “Macdhui” on June 30.

Rev. T. N. Deller, after spending fur lough in Queensland, returned to Fiji by the “Aorangi” on June 23.

Rev. R, H. Green left Melbourne by the “Monterey” at the end of June to return to Fiji. Mr. Green represented his district at the recent annual meet ing of the Methodist Board of Missions.

Dr. C. S. James, who has been ap pointed to the Stewart Hospital in New Britain, will sail by the “Montoro” on July 21. He will be accompanied by Mrs. James and their youngest son.

Nurse E. Field, who, for the past three years, has been serving in Fiji as a Child Welfare Worker, returned to Sydney by the ‘‘Aorangi” last month.

Miss A. S. Williamson, who has been appointed matron of the Stewart Hos pital, in New Britain, sails from Syd ney by the “Montoro” on July 21.

Rev. E. A. Clarke, of the Methodist Missionary Society, returned to Papua last month, after spending his furlough in South Australia.

Miss Ruby Darcey, late of Samarai and Port Moresby Hospitals, Papua, is now Matron of the Government Hospi tal at Nauru.

Dr. J. Bevington, Chief Quarantine Officer at Thursday Island, and Mrs.

Bevington, arrived in Sydney by the “Changte” on July 10, M. Guyon, whose term as Governor of New Caledonia has just expired, was a passenger to Sydney by the “Laper ouse,” which arrived here on July 6.

Mr. P. C. Hubbard, chief magistrate of the Solomon Islands, arrived in Syd ney by the Orsova on July 7, after a visit to England. Mr. Hubbard was for two years acting British judge in the New Hebrides.