About Islands People.

His Excellency M. Jore, new Gover nor of New Caledonia, en route from Tahiti to Noumea, landed unexpectedly from the mail steamer at Rarotonga in June, to pay an official call on Judge Ayson, Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands. Despite heavy rain, all possible courtesies were tendered to the distinguished Frenchman; but Rarotongan officials were disappointed that, as they had had no previous notice, they were not able to introduce leading Europeans and native chiefs to M. Jore. * * * Mr. H. W. Gray, who was for four years manager for Messrs. Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd., at Norfolk Island, has been appointed manager at Lautoka, Fiji. Mrs. Gray is spend ing six weeks’ holiday with her people at Mosman, Sydney, before joining Mr. Gray at Lautoka. * * * Mr. E. F. Bishton, who returned to Rabaul by the m.v. “Macdhui” in July, is at present employed as radio-tele graphist at Rabaul. He was a member of the original wireless corps, and served during the war in Mesopo tamia, India and Egypt. Mr. Bishton is noted among A.W.A. men as the pioneer of wireless communication on Edie Creek Goldfield. He is a member of the original Day Dawn Syndicate. * * * Mr. Norman H. Foxcroft has been in Sydney on leave from Bita Paka Radio, New Guinea, where he is second in com mand. Mr. Foxcroft has been attached to Bita Paka for 12 years, and was at Rabaul for two years before that.

Mr. C. H. Green, director of Buka Plantations and Trading Co., Ltd., left on August 11 by the Macdhui for a round tour of Papua and New Guinea. * * * Dr. Dickenson, Bishop of Melanesia — who, aged 32, is the youngest Bishop in the British Empire—is enjoying a well earned rest on Norfolk Island. * * * Sir Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Gover nor of Papua, arrived in Sydney by the Macdhui on August 2 to preside at the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Science. Sir Hubert intends to return immediately to the Territory. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson, well known residents of Wau, New Guinea, arrived in Sydney during the month. Mr.

Thompson is to undergo medical treat ment. * * * Mr. C. Mackellar, of Tabar, New Ire land, and Mr. Eric Rondahl, of Kokopo, New Britain, arrived in Sydney on fur lough, by the Temeraire, early in August. * * * Mr. W. R. Carpenter, head of Messrs.

W. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd., paid a brief visit to Rabaul at the end of July.

He went north, and returned by the Temeraire, and was accompanied by Mrs. Carpenter. * * * Dr. Godard, a popular medical man. whose period of appointment has ex

pired, has left Santo, New Hebrides, for France. Dr. Alain, who arrived in Santo with his wife and son by the Laperouse, will take over Hr. Godard’s practice. * * * Dr. Laporte, of Norsup, New Hebrides, who was taken ill suddenly on July 16, was immediately conveyed to Vila hos pital by the French Mission schooner St. Joseph, and is now well on the way to recovery.

Mr. A. W. Bushbll, director of Bushells Ltd., accompanied by his wife and daughter, left Sydney by the “Mon toro” on July 21 for a holiday trip to Papua and New Guinea. * * * Messrs. W. P. A. Lapthorne and G.

Jeffrey, directors of Guinea Airways, Ltd., will leave for New Guinea by the “Macdhui” on September 22. * * * Mr. T. D. Harris, general manager of Placer Development Ltd. and Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., arrived in Sydney by the “Niagara,’* after spending a short vacation in California and proceeded to New Guinea on the “Montoro.” He reached the Bulolo field on July 30. * * * Mr. Frank Griffin, a director of Placer Development Ltd. and Bulolo Gold Dredg ing Ltd., sailed from Sydney by the “Mariposa” on July 30, for San Fran cisco. * * * Mr. H. Cardew, Commissioner of Native Affairs in New Guinea, arrived in Sydney by the steamer “Nankin ’, in July, on a holiday visit. * * * Rev. G. Lassam, Methodist missionary, of East Cape, Papua, is booked to leave on furlough in late November. * * Captain E. Nelson Turner, comman dant of constabulary of the Solomon Islands, arrived in Sydney by the island liner “Mataram”, and went on by the “Balranald” for a holiday visit to Eng land. He is accompanied by Mrs.

Nelson Turner. * * * Mr. F. N. Ashley, Resident Commis sioner of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, arrived in Sydney on July 30, by the “Mataram”. * * * Mr. H. V. Jaques, who represented Eastern Suburbs and Bondi con stituencies in the State Parliament for seven years, returned to Sydney on August 3, from a trip to Papua and New Guinea. * * * Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., and Mrs.

Watkins, who had been on a holiday trip to Samarai, where their son is a member of the Administrative Service, returned to Sydney by the “Macdhui" on August 13. * * * Mr. Roland Green, M.P., and Mrs.

Green, returned to Sydney by the “Macdhui” on August 3, after a visit to Papua and the Mandated Territory.

Mr. Green’s brother is attached to the staff of the New Guinea Department of Agriculture. * * * Mr. J. Cochet, general manager in Australia of the Messageries Maritimes,

returned to Sydney on August 11, after a two months’ visit to the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and Tahiti. * * * Mr. L. J. Froggatt, Government En tomologist in New Guinea, and Mrs.

Froggatt, were passengers by the steamer “Nankin”, which left Sydney for the East on August 13. * * * Mr. R. N. Mayne, Methodist lay mis sionary, who succeeded Rev. H. J.

Williams at Nakanai, in New Britain, and has been on furlough returned to his work on July 21. * * * Rev. A. G. Adamson, M.A., of Fiji,, owing to ill-health has requested that he be allowed to take his furlough in December next.