Early History of New Guinea.

A valuable contri bution to the early history of New Guinea is contained in a book which has just been written, entitled, "Christ in New Guinea’’, by the Rev.

J. Flierl, D.D, Doc tor Flierl was the pioneer of the Lutheran Mission in New Guinea. He spent 44 years of his life in that service, and he retired in 1930, and is now living at Tanunda, South Australia.

The writer is neces sarily preoccupied with missionary activities, and he traces the growth of the Luth eran Mission step by step over a period of nearly fifty years.

The book is pro duced as a record of missionary work, but it throws so many sidelights upon the early history of New Guinea that it is safe to say that

no collection of works bearing upon the, past and present condition of the Territory will be complete without a copy of Dr. Flierl’s book Dr Flierl tells how he first landed in Fins chafen-on July 12, 1886, and lived in a small house belonging to the New Guinea Company, which bad commenced operations there in October, 1885. He visited all the small villages along that coast, and the very first Lutheran Mission was finally established in 1886, at the village of Simpang, not far from Finschhafen.

The book is sold at 2/6 per copy, and copies may be obtained at the Lutheran Book depots in North Adelaide, or in Kalbar, Queensland.