Bulominski’S Grave.

This is the plain headstone of Count Bulominski’s grave—five minutes’ walk from the steamer wharf at Kavieng, New Ireland, N.G.T.

Bulominski was one of the most ener getic administrators sent into the South Seas by Imperial Germany. He had charge of New Ireland, and under his direction the natives built and main tained the famous New Ireland road, 100 miles long. When he found the road in bad order, he made the delinquent natives take the horses out of his car riage and carry it back and forth over the bad patch. They always referred to him admiringly as ‘‘great big feller Bulomiki.”

There is nothing on his gravestone except ‘‘Bulominski, April 28, 1913,” The grave is under a huge rain-tree, and it is simply outlined with pieces of white coral.

Standing beside the grave, in this picture, is Lapangus, paramount luluai, a very wise and highly respected chief, whose authority among the natives ranks next after that of the district of ficer. He was a friend of Bulominski, and it was the latter who “gave him his cap” (conferred official authority upon him). The Australians subsequently confirmed him in his office.