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Prominent At Science Congress.
LEADING men of the Pacific tropical administrative services took a pro minent part in the conference of the Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Sydney during August.
The President of the Conference was Sir Hubert Murray, Lieut.-Governor of Papua, who took a notable part in the various discussions. His presidential address was entitled, ‘The Scientific As pect of the Pacification of Papua.”
Needless to say, it was a most valuable contribution to scientific knowledge, as applied to Pacific administration.
Mr. E. W. P. Chinnery, Government anthropologist at Rabaul, was chairman of the Anthropology section. His ad dress was “Applied Anthropology in New Guinea.” Mr. Gordon Thomas, a well-known writer on Pacific subjects, contributed a paper, “Influence of Civil isation on the Natives of Buka.”
Dr. R. W. Cilento, who was stationed in Rabaul for some time in connection with the study of tropical hygiene, was chairman of the Medical Science and National Health section. His prepared paper was entitled, “Australia’s Prob lems in the Tropics.”
A paper was also contributed by Mr.
F. E. Williams, Government anthropolo gist of Papua.