Thursday Is. Personals.

From Our Own Correspondent

Thursday Is., Sept. Cso.

FOLLOWING upon the retirement of Captain Wilson, one of the veterans of the Torres Strait pilot service, the appointment is an nounced of Captain Diamond to the service.

Captain Diamond is a popular officer here, being well-known in connection with the E. and A.

Co., whose boats ran regularly to Thursday Is land until a couple of years ago.

The Rev. W. McKenzie, superintendent of (Presbyterian) Mission station, re turned by the mid-month “Marella” from fur lough, accompanied by Mrs. McKenzie and, after a few days on the Island, journeyed to his station down the GulL in the mission ketch, “J. G. Ward.”

The Rev. W. Burvill, Sub-Dean of the “Quetta” Memorial Cathedral, leaves in the China boat this week for Sydney, to attend General Synod, and after that takts three months’ furlough. In his absence, the Rev. J.

A. G. Housden, chaplain at the Mitchell River Mission, will have charge .of the Cathedral parish.

The Lord Bishop of Carpentaria and Mrs.

Davies are also going down to Sydney for Gen eral Synod, and will be away from Thursday Island for some weeks.

Mr. H. Green, Acting-Protector of Aboriginals, left for south this week, on furlough. While he is away, Mr. C. O’Leary, Deputy Chief Pro tector, from Brisbane, will look after aboriginal administrative affairs here.

The new Government resident medical officer and surgeon superintendent of the Torres Strait Hospital, Dr. Nimmo, arrived at the beginning of the month to take over Dr. Vernon’s duties.

He has brought a Baby Austin with him, so the Island is able to add another car to its tally of motor vehicles.

A recent appointment to the Torres Strait Hospital Committee is that of Mr. Thos. Byres as Government representative.