About Islands People.

Mr G. MacGregor, B.A., of the Yale University, left Apia, Samoa, by the “Makoa,” on October 4, for the Tokelau group, where he will engage in ethno logical research for the Bernice P. Bishop Museum of Hawaii. Mr. MacGregor will return to Apia during December.

Mr. M. D. O’Sullivan, a popular radio officer at Bitapaka wireless station, New Guinea, died in hospital after an opera tion for peritonitis and pneumonia, on October 6. Mr, O’Sullivan was appointed to the radio service in 1921, and had been stationed at Bitapaka for the last ten years. He was much interested in sport, and was a member of the committee of the Kokopo Sports Club.

Mr. Knox, an engineer who has been employed in the Federal Works Depart ment in Canberra, and who is also secre tary of the Engineers’ Association, has been appointed Director of Works in New Guinea, and left Sydney by this month’s “Macdhui” for Rabaul to take up his new duties. The Works Department has been carrying on without a Director for some time.

Mr. F. G. Fowler, of the Papuan Ser vice, who has been on long leave in Aus tralia, returns to duty by the December “Montoro,” and will be stationed at Baniara, in the N.E. Division, as A.R.M.

Mr. Fowler was for some time in hos pital in Brisbane, but is now quite well again.

His Honour Chief Judge D. S.

Wanliss, of the New Guinea Adminis tration, arrived in Sydney by the “Nankin”, from Rabaui, on October 20, and will spend some time in Australia.

Mr. J. N. D. Campbell, formerly a magistrate in the Papuan service he was stationed in the Trobriands about 13 years ago—died in Brisbane recently.

Mr. Campbell was 72 years old. He re tired from the Papuan service 12 years ago, and had since lived in Queensland.

He was held in high esteem by residents and fellow-officials in the Territory.

Mr. Benjamin Cocker, a well-known and respected resident of Nukualofa.

Tonga, died in October. He was over 80 years old.

Mr. Charles Percival, a well-known planter and trader, died suddenly in Nukualofa, Tonga, on October 13, from heart trouble.

Mr. L. J. Perichon a well-known plantation manager from Madang, N.G., accompanied by Mrs. Perichon, arrived in Sydney by the October “Macdhui,” on three months’ furlough.

General Sir Sydney and Lady Law ford stated, on arrival in Sydney, that they had intended to spend six months in Tahiti, but only remained six weeks, deciding to devote the remainder of their time to Australia. They both in dicated that, whilst Tahiti was a lovely spot, cherished illusions regarding life in the Pacific Islands had been shattered. “Tahiti,” said Lady Lawford, “is a tropical isle in more ways than one.” Both had been more impressed by Rarotonga, which Sir Sydney described as “Tahiti cleaned up.”—S.M. Herald.

Miss Betty Stephenson, who went to the Sepik region of New Guinea in July last to carry out anthropological re search, returned to Sydney in October.

She suffered considerably from illness, and was forced to seek a colder climate and skilled attention.

Rev. Dr. H. Newton, the Bishop of New Guinea, left Brisbane for Rabaul by the “Macdhui” on November 12. His Lordship was given a flattering recep tion in Australia and made much of by church and public bodies during his brief stay.

Rev. Dr. C. E. Fox, of the Melanesian Mission at Pawe, British Solomon Is lands, is in Melbourne on furlough. Dr.

Fox has been engaged in mission work in Melanesia for over 30 years.

Mrs. F. R. Elder, of the New Guinea Mission staff, will arrive in Sydney dur ing November and will be accompanied by Nurse Brenchley. Mrs. Elder is com ing South owing to ill-health.

Sir Everard IM Thurn, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., a former Governor of Fiji, died in Lon don on October 10. He was appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific in 1904 and held the post until 1910, when he retired from the service. He was a man of states manlike vision, and was regarded as an authority on Pacific affairs.

Sir Maynard Hedstrom, a director of Messrs. Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., of Suva, Fiji, arrived in Sydney, on a business trip, by the “Mariposa” on November 10.