Malaria Pest.

A FURTHER development in connec tion with the possibility of making use of the New Britain mosquito parasite to combat the anapholes or malaria mosquito took place at the end of November, when, under arrangement with the Federal Government, Mr. F. H.

Taylor, lecturer on entomology at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney, left by the “Montoro” on Nov. 30 for Rabaul.

Mr. Taylor has been commissioned to make a special investigation on the vari ous means available of combating mal aria fever in New Guinea, and he will give special attention to the general question of propagating the parasite dis covered in New Britain by an American entomologist about 1929, with a view to using it to check the breeding of the anapholes mosquito.

It will be remembered that this mat ter was brought recently before the Ad ministration by Mr. W. R. Carpenter, who makes a strong point of the eco nomic cost of malaria in the Territory and who has offered, if no other means is available, to himself bear the cost of making a special investigation of the possibility of using the mosquito para site against the malaria pest. Mr. Car penter recently brought before the Is lands Trade committee of the Chamber of Commerce (of which he is chairman) the question of further investigating the malaria mosquito; and it is believed that it is the result of representations made by the Chamber of Commerce to the Federal Government that Mr. Taylor has been appointed to make a special in vestigation.

We understand that Mr. Taylor will remain in New Guinea during his Uni versity leave; —about three months.

The dancing of these girls and boys was really excellent.

A stirring spectacle took place during the afternoon, when the Old Boys of the College paraded on the sports ground.

The Queen took the salute from the royal dais and, at the conclusion of the march past, all the students —past and present—formed themselves into a mighty phalanx and gave resounding cheers for their Queen.

Tuesday, November 1, was likewise given up to feasting and dancing. There is little doubt that Tonga College is held in great affection by the entire Tongan population, and it is hoped that this institution may long flourish and uphold those worthy ideals so admir ably portrayed by its illustrious founder.