About Islands People.

Mr. Cecil Abel, of the Kwato Mission, Papua, arrived in Sydney by the “Mac dhui” on March 9.

Mr. William Groves, who has spent nearly a year at the village of Fiosa, New Ireland, returned to Sydney by last “Macdhui.” He has been working under a fellowship granted by the Australian National Research Council.

Mr. Kenneth Macgregor, a Sydney solicitor, sailed for Rabaul by the “Mon toro” on February 21.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Petrie, of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission, left for Papua by the “Montoro” on February 21.

Mr. Justice Gore, of the Papuan Ad ministration, came to Sydney by the March “Macdhui” from Port Moresby, on leave. He will return to the Terri tory about the end of May.

Mr. R. S. Forsyth, the well known representative of the New Zealand Meat Board in London, was included in the New Year Honours —he was created C M.G., in recognition of distinguished public service. He is a younger brother of the late Mr. D. M. Forsyth, of Rabaul, T.N.G., and the published photographs show a strong family resemblance.

Miss Grace Fairhall, a qualified Eng lish nurse, arrived in Sydney by the “Maloja” from London on February 23.

Miss Fairhall is on her way to Papua, where she will succeed Miss Milne, who has been in charge of the hospital con ducted by the London Missionary Society at Port Moresby.

Rev. B. Linden Webb arrived in Sydney from Norfolk Island by the “Morinda” on February 14. Mr. Webb has been in ill-health for some time and will remain in New South Wales until he has re covered.

Miss A. Griffin, B.A., Methodist mis sionary of the Indian mission in Suva, Fiji, arrived in Sydney during February after a long furlough in India. She re turned to Fiji by the “Niagara” on March 2.

Rev. J. D. Bodger, of the New Guinea Mission staff at Dogura, Papua, left Syd ney by the “Montoro” on February 23, after a short furlough in New South Wales. Mr. Bodger took back with him a small motor cycle for use between Dogura and the out stations.

Miss Mary Jenkins, B.A., left Brisbane on February 24 by the “Montoro” for Rabaul, where she will take up the office of Mission Sister and will be engaged in educational work among the Chinese. At a dedication service, held in the Albert St. Methodist Church, Brisbane, prior to her departure, it was recalled that many of Miss Jenkins’ ancestors had been en gaged in mission work, the most notable of whom were William Fletcher and his sister Mary, who went to Fiji about 80 years ago.

Mr. G. S. Boehm, an engineer of Fiji Airways, Ltd., arrived in Suva on Feb ruary 10. He brought with him two sea planes for use in the Company’s new services and a 20-foot speedboat to use as a tender for the seaplanes.

Mrs. H. J. E. Short, of the London Missionary Society at Hula, Papua, who recently completed a grammar and vo cabulary of the Hula language, is now engaged in translating “The Pilgrim’s Progress” into the language of her dis trict. She is also revising the Gospels and Acts which were issued many years ago in the Keapara language.

Lieut.-Commander J. D. M. Hunter, R.N., arrived in Sydney with Mrs. Hun ter by the “Marama” from Tahiti on February 21. He was navigator of a yacht owned by Mr. T. Wessel, which he left at Papeete.

Mr. Rupert C. A. Ollerenshaw left Sydney for Rabaul by the “Montoro” on February 22. He was admitted to the N.S.W. Bar in 1929 and intends to prac tice in Rabaul as a barrister and solicitor.

Dr. C. S. Laurence, who has been Government Medical Officer at Norfolk Island for two years, returned to Sydney with his wife by the “Morinda” on March 6.

Mr. W. H. Tustin, a member of the Executive Council of Norfolk Island, who has practiced as an advocate there for six years, arrived in Sydney by the “Morinda” on March 6 to investigate the shipping, handling and marketing of bananas.

Rev. B. T. Butcher, of the L.M.S. station at Aird Hill, Papua, will arrive in Sydney by next "Montoro” with his wife and family. He is on his way to London on long furlough and will be one of the principal speakers at a L.M.S. demonstration at the Albert Hall in May.

Rev. F. W. Paton, who has been ap pointed the representative of the Tas manian Presbyterian Assembly in the foreign Mission field, will leave for the New Hebrides in April. He will be sta tioned on the north coast of Ambryn.

Mr. Jotham Faubula, who is studying at the Melbourne College of Divinity and is a candidate for the Tongan Methodist Church, has been successful in passing all subjects of the first examination for the Licentiate in Theology. He was a member of the Tongan Choir that toured Australia in 1928 and for the past four years, he has been a tutor at Tubou Col lege, Nukualofa.

Dr. F. A. MacPherson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, has been appointed to the Fauabu Melanesian Mission Hospital on Malaita, Solomon Islands. Dr. MacPher son is replacing Dr. L. M. Maybury, who left the Solomons during February for England.

Miss L. E. Cheeseman, the well-known English entomologist, arrived in Sydney on March 16. She will leave shortly for Papua, where she will spend some months studying insect life and collect ing specimens. Before visiting London, Miss Cheeseman spent 18 months in the New Hebrides.

Rev F R. Bishop has relinquished the post of chaplain to the Melanesian Mis sion at Rabaul, after eight years. He has been visiting the Mission at Siota, B.S.I., and arrived in Brisbane on March 17, on his way to England.

Rev. D. E. Graves, who has resigned from the Melanesian Mission in the Solomon Islands owing to ill-health, ar rived in Sydney on March 20 on his way to England.

There were cheers and junketing in Kieta, T.N.G., during the month. The wife of Mr. A. E. Ray, manager of the Burns, Philp branch there, gave birth to a daughter. “Both doing very well.”

Mr. Tex Roberts and Mr. J. M. Joyes, both of New Guinea, arrived in New Zealand by the Tainui from Europe re cently; and will go on to the Territory by the April “Montoro.”