Cadets For N.G.

Big Firm’s Interest in Applicants.

To fill the vacancy caused by the death of District Officer Mack, who was wounded recently, another cadet will be selected for the New Guinea Public Service. The Hon. C. W. C. Marr (Minister in Charge of Islands Terri tories) will appoint a cadet from the 2,000 young men who applied recently for cadetship to the Service.

Mr. Marr said that Messrs. Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., had asked him to supply them with the names of candi dates who were next on the list to those nominated in the last batch.

With such excellent qualifications as these men possessed, Messrs. Burns, Philp would endeavour to draft them into their island service. Mr. Marr stated that he is not inclined to accede to this request, as he thinks further cadets may be appointed, in the future, from the ten runners-up.

However, he intends to give to the big firm the names of other applicants who seem to be eminently suited for service in the tropics.