New Guinea Notes.

From Our Own Correspondent.

Rabaul, Oct. 31.

A nasty motor accident occurred when a car containing Mr. and Mrs. H. W.

Saunders and Mr. G. A. Schnacken berg, collided with a tree on the Mala guna Road. The occupants were all badly shaken. The two men were admitted to hospital, where they re ceived treatment for minor injuries.

Gabriel Chow Ying, who appeared before the Central Court on a charge of unlawfully killing a native, was found not guilty of the charge. Mr.

Andrew Kelly appeared for the accused.

Golf enthusiasts are having some keen competitions on the local links.

In a recently contested mixed four some competition Mrs, Abraham and Mr. Baker returned the winning card of 42 nett. Three pairs tied for second

place with 44 —Miss Burston and Mr.

Renton; Mrs. Orton Townsend and Mr. Goodwyn; and Miss Backhouse and Mr, Burston.

Mrs. C. H. Maclean has returned from South, rejoining her husband, who is shipping manager for Messrs.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. in Rabaul.

Mr. C.. A. M. Adelskold has returned from Hongkong, having recently made a speedy business trip on the s.s.

Freiderun.

Mr. Hugh Scott, well-known Solo mon Islands planter of many years, passed through Rabaul recently en route for Salamaua and the goldfields.

Mrs. P. Coote and family returned from a quick trip South. Mr. Coote, B.P. manager at Rabaul, visited Syd ney for health reasons. Returning on the Montoro, he disembarked at Port Moresby and flew to the Wau, from where he later rejoined the Montoro at Salamaua and will return here by that vessel.

Mrs. Russel D. Pye and son have re

turned after a prolonged holiday in Australia.

Mr. C. I. H. Campbell has left Rabaul for his plantation at Raua in Bougainville. He expects shortly to be joined by Mrs. Campbell, who is at present in Australia.

Assistant D. O. Woodman returned from furlough by the last Montoro and has proceeded to Kavieng, where he will be stationed.

Mr. L. V. Waterhouse, Bulolo Gold Dredging director, and also director of Guinea Airways, has been over on the fields recently, accompanied by Mr. F.

Griffin, who was making final prepara tions for the opening of No. 3 Dredge.

Mr. K. Colquohoun, of the A.W.A. staff, has returned from Australia, accompanied by his bride. They will reside in Kavieng. Mr. Holland, who has been stationed there, has pro ceeded on leave.

Professor Thurnwald, an eminent ethnologist, accompanied by Mrs.

Thurnwald, arrived by the October Montoro and will be proceeding to the Siwai district, in Bougainville. They are at present guests at Government House. The Professor has already visited this territory and in 1914, when war broke out, was many miles up the Sepik River.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crampton have proceeded to the goldfields, after hav ing made a tour in the East.

Big things are being planned by the Morobe Turf Club for its Boxing Day meeting on December 26. We under stand there are over forty horses already up at Wau and more are com ing up from South for the event. The Morobe Gold Cup promises to be a most interesting event.

Mr. E. P. Holmes, M.L.C., Secretary for Lands, accompanied by Mrs.

Holmes, passed through Rabaul re cently on the Nankin en route to Aus tralia, after spending a short holiday in the East.

Mr. H. H. Page, M.L.C., Government secretary, together with Mrs. Page and children, departed by the Nankin for Australia on long leave. Mr. Page is a brother of Dr. Earle Page, Leader of the Country Party in the Federal Par liament.

Am interesting passenger on the Nankin, passing through from the East recently, was Mr. John Lane, of the famous English publishing house. He has been touring the East and has been making a few shrewd observations of present conditions there.

From Our Own Correspondent.

Rabaul, Nov. 3.

MR. J. H. McDonald, A.D.O., who has for some time been stationed at Manus, is now at Madang as as sistant D.O. to Mr. Feldt.

The arrival of the “Macdhui” from South on October 22 brought a case of measles to our midst, and all contacts were segregated at Namanula to under go a period of observation: unfortun ately, another case has developed, which necessitates the inmates extending their term of quarantine. Among those in quarantine are Mrs. C. I. H. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Max Lees, Mrs. Seale and Mrs. Hockey.

There have been a number of social morning and afternoon teas recently and the popular method of amusement at these functions is a competition of guessing smells, singing songs or solv ing hidden names of books, places or people.

Mr. and Mrs. George Murray staged a very successful fancy-dress garden party and dance at their residence in the Botanical Gardens on Wednesday last to commemorate the coming of age of Midge Rogers, Mrs. Murray’s sister, who has been staying with them for a few months. A puppet ballet was presented and proved a marked success.

Petrol prices have fallen again. A gallon of petrol at the garages is now 1/10d. At some bowsers they charge 1/11d. if it is booked.

The thermometer recorded 96.4 de grees on October 3. This is a particu larly high record for this territory.

Very little rain has been experienced here for six months and October had the sixth lowest rainfall on record. The fall was 1.40 inches. The lowest October rainfall was in 1914, when 62 points were recorded.

Baseball is nearing its end and Ad ministration, who started off only very mediocre, are ending up at the top of the ladder. There have been some good games played.

Mr. MacGregor Dowsett, who has been absent on a recruiting expedition to the Mainland, returned recently to Rabaul.

An attempt is being made to organise a lodge of the R.A.O.B. here.

Mr. E. Groves, of Messrs. W. R.

Carpenter’s staff, who has been sta tioned at Salamaua for some months, has returned to Rabaul.

Six weddings are due to be celebrated this month in and around Rabaul.

Amongst them is the knot-tying of Mr.

Wayne, of the Methodist Mission, and Miss A. Stevens, of Samarai; Mr. Bish ton, of wireless fame, and Miss Maun sell (a sister of Mrs. Dodd); Mr. “Dick”

Forsyth, of John L. Peadon and Co., and Miss Field, of Namanula; Mr. Liv ingstone, of the Police Force, and Miss Walcott (daughter of the Public Ser vice Inspector at Brisbane).

Rev. W. H. Cox, chairman of the Methodist Mission in New Britain, has been ill lately, but we are glad to hear he is making a steady recovery.

His Honor the Administrator has been making some speedy week-end visits of late. His trips have taken him to Na matanai, Kavieng, and Talasea, and he reports conditions satisfactory at all places.

The Marist Mission Society in the Northern Solomons, of which Bishop Wade is the head, is making good pro gress, where medical work is concerned.

A qualified medico has been added to the staff and another sister arrived for the Order by the last “Macdhui”.

The Burns, Philp Swimming Club team were guests of honour recently at the Company’s Club in Rabaul. His Honor the Chief Justice presented the Administrator’s Cup, won at the last carnival.

Mr. Jock Esson, who has been man aging Bopire plantation for some years, has taken over the management of Ra niolo estate, near Kokopo.

The Morobe Turf Club are staging a very fine race programme for Decem ber 26, and rumours are rife of big money and fast horses. Mr. T. Flower is secretary, and Mr. W. Irwin is as sistant.

Mr. W. F. Gill, of the Burns, Philp Co., returned recently from Sydney after receiving medical attention, and is now attached to Head Office Staff as In spector for New Guinea and Papua.

An interesting case to miners was decided at the Central Court on Friday, November 3, when the Chief Judge al

lowed the appeal in the case of New Guinea Alluvials, Ltd. v. Hyde. The case was an appeal from the Warden’s Court at Wau. New Guinea Alluvials’ lease was deemed to be forfeited, not withstanding the fact that rental, to gether with penalties, had been paid by the Company. Hyde made application for the lease and appeared as respond ent in the appeal. His Honor found that, although the claim was forfeitable, according to the regulations, it was not forfeited, as the power of forfeiture lay in the hands of the Administrator and not the Warden; and the acceptance of the rental money, notwithstanding its receipt being made “without prejudice”, by the proper officer, waived the right of forfeiture.