Epidemic of Weddings

New Guinea Notes

From Our Own Correspondent.

Rabaul, Nov. 14.

WEDDINGS seem to be popular in Rabaul at the present time.

On Monday, November 6, Miss Mary Elinor Walcott, only daughter of Mr. P.

E. Walcott, one-time Public Service Com missioner in Brisbane, was married to Mr. William James Livingstone, of the New Guinea Police staff. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. T. J. Gibson at St. George’s Church. After the cere mony the wedding breakfast was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Crouch. The happy couple left that even ing for South by the Macdhui.

The wedding is being celebrated this evening at the Roman Catholic Church by Rev. Father Madigan of Miss Maunsell, a sister of Mrs. Dodd, and Mr. E. Bishton, a well-known and popular member of the Amalgamated Wireless staff, stationed at Rabaul.

To-morrow the marriage of Miss Field, of the Namanula Hospital staff, and Mr.

“Dick” Forsyth, of Messrs. J. L. Peadon’s, will be celebrated.

And there are rumours of others in the near future.

Gold Exports.

Gold exports from the Fields show a decrease for the month of September.

The amount exported was 19,645 oz., valued at £100,475. This decrease is not causing those in the know any con cern, as it is stated that there are large quantities on the field awaiting ship ment.

School For Kavieng.

Arrangements have been made by the Administrator for the opening of a Euro pean school at Kavieng early in the new year. It is understood that for the time being a temporary school-house will be supplied by the residents, but that as soon as the new estimates are through a proper school-building will be erected.

Personal.

Mrs. Perriman, wife of Mr. B. B. Perri man, M.L.C., is making a quick journey to Sydney for the purpose of bringing back her son from school, for the Christmas holidays.

Mr. Philpots, who has been managing B.P.’s interests at Madang for some months past, has now been transferred to Kavieng.

A rifle shooting club is being formed here, and there is every indication that there will be some keen competition be tween the various teams, consisting of B.P., W.R.C., Commonwealth Bank, and the Police.

The baseball season has closed. Ad ministration team are the winners this season with 14 points. Commerce and Metropolitans tie for second place with 8 points each. It is anticipated that a Rabaul cricket XI. will journey to Wau for the Christmas festivities there.

Fatal Seaplane Crash.

The Coroner announced his finding in the air-crash inquest yesterday when he returned a verdict of misadventure. Mrs.

Mirfield died, so it was stated, as a result of a fracture at the base of the skull. Mr.

G. Mirfield, who was a passenger in the seaplane which crashed on October 15 near Kokopo, is a passenger proceeding to Sydney by the Nellore. He goes South for medical treatment.

Measles Killed.

Owing to the vigilance of the Assistant- Director of Public Health, Dr. Champion Hosking, there have been no further cases of measles which were brought into the Territory by a passenger on the Macdhui, All contacts were quarantined at Nama nula; the Administrator placing his resi dence at the disposal of the quarantined passengers. Mrs. C. I. H. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Moore), Mrs. Max Lees and several others were amongst the contacts.

Mr. “Ted” Hawnt, our telephone expert, has returned from the East after a holi day in China and Japan.

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Laws are spending some time up in the goldfields.