Personal Notes From

New Guinea

From Our Own Correspondent.

Rabaul, Dec. 18.

Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Brennan have re turned from their holiday trip to the East.

Mrs. H. K. Anthonsen, who has been visiting in the East and in Australia, has returned to the goldfields.

Mr. R. Melrose, District Officer, pre viously stationed at Kavieng, has returned from his furlough, and is at present in Rabaul attached to the District Service office, during the absence of Director Chinnery.

Mr. A. S. Hicks, inspector of the Bank of New South Wales, is making a trip of inspection throughout the Territory. He is accompanied by Mr. Nottle, Rabaul manager of the bank.

Mr. L. Porteau, one of our pioneer resi dents, is paying a visit to the Territory, but, we understand, will not be remaining.

He has made his home in Sydney.

Mr. W. L. Heron recently returned from a tour of Australia and Europe. He in tends remaining here for a short while and will then return to Australia where his interests there require his presence.

We shall be sorry to lose Mr. Heron, who is a very popular planter and one of our live-wire residents.

Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Saunders, of the Witu group, recently returned from their honeymoon in Australia. Mrs, Saunders, before her marriage, was Miss McCaw, The Wilhelmsen liner “Taiwan” arrived

in port on December 5 and brought back from South Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pryke, Mr. Rudolph Wolff, Mrs. Downs, and Mr.

Jan Hoogerwerff. The latter has taken over the duties of manager of the Rabaul Printing Works; Mr. Gordon Thomas is remaining as editor and publisher of “The Rabaul Times.”

The engagement has been announced of Miss Roma Bryant to Mr. C. D. Bates, a patrol officer, who is stationed on the goldfields. Another recent engagement is that of Miss Cassell to Mr. Frank Ven ning.

Mr. J. N. Marshall, from Melbourne, arrived recently and has proceeded on to Aitape where he is joining the geological survey party which is employed by oil companies in search for that elusive fluid which is going, one day, to make the Territory one of the richest countries in the world.

Rabaul now has only one barrister and solicitor in practice. All the others have flown south for the holidays after the strenuous Booth case. Messrs. A. N.

McLennan, A. Kelly, and V. Florance all left by the “Tanda” on December 13. We understand that Mr. Baker, previously attached to the Curator’s Office here, will arrive in the near future to look after Mr. McLennan’s affairs while he is absent.

Mr. Kelly intends returning about the end of January.

Mr. E. J. Goodson, of the Mortlock Islands, departed recently for Australia on a well-earned holiday. Mr. Goodson’s islands are so situated off the beaten track of steamers that for months sometimes he sees no white persons.

Mr. “Herk” Braddon, inspector of the Custodian’s department, has resigned his position and departed for Australia. Mr.

Braddon has had considerable experience in this Territory, and has made a host of friends; his efficiency in his work has been most marked and his leaving will be a loss both to the Custodian’s staff and to his many friends.

The new Resident Commissioner in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony— Mr. J. C. Barley, and Mrs. Barley. Mr. Barley was recently promoted from the Solomon Islands service, Mrs. Barley was a Queensland girl.