About Islands People

Dr. G. H. Vernon, well known for many years at the chief medical officer at Thursday Island and now engaged in planting at Daru, Papua, expects to ar rive in Sydney by the “Van Rees” about the middle of April. His many friends, personal and scientific, will find him at Petty’s Hotel during his stay in Sydney.

Mr. A. H. Green, who has been ac countant for Messrs. Morris Hedstorm, Ltd., for over six years, at various branches, in Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, and who has been stationed at Lautoka, Fiji, for the last three years, arrived in Syd ney by the “Monterey” on January 1. He left shortly afterwards for his home in Melbourne, Victoria. Mr. Green has also resided in Papua and the Solomon Islands.

Rev. Harold Thompson, Anglican Mis sionary of Victoria, has been appointed Chaplain of the Anglican Church, Ra baul, New Britain. He left Sydney for New Guinea by the November “Van Rees.” Rev. T. J. Gibson, whom Rev.

Thompson is relieving, returned to Syd ney on December 12, and then went on to Longford, Tasmania, where he was formerly Rector.

Mr. Thomas William Alport Barker, of Suva, Fiji, was elected Mayor of Suva, at a special meeting of the Municipal Council on December 7. Mr. Barker is the proprietor of the “Fiji Times and Herald,” and has done much to promote public welfare in Fiji.

Rev. George C. Harris, M.A., Methodist missionary at Vavau, Tonga, will retire shortly from active mission work in Tonga, where he has been engaged in mission work for eight years. The con tinued ill-health of his wife and two children compels him to retire.

Miss Ena Ingamells and her mother arrived in Sydney from Suva, Fiji, by the “Mariposa” on December 4. She has been acting as teacher for the past two years to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s school for white children.

Rev. W. H. Laity, Methodist missionary of Lufilufi, Samoa, accompanedi by his wife, arrived in Sydney by the “Mari posa” on December 4, en route to Mel bourne. Mr. Laity has been doing mis sion work in Samoa for nearly seven years.

Miss I. C. Wench, of the Melanesian Mission Girls’ School, at Bunana, British Solomon Islands, arrived in Sydney by the “Mataram” on December 5. She is spending her furlough in New South Wales.

Rev. F. L. Nunn, of the Methodist Mis sion Station at Lautoka, Fiji, and his wife, arrived in Sydney on December 4.

They are on furlough, after having spent many years of service among the Fiji Indians.

Mr. D. L. Francis and Sister Piggot, of the Melanesian Mission Hospital at Fau abu, Solomon Islands, arrived in Sydney by the “Mataram” on December 5. They left Sydney for New Zealand by the “Niagara” on December 7.

Rev. J. W. Burton, M.A., General Sec retary of the Methodist Missionary So ciety, and Mrs. Burton, returned to Syd ney from Papua on December 5. Mr.

Burton attended the Synods of both New Britain and Papua Districts.

Rev. R. C. G. Page, Tongatabu, Ton gan Islands, who has been in the service of the Methodist Church of Tonga for 26 years, arrived in Sydney early in Janu ary on furlough. He is the President of the Tongan Conference.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Chenoweth, who are stationed at Kavieng Methodist Mission, New Guinea, arrived in Sydney by the “Montoro” on December 5. They are on furlough and have gone on to South Aus tralia.

Rev. J. C. Rundle, L-Th., Methodist missionary of Bwaidoga, Papua, and his wife and child arrived from Papua on December 5. They are on extended leave and will leave shortly for Great Britain.

Miss A. N. Lade, who has been as sisting at the Faleula Methodist Girls’

School, Samoa, for eleven years, arrived in Melbourne by the “Mariposa” on De cember 8. Owing to ill-health, Miss Lade will not return to Samoa, and she has entered a hospital in Victoria for special treatment for her illness.

Rev. C. O. Lelean, with his wife, left Suva, Fiji, for New Zealand by the “Ni agara” at the end of November. After remaining in New Zealand for a few days, they sailed by the “Wanganella” for Syd ney, and arrived on December 11. Mr.

Lelean is Principal of the Methodist Training College at Davuilevu. (About Islands People—Continued Overleaf.)

Miss D. M. Lucas, of the Fijian sec tion of the Methodist Mission Society, arived in Sydney by the “Niagara” on December 2. After a completion of her furlough she will return to Levuka.

Mrs. C. M. Churchward, accompanied by her family, arrived in Sydney in De cember by the “Mariposa.” She is the wife of Rev. Churchward, of Levuka, who has been in Sydney on furlough for the past few months.

Miss Olive Russell, Methodist mission ary worker among the Indians in Fiji, ar rived in Sydney during December. She is spending her furlough with friends in Victoria.

Rev. W. L. I. Linggood, of the Metho dist mission station, Raluana, New Gui nea, arrived by the December “Montoro.”

He has gone on to Melbourne, where Mrs. Linggood is spending her holidays.

Mr. B. W. Storey, of Rabaul, N.G., re turned to the Territory in January, after furlough in Sydney.

Mr. H. Selwood, of the Tongan civil ser vice, returned to Nukualofa in January, after long leave spent in Queensland.

Rev. F. Otto Theile, Field-Director of the Lutheran Mission, New Guinea, re turned to Queensland after a visit of in spection to the mission stations under his direction. This was his fourth visit to New Guinea and he told the newspapers, on his arrival in Brisbane, that astonish ing progress in the work of the mission has been made since his last visit.

Mr. P. Williams, son of Canon Williams, of New Zealand, left Auckland recently for the New Hebrides. He will assist at the Melanesian Mission Boys’ School at Vureas, Banks Island.

Miss Phoebe Brokenshire, Methodist missionary of the Fijian section, Mata velo, Fiji, returned to Victoria during December. She has been a teacher at the mission station for 22 years.

Rev. James Elkin has been appointed to take charge of the Chair of Anthropology at the University of Sydney. Professor Elkin was formerly rector of Morpeth,

N.SW. He has specialised in anthro pology and has been lecturer in that sub ject at the University during the past year.

Mr. R. S. Thacker, who has been ap pointed Attorney-General for Fiji, sailed on January 4 for Suva by the Aorangi.

He was accompanied by Mrs. Thacker and his family. He had been stationed, for some years, in the West Indies.

Mr. F. C. T. Lord, Fiji inspector for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd., now resident in Sydney, has received the honour of O.B.E. Mr. Lord visited Canada on behalf of his company at the time of the Ottawa Conference, and has since visited London, when a committee, act ing with the World Economic Conference, considered the sugar position.

Miss D. McArthur, of Mosman Public School, Sydney, has been appointed to Norfolk Island where she will take up duty after the vacation, relieving Miss F.

Leamon, who has been at Norfolk for the past two years.

Captain John McCulloch has been ap pointed Acting Resident Agent at Aitu taki, Cook Islands, during the absence of the Resident Agent on six months’ fur lough. Captain McCulloch was formerly a member of the Cook Islands service.