New Guinea Notes

From Our Own Correspondent

Rabaul, Feb. 4.

A MOVEMENT is on foot for the forma tion of an Automobile Club of New Guinea. Already two preliminary meetings have been held and a general meeting is called for February 15. It is hoped that this organisation will be able to work in with the Administration for good roads and to protect the interests of the motorists in the Territory.

Successful experiments have been made by Mr. H. J. Washington, of Kabaira plan tation, in planting cocoa between the lines of his coconuts; after the roots had pene trated beneath the shallow-feeding coconut roots the trees showed great improvement and Mr. Washington expects to obtain good crops from these trees.

Other successful experiments have been made by the A.W.A. radio station at Ra baul with wireless telephony. Conversa tions were held recently with the m.v.

Macdhui, while she was at Kavieng and also during her run to Kieta and Buka.

The reception was excellent. The set used was the short-wave portable one, which has a pedal attachment for generating the power. The tests were made on a wave length of 44 metres.

His Lordship the Bishop of Melanesia entertained a number of local residents to tea on the Southern Cross VII. while the vessel was in port, and the visitors had an opportunity of making an inspection of a most comfortable and commodious craft.

Capt. J. Scott, previously first officer on the Southern Cross VI., is in charge of the vessel.

Mr. and Mrs. Vandercook, of New York, who are visiting these parts in the inter ests of the National Geographic Magazine, have left for the Solomons, where they expect to remain some months. If possible, they will make for the New Hebrides from the Solomons, but as steamer connections are not good that way, they probably will be compelled to return here and proceed on to Manila and from there to U.S.A.

The death occurred on Thursday, Jan uary 18, at Namanula, of Mr. Kevin Hew son Rollison, one of the clerical staff of Messrs. W. R. Carpenter. Deceased was a married man, and came from Adelaide. The funeral service, held at St. George’s Church, was well attended by many friends who paid a last tribute to a popular man.