Notes From New Guinea

From Our Own Correspondent

RABAUL, April 14.

Mrs. Doris Booth, of Bulolo, was a Ra baul visitor for a few days recently, but has now returned to her home in the gold fields.

Mrs. Gerald Hogan and daughter, Geral dine, departed for Australia at the begin ning of March. Crown Law Officer Hogan followed later by the Van Rees, which left here on Easter Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Laws and infant are spending a holiday in Australia, and it is reported that on their return they will make their home in the goldfields area, where the firm of Greenwood & Laws is opening up a branch.

Mr. F. V. Saunders, well-known Kavieng business man, is away in Australia on a business trip.

A. D. O. Robinson, who is well-known in Australia for the good work he has per formed in the Sepik River district, after having spent some time in the New Britain area, has returned to his haunts along the “River of Death” (as the Sepik is often called). He will be stationed at Wewak.

Mrs. E. W. P. Chinnery, the wife of our Director of District Services, made a hur ried return trip to the Territory and had time to sprain her ankle, pack up the family silver and take the next boat down South with her husband, who is journeying to Europe. Mrs. Chinnery will accompany her husband to Europe.

Mr. S. E. Furley, of Messrs. Burns, Philp & Co., paid a business visit to Rabaul.

Arriving from Papua, he returned to Syd ney by the “Malaita.”

Mrs. C. C. Judd, a well-known old-time resident of Rabaul. has proceeded to the goldfields, where she will join her husband.

Whilst staying over in Rabaul, she was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Orten Townsend.

Miss Midge Rogers, who has been stay ing for some months with her sister, Mrs.

George Murray, has returned to her home in Australia.

Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Brinston sailed by the last “Friderun” for Hongkong. Before their departure a number of friends gath ered at the Rabaul Hotel and toasted them, wishing them “bon voyage” and the best of good luck on their travels.

Mr. Phillpot, who has been managing the B.P. branch at Kavieng for some time, is spending a few months in Rabaul.

Mr. R. W. Crouch, the headmaster of the Rabaul European school, has again taken over his duties here after holidays South.

During his absence his place was filled by Mr. Davidson: the latter has now pro ceeded to Kavieng, where he will be in charge of the new European school in that district.

Mr. A. Drummond-Thomson, general manager of the Buka Plantations and Trading Company, whose chief estate is Numa Numa, down in Bougainville, spent a few days in Rabaul recently. Mrs.

Drummond-Thomson has recently returned from Australia.

Mr. W. H. Vandercook, of New York, who is engaged taking photographs for the “National Geographic Magazine” and is a well-known writer, arrived with his wife from the British Solomon Islands by the m.v. Malaita, intending to proceed to Manila and thence back to the United States; but as the E. and A. boats are filled at this time of the year, they departed on the Macdhui for Sydney. Whilst in the B.S.I., they had the opportunity of calling at Malaita Island, where they made

extensive studies of the natives and ob tained some good photographs of the life there.

Brother Hermann Mueller died on March 19 at Vunapope Mission. The deceased had been in the Territory since 1892, and was well-known for his wonderful command of the native languages in various dis tricts.

Major W. E. Poxall, a director of the Rugen Harbour Plantations, Ltd., the big coffee enterprise in Bougainville, at Raua Bay, arrived by the March Montoro and is making his annual inspection of the properties there. He left shortly after his arrival by the m.s. John Bolton and was accompanied by Director Murray, of the Agricultural Department, who is also mak ing an inspection of the properties.

Mr. D. Ewing, of the B.P. staff at Ra baul, returned recently after a round-the

world trip. He went to Europe by the Suez Canal and returned by Panama.

Mrs. “Ted” Hawnt has departed from us once again; this time for a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Ian Dickson, up at the Wau.

The Fiji Customs revenue for January and February was £46,191, being a decrease on the estimates of £4,361. Import duties totalled £41,304; export duties, £158; port and customs service tax, £4,729.