N.G. Goldfields Notes

From Our Own Correspondent.

WAU, July 27.

There has been a sensation here by the “clean ing up” of the gold stealers on the Creek, and other mining centres, since Detective Costello’s arrival.

Many well-known citizens are concerned and the “exodus” South of these people has begun. Sev eral deportations have taken place, of persons considered undesirable, and in future those desir ous of entering the Mandated Territory will be subjected to severe examination relative to char acter, financial status, etc.

Mr. Otto Rossitor, of Wau, is still in Brisbane, and at present his sister, Lady Barraclough, is spending some weeks with him.

Mr. Livingstone and his wife went South by last Macdhui, en route for Tanganyika, West Africa.

They will be greatly missed, for they have en deared themselves to all whom they met.

Mr. Hunter Kirke’s new venture of a market garden, orchard, and poultry farm, at Wau, is well on its way and will prove a boon.

Mr. “Nobby” Clarke, his wife and three ador able children arrived back from Sydney during July and will make their home at “The Merri.”

Small daughter Heather says she is hot afraid, now of the “black mens.”

Even though so far removed from the world centres, Day Dawn men, through the courtesy of N.G.G., were able to listen in to the Test Matches.

Miss Thelma Anderson is on her way South, trousseau-collecting, for on her return she will be married to “Young” Dave Lyall, at Wau.

The Hotel at Upper Edie, now being built by the Parers, is nearing completion, and should be open for guests in the near future.

Edie Creek’s Cricket Tea had a great old week end at Salamaua recently, and gave cricket “fans” a treat —although no Don Bradman score eventu ated.

Wending their way South are the “Bob” Bunt ings, bound for Melbourne. A recent visitor to their “Idyllic Isle,” at Duini, stated it was as near to Arcadian bliss as this old world could furnish, and on their isle the Buntings were virtually un crowned King and Queen. Mrs. Bunting was the first white girl baby to be born at Samarai. Mr.

Bunting is a brother of the Hon. Arthur Bunting.

Hats are off to Pilot Mant, who arrived in New Guinea on August 3 at 10 a.m., after making the journey from Mascot, Sydney, in two days, un heralded and unsung, in a new twin-engine Dragon ’plane. Under contract to the Government, the Dragon will join the air-fleet of the New Guinea firm of W. R. Carpenter and Co., to carry mails, passengers and freight.