N.G. Goldfields Notes

THE new hotel at Upper Edie has been taken taken over by Bob Franklin. This venture is proving increasingly popular, as visitors to Wau make a point of going right “to the top” before leaving the goldfields.

The new Administrator spent a few days here and was enthusiastic over the attention and the artistic arrangement of the rooms, the special “green” room being placed at his disposal.

In the dining room, coloured cloths are used, like the ones at Hordern Bros., and each table has flowers to match. Imagine that, right up here, in the heart of N.G.!

History was made recently when Edie Creek cricket team beat Wau. “Snow” Blackley, of course, was the cause of it all; in an innings of 349 he made 124. Then that “bete noir,” Brien Lane, kept up his stonewalling, and the victory went to the Creek. Was there hilarity in conse quence? Now, I ask you!

Mr. Clem Kirke and his brother who have acquired much acreage outside Wau are doing well with their market garden and orchard. Al ready they have planted oranges, lemons, grape vines, acres of bananas, pawpaws, granadillas, melons and potatoes. This venture deserves com mendation, for fresh fruit and vegetables will mean much to the Territory.

The Kirke Bros, are well-known in the Islands, and their eldest brother Captain Errol Kirke was in the landing at Rabaul and was afterwards killed at Pozieres.

Mr. Harry White, who was ordered South with yellow fever from Wau returned on the last Mac dhui, looking very well. Strange how the tropics grip one, Harry says he simply couldn’t live in Sydney again.

A demand for information showing the nature of the agreement made between the British and Commonwealth Govern ments in connection with the search for oil in New Guinea was made in the Com monwealth Parliament on November 2 by Mr. Makin. The Prime Minister pro mised to make details available.