About Islands People

Mr. A. A. Hargrave, metallurgist and mining engineer, left Sydney recently for Misima Island, Papua, to inspect and re port upon four mining leases held under option by Misima Central Gold N.L.

Rev. L. A. McArthur, B.A., Principal of the George Brown Training College at Vunairima, New Britain, accompanied by his wife and small son Malcolm, left Sydney for Rabaul early in December.

Mr. G. W. F. Zimmer, Resident Magis trate at Kerema in the Gulf Division, Papua, who has served 20 years with the Papuan Administration, is retiring shortly on long leave. Upon his retirement, Mr.

Zimmer will join Guinea Gold N.L. Com pany’s expedition under Mr. J. Nason Jones, which is prospecting and exploring in the vicinity of the Aivavi and Bubuau Rivers, in the northern section of the Central Division, Papua.

Right Rev. Gerard John Vesters, D.D., Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, arrived in Sydney from the Mandated Territory by the Montoro on November 23. He is a native of Holland and has been in Rabaul for 11 years.

Mr. Richard W. Robinson and Mr. Cyril G. King were elected Municipal Council lors of Levuka, Fiji, at the annual elec tions held on November 7.

Rev. G. O. Henschke, of the Roman Catholic Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Kambaira, New Britain, arrived in Sydney in the November Montoro.

After attending the Catholic Congress at Melbourne, he will spend his furlough— the first in 16 years—in South Australia.

Mr. Enoch Perkins, who was in charge of American mining interests in New Caledonia for some years, and who was later transferred to U.S.A., is at present re-visiting the French Colony. He will remain in New Caledonia until January.

Mrs. Perkins left Noumea to join her children in America by the Van Rees on November 9.

Mr. Clement Coppenrath, assistant manager for Messrs. Etablissements Don ald, Tahiti, returned to Papeete on the Makura recently, after a visit of several months duration to Europe. Mr. Coppen rath, whose trip was taken chiefly for the purpose of buying goods for the firm, was accompanied by his wife and family.

Rev. E. C. Yarrington, who for seven years has been attached to the New Guinea Mission at Sangara, Papua, is on furlough in Sydney. Acting on medical advice he intends to remain permanently in Australia.

Mr. P. Ferrari, mining engineer, of Noumea, New Caledonia, arrived in Sydney by the Cathay after a holiday in France on November 30. He was accom panied by Mrs. Ferrari and their child.

Mrs. W. R. McNicoll, wife of Brigadier- General Walter Ramsay McNicoll, Ad ministrator of New Guinea, left Sydney on November 30 by the Montoro for the Mandated Territory, where she joined her husband. She has now taken up resi dence at Government House, Namanula, Rabaul.

Mr. Ernest Martin, accompanied by his daughter Pantelle, returned to Noumea by the Ville de Verdun recently from a trip abroad. For many years he was in the services of the New Caledonian Government.

Mr. Francis G. Walters, who recently arrived in Papua from England to join Mr. J. Nason Jones’s surveying party at Lakekamu, was struck by lightning dur ing a violent storm, while standing at the entrance of his tent at Bulldog aero drome, early in November. His death was instantaneous.

Mr. H. B. Cowles, who for some years has been general manager of the N.S.W, branch of the Vacuum Oil Co., has re signed. Mr. G. S. Gordon, who has been in the company’s service for 30 years, has been appointed acting general manager.