Prominent Islanders Receive
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Jubilee Medals
ON May 6, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of His Majesty King George’s ascension to the throne of England, thousands of British citizens throughout the Empire were awarded a special medal, bearing Their Majesties’ portrait, for services rendered to their country.
Prominent officials in the Pacific terri tories under Australian control who re ceived Jubilee medals were Brigadier- General W. R. McNicoll (Administrator of New Guinea), Judge D. S. Wanliss (Chief Justice of New Guinea), Sir Hubert Murray, K.C.M.G., C.B.E. (Lieu tenant-Governor of Papua), Captain C.
R. Pinney, M.C. (Administrator of Nor folk Is.), and Commander R, C. Garsia (Administrator of Nauru).
Other recipients included: New Guinea: J. A. Andrew, E. T. Bren nan (Director of Health), R. L. Clark (President, N.G. Branch of the R.S.S.
I.L.A.), G. G. Hogan (Crown Law Officer), H. H. Page (Government Secretary), N.
Penglase (A.D.O.), Judge F. B. Phillips, W. B. Prior (Warrant Officer), J. L. Tay lor (A.D.O.), Gordon Thomas, Colonel J.
Walstab, Mrs. E. J. Wauchope (Awar Plantation, Madang), and A. Worman (Police Constabulary).
Papua; H. W. Champion (Government Secretary), Dr. W. E. Giblin (Govern ment Medical Officer), Hon. J. G, Nelsson (Non-Official Member of Legislative Council), and Right Rev. Henry Newton (Bishop of New Guinea).
Norfolk Island: T. Adams (Methodist Home Mission), F. R. M. Crozier (Presi dent of Executive Council), E. Christian (Vice-President of Executive Council), and Councillor E. C. Robinson.
Residents of New Guinea will be pleased to learn that Brigadier-General Thomas Griffiths, C.M.G., C.B8.E., D.S.O., former Administrator of New Guinea, who is now living in Victoria, was not forgotten. Three other persons, now liv ing in Australia, were also awarded medals for their services to three dif ferent Islands territories: Mrs. Elizabeth Mahony (formerly of Sudest Is., Papua), Brigadier-General E. A. Wisdom, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. (at one time Adminis trator of New Guinea), and Mr. W. A.
Newman (former Administrator of Nauru).