Seeking Gold In The

Louisiades

THE 32ft. yacht Gitana II., carrying Messrs. R. B. Moffatt and J. R. Vicary, of Victoria, arrived at Misima Island, Eastern Papua, from Victoria, on June 22. The yacht was joined there by Captain Gerald Pentland, the well-known aviator, who is Mr. Moffatt’s brother-in-law. They arrived at Samarai a few days later and completed plans for a gold prospecting expedition in the various islands of the Louisiade Archipelago. They are prepared to spend a couple of years on this expedition if necessary. Gold has been found in many islands of the Louisiades —notably Misima, Sud Est and Woodlark.

Dr. C. M. Deland, a member of the New Guinea Medical Service, who has been stationed in Bougainville for some time, arrived in Sydney during July to undergo a special course of a year’s duration at the University of Sydney.