Rabaul Notes
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From Our Own Correspondent
Rabaul, Nov. 4.
THE wedding ceremony took place at St.
George’s Church on November 2 of Miss Mervyn Pitt, of Melbourne, and Mr. Rus Beaver, of the N.G. Expropriation Board staff.
The service was conducted by Archdeacon de Voil.
Dr. E. T. Brennan, Director of Public Health, who has been in Australia attending the Pacific Medical Conference, returned by the Tanda. Dr.
Brennan took away with him the Mapos “mummy," which he handed over to experts in Canberra for an opinion. No official statement has yet been made as to its probable origin or date.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel has changed hands.
Mr. M. J. Willmott has taken over the license from Mr. Monck. The latter departed for south by the Van Rees. Mr. Willmott was at one time a member of the New Guinea Police Force, but resigned some time ago and spent some months on the goldfields.
The German Club has transferred its quarters from the old club rooms to the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
The presentation of trophies to members of the Rabaul District Lawn Tennis Association took place in the B.P. club rooms recently. The Hon.
H. H. Page, in the absence of the president (Mr.
J. Ahern), presented the B.P. cup to Mr. A. K.
Whiteman for the men’s singles championship.
Mrs. Cartledge won the cup for the ladies’ singles
championship.
Mr. D. S. Davies, the local chemist, will leave by the next Neptuna for a health trip to Western Australia.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Robinson departed by the Salamaua for a trip to England. Mr. Robinson, who is attached to the Treasury staff, is proceed ing on long leave.
The son and daughter of Captain and Mrs.
Macco, who were resident in the Kavieng district during the German time, arrived from Europe recently by the Salamaua. They are staying with their grand-aunt, Mrs. Schmidt, at Rainau.
Mr. “Jerry” Cummins, well-known by older residents as Secretary for Lands during the mili tary occupation, has been spending some months in the Territory in the interests of Australian mining companies. He departed recently for New castle, N.S.W.