New Guinea News
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Rabaul, Nov. 18.
THE Hon. E. W. P. Chinnery, M.L.C., Director of District Services and Government An thropologist, departed last week for Australia on leave. He was accompanied by Mrs. Chinnery, who had recently returned from a trip up the Sepik River where she obtained interesting photo graphs of native life.
Colonel John Walstab is Acting Director of District Services during the absence of Mr. E. W.
P. Chinnery on leave.
Rev. J. F. Goldie, chairman of the Methodist Mission Society of New Zealand in the Solomon Islands and Rev. Scriven, general secretary of the Society, arrived here recently after attending the Mission Synod in Buka. The general secretary will return to Australia by the next Macdhui.
Extensive alterations are being carried out at Messrs. Nelson and Robertson’s Rabaul Hotel.
Recently a new dining room was built and now new bedrooms are being added. After converting the present bar into a garage a completely new one will be built. When these alterations are completed tourists visiting Rabaul will have the benefit of up-to-date and comfortable accommo dation. - * T 1 Applications are being called for a Legal Assistant in the Crown Law Offite. Speculation is rife as to future movements in this particular branch of the Service, and rumours whisper an approaching appointment to the lower court bench of one of the present officers.
The office of Assistant District Inspector, here tofore held by Mr. W. B. Ball, has been abolished by the Governor-General in Council and now becomes Assistant District Officer.
The Mining Ordinance 1935 will come into force on January 15, 1936.
Messrs. Currie and Fitzgerald are the successful tenderers for the erection of the gaoler s bungalow at Wau for £590 and the police office and quarters at Bulwa at £7OO. Mr. A. Dowsett obtained the contract for the erection of a native gaol at Wau for £2,495. . . ...
At September 30, the Administration was holding in the Trust Funds private employers’ deferred pay to the extent of £10,434. In the Super annuation Fund there was an amount of £63,225 and £26,221 was being held in trust on account of land and mining. . , The Palms Restaurant, which has been quite a Rabaul landmark for several years is to be closed at the end of this month and will be resumed by the owners, Messrs. W. R. Carpenter and Co. for special display rooms. The Palms corner, situated on Park Street and Mango Avenue marks the one-time historic spot of the Steve Whiteman St Two births were recently recorded in Rabaul.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Clive Green, of Keravat, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woolcott, of Kabanga. Both were born in Namanula Hospital and are doing well.
The 66ft. auxiliary ketch Aroette, manned by a crew of five, left Queensland on November 21 for a cruise to New Guinea, via several Torres Straits islands.