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A SCIENTIFIC expedition, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, and led by Dr. Richard Arch bold, noted airman and scientist, left New York on January 20 by the steamer Somerset to undertake a three months’ research tour of Western Papua—whence, presumably, it will seek to penetrate to Central New Guinea.
The aviation department of the Vacuum Oil Company states that the expedition will make its headquarters at Daru (near the mouth of the Fly River). The ma chine to be used is a Fairchild Amphibian, a particularly fast type, powered with a 675 h.p. Pratt and Whitney Hornet su percharged engine. It carries 10 passen gers, and has a cruising speed of 158 m.p.h. and a top speed of 179 m.p.h, Mr. John O. Olle, accompanied by his wife, sailed from Sydney by the Morinda early in January to take charge of the radio station on Lord Howe Island. He was formerly radio officer for Amalga mated Wireless (A/sia) Ltd. at Labasa station, Fiji.
Dr. Arthur Cole, only son of Mrs. M. and the late Mr. A. F. Cole, of Auckland, was married in Nukualofa, Tonga, on December 7 to Miss Mary Nisbet, only daughter of Mrs. M. T. and the late Mr. Nisbet McRobie, of Auckland. Dr. Cole is the new medical officer at Haapai.
Group shows, left to right, the wedding party in the gardens of the resi dence of the chief medical officer (Dr. Forman Bull) —Dr. Forman Bull, Miss Cicely Bull, Dr. Cole, Mrs. Cole, Mr. J. S. Neil, Miss Jill Goodacre. —Photo.: A. Hettig.