Missionary

Death of New Hebrides Missionary

THE death occurred unexpectedly in Sydney on February 5 of Mr. Andrew Stewart, a well-known Presbyterian mis sionary in the New Hebrides. For six years he had served with his wife at Malo Island in Northern New Hebrides. He was formerly a resident of Granville, N.S.W.

Mr. Stewart arrived in Sydney from the Condominium on January 9 to do deputa tion work in New South Wales for the Presbyterian Foreign Missions. He ful filled a preaching engagement on Sunday, February 2, but was stricken ill the follow ing day and was removed to the Royal

Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, where he died two days later.

Andrew and Samuel, two native teachers from Malo, who accompanied Mr. Stewart to Sydney, were grief-stricken at his death.

For the past five years they were his first lieutenants in missionary work in the New Hebrides.

Mr. W. F. (“Bill”) Cash, who has been gold mining in New Guinea for several years, returned to Salamaua in January after a holiday visit to Sydney.