Torres Strait News

From Our Own Correspondent

Thursday Is., Feb. 3.

MR. HARRY ROWAN, Superintendent of the Lockhart River Mission, Cape York Penin sula, for 11 years, has been granted a year’s leave of absence, and has left for the United Kingdom on the Ormonde. He was accompanied by his wife.

Some of the natives of the Torres Strait Islands have refused to man their own fishing vessels. Mr.

C. O’Leary, the Deputy Chief Protector of Aboriginals, is now on a tour of the Torres Strait Islands, making an enquiry into their grievances.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Pimm, of the T.I. Quarantine Station, have returned from furlough in Brisbane and Toowoomba with their family. Mr. and Mrs.

H. G. Simpson, of the T.I. Aboriginal School, have also come back from South.

Mr. W. Carpenter, a local pearlsheller who has interests in the Port Kennedy Engineering and Shipbuilding Yard, has come from .South on busi ness.

Mrs. W. T. Woods, with her sister. Miss D.

Sareanalis, have arrived back from Australia, after medical attention and holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hockings have returned to Thursday Island from South, after their wedding and honeymoon.

Edward Finney (“Ted”) Cadzow has succumbed to a severe internal illness. Mr. Cadzow’s remains were laid to rest in the T.I. Cemetery by Rev W Burvill, 8.A., Sub-dean of the Quetta Memorial Cathedral, on January 22. Thus passes another of Thursday Island’s oldest citizens.

Mr. James Fergusson has almost recovered from the accident to one of his legs that he recently sustained on the Government Jetty.

Constables Gallagher and Martin have arrived to strengthen the local police force, taking the places of transfers. Constable Hawkes has re tired from the Queensland Constabulary on pension.

Mr. J. Goforth, Assistant State School Teacher, has returned from South after a surgical opera tion, which was completely successful. Mr. Koss, the relieving teacher, has returned to Herberton, after a holiday in the Torres Strait.

Sub-collector of Customs Broad has been granted three months’ sick leave. The Changte brought from Brisbane Mr. E. Hegarty to assist m the T.I. Customs service during the absence ot Mr.

Broad.