About Islands People

Mr. Victor B. Pennefather, a well known planter of Kokopo, New Guinea, married Miss Mavis Lamb in Sydney at the end of April. They left Australia for Japan on their honeymoon by the Nankin on May 13.

Mrs. Doris Booth, who is very well known on the New Guinea goldfields, where she was one of the pioneers, sailed from Brisbane for New Guinea by the Montoro on May 11.

Mr. William Cadzow, manager of the Thursday Island branch of Messrs, Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., arrived in Sydney recently to spend his furlough.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sherry sailed from Sydney for New Guinea by the Montoro on May 6. Mr. Sherry is attached to the stores department of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd. at Rabaul.

Mr. E. L. Leembruggen, Government Secretary at Ocean Island, in the Gilbert and Ellice Group, arrived in Australia early in May to await steamer connection for Fanning Island where he has recently been appointed Administrative Officer.

M rs. I. Catalan, wife of the Belgian Consul for New Caledonia, reached Syd ney by the Laperouse on April 29. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss D. Catalan, and her son, Mr. M. L. Cata lan.

Rev. Father Edward Meyer, a Marist missionary in Samoa, arrived in Sydney after a visit to his native France by the Narkunda on May 14. “For 27 years I lived in Apia,” he said, “then came the opportunity to go back to France for a holiday, so I went —and found a new country. I am now returning to Apia, content to spend the rest of my days among the Samoan people.”

Mr. Robert A. Clinton died in a pri vate hospital in East Melbourne, Vic toria, on May 9 at the age of 46. He was a well-known mining engineer and was in Papua for some time at the end of last year in connection with the activities of Lakekamu Goldfields (Papua) Develop ment N.L. He had only recently returned to Australia from a business visit to New Caledonia.

Mr. A. A. Koch, of Guinea Airways Limited, Lae, New Guinea, arrived in Australia recently by the Neptuna. He was accompanied by Mrs. Koch, their two children, Jennifer and John, and his wife’s sister, Miss Olive Grant, of Mel bourne. They will spend three months’ holiday in Victoria, During her stay in New Guinea, Miss Grant became en gaged to Mr. Ken. Robinson, and their marriage will take place in Melbourne later in the year. She will make her home at Bulolo “within short flying dis tance” of her sister.

Mr. Frank Hambridge, a prominent figure in Sydney mining and business circles and who is connected with several Pacific Islands gold companies, became dangerously ill during April. He was taken to St. Luke’s private hospital.

Darlinghurst, and latest reports indicate that his condition is much improved.

Mr. Hambridge was to have departed shortly for Misima Island, Eastern Papua, in connection with the operations of Cuthbert’s Misima Goldmine Ltd., of which he is managing director. Pending the recovery of Mr. Hambridge, Mr. C. G.

Rutledge, the Company’s technical ad viser, will leave at the end of May to act as resident managing director and gen eral manager at Misima.

Messrs. T. F. Nutley and C. Dustin arrived in Sydney from America by the Makura on May 5 en route to New Guinea to join the drilling staff of Bulolo Gold Dredging Limited.

Mrs. Frank Hocking, of Thursday Is land, arrived in Australia with her small daughter, Peggy, by the May Changte.

Mr. C. V. Widdy, manager of Lever’s Pacific Plantations Pty. Ltd. in the Solo mon Islands, who has been in Australia on furlough since February, departed for S.L by the Malaita on May 16.

Miss E. Downs, principal of the Papauta Girls’ School conducted by the London Missionary Society in Western Samoa, joined the Monterey at Pago Pago on April 8 for four months’ vacation in the United States. Mrs. C. M. Dawson is act ing as principal during her absence.

Mr. Cornelius O’Leary, Deputy Chief Protector of Aboriginals, sailed from Thursday Island for Brisbane by the Changte on May 12. For four months he has been on an official visit to the Torres Strait islands.

Captain John Robertson, Harbourmas ter at Thursday Island, will shortly leave for Townsville, Queensland, to take the place of Captain H. G. Murdy, Towns ville Harbour Pilot, who has been trans ferred to T.I.

Mr. A. Richards, inspector of expro priated plantations in the Mandated Ter ritory of New Guinea, has been spending furlough in Melbourne, Mr. Albert Anderson, secretary of the Churches of Christ Foreign Mission So ciety, returned to Adelaide early in May from an official visit to mission stations in the New Hebrides.

Mr. Dave Symons, who was formerly steward of the Wau Club Limited, New Guinea, and who has now taken up the position of manager of the Salamaua Hotel, made a quick business trip to Sydney early in May.

Mr. J. M. Croger, engineer attached to the Fanning Island station of the East ern Extension Cable Co., reached Sydney by the Niagara on May 16, on leave.

Mr. Carl Edwin Emmanuel Neilson, of Noumea, died suddenly in New Caledonia on April 14.

Mr. H. W. Storer, manager of Messrs. Morris, Hedstrom Ltd., of Nukualofa, Tonga, was married in Nukualofa recently to Miss Sybil Laurence, also of Nukualofa. They at present are on a visit to Melbourne, which is Mr. Storer’s home town. —Hettig photo.

Mr. R. M. Boyd, consulting geologist, has joined the board of directors of directors of Upper Sepik Gold Syndicate N.L., which is operating in New Guinea.