P.M. Congratulates Brave

Papuan Women

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, April 6.

Mrs. H. Granville And Miss D.

Irwin, the two women who nobly went to the assistance of their sick neigh bour, Mrs. W. Blundell, in the east end of Papua last September, under exceptional circumstances of bravery, have been con gratulated by the Prime Minister of Aus tralia (Mr. J. A. Lyons) for their courage and enterprise.

“The courageous qualities displayed,” wrote Mr. Lyons, “in undertaking such a journey through the night are worthy of the highest commendation. ... I should be glad if you would kindly accept an expression of my keen appreciation of the splendid manner in which you responded to the call for assistance.”

As reported in this journal last year, Mrs. Granville and Miss Irwin, living at Mogubu Plantation, off Amazon Bay, on hearing news of the serious illness of Mrs.

Blundell, wife of the manager of Mamai Plantation, Port Glasgow (35 miles distant) travelled throughout the night over ex tremely difficult country to assist her.

Happily they arrived in time to save the patient from the dreaded disease of Papua —blackwater fever.

Capt. A. Campbell, and Messrs. J. S.

Spiers, C. V. Widdy, and C. Younger have been appointed members of the Solomon Islands Agricultural Committee.

Mr. Stanley E. Watkin has joined the board of directors of Enterprise of New Guinea, N.L.

Mr. A. J. Tattersall, Apia’s popular photographer, and a well-known identity on the Beach, celebrated his 70th birth day on March 29 (w'rites our Samoan correspondent). One of the few New Zealanders resident in Samoa before the Great War, he came to Samoa from Auckland 49 years ago, and, after a few years, established himself in his trade.

He is still very actire, and is well and favourably known to all visitors to Samoa.