Sir Henry Scott’S Big

Fish

This giant mako shark, weighing 2281 b. was caught in New Zealand recently by the Hon.

Sir Henry Scott, K.C., M.L.C., of Suva, who is a noted Fiji angler.

Sir Henry has taken many fine fish in Fiji waters, but on his first visit to the famed Bay of Islands fishing grounds he was fortunate enough to land several huge fish, including the shark shown above, and a splendid specimen of swordfish (2851 b.), in less than one week’s fishing. Like all good disciples of Isaak Walton, he hooked, played, and lost even larger specimens.

A busy Suva lawyer, Sir Henry has numerous commercial and mining interests in Fiji. He has done much to advance the progress and pros perity of the Colony, was Mayor of Suva for a number of years, and has been a member of the Legislative Council for nearly 30 years. He is also a member of the Executive Council. On several occasions he has acted as Attorney-Gene ral for Fiji, and received the honour of knight hood in 1928.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Macgregor sailed from Sydney for Madang, New Guinea, by the Macdhui on May 28. Mr. Macgregor is the owner of Erimabush Plantation at Ma dang.

Rev. George Hoeltker, Ph.D., arrived in Sydney by the Maunganui on May 31, en route to New Guinea to do missionary work for the first time. Mr. Hoeltker, who was formerly editor of the European scien tific magazine “Anthopos,” will sail for the Catholic Mission at Alexishaven by the June Montoro.