About Islands People

Mr. Ragnar Hyne, Chief Justice of Tonga, who left Nukualofa for New Zealand by the Port Whangarei at the end of June, reached Sydney by the Niagara on July 11. He departed the same day for Brisbane to spend a week’s holiday before continuing his journey to England, by way of South Africa. Mr.

Hyne, who was born in Norway, gradu ated at the Brisbane University, where he was admitted to the Bar.

Mr. Stan Baldy, of Wau, New Guinea, flew across to Salamaua in June to join the Neptuna for the East, en route to Berlin to attend the Olympic Games. Dur ing his absence his position with Messrs, W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd. will be filled by Mr. Dave Yarroll, who recently returned from leave.

Mrs. E. Taylor, wife of the District Officer at Salamaua, who has been in New Guinea for 10 years, arrived in Sydney by the Macdhui on July 2. She came South to undergo further treatment for a broken leg, caused by a fall after she had witnessed the opening of the workings of Irowat Gold Alluvials N.L. at the end of May. After the accident, Mrs.

Taylor was taken to Wau Hospital where she remained for six weeks. On medical advice, she has come to Australia for an indefinite period.

Mr. J. A. Todd, of the Australian National Research Council, arrived in Sydney by the Tanda on June 24, after completing three years* anthropological work among the natives on the south coast of New Britain. Mr. Todd brought back with him several cases of rare specimens, together with volumes of scientific data.

Major N. E. Cobbold, who has been visiting French Oceania and the Cook Islands, returned to Australia in June.

He came out to Australia from England earlier in the year on the Herzogin Cecilie, the four-masted barque which was recently wrecked on the Devon coast, and subsequently refloated.

Miss Tessie Boyes, of Tasmania, sailed from Sydney for the New Hebrides by the Morinda on June 24. On her arrival in Vila she was married to Mr. Louis Smith, of Messrs. Burns, Philp (S.S.) Co. Ltd.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Fontaine left Thursday Island at the end of June for a tour of Queensland, before proceeding to Sydney.

Mr. Fontaine has been transferred South from the T.I. Radio Station.

Dr. R. W. Cooper, Medical Officer in the N.G. Administration, who has been on long leave, visited Japan, China, and Cey lon before reaching Melbourne by the Maloja on July 6. He will return to the Mandated Territory with his wife at the end of July, Mr. K. Bi nns, librarian of the National Library at Canberra, left Sydney by the Macdhui on July 8 on a visit to Papua

and New Guinea to investigate proposals for the establishment of libraries. He will confer with the Administrators and Government officials in both territories and will report to the Federal Parliament on his return.

Rev. A. H. Cropp, of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, who is stationed at Buka Passage, Bougainville, New Guinea, arrived in Sydney on furlough by the Malaita on June 18.

Messrs. J. N. Montgomery and S. W.

Carey, of Oil Search Limited, arrived in Sydney from New Guinea by the Macdhui on July 2.