Rabaul Notes

From Our Own Correspondent

Rabaul, Nov. 15.

HIS Honour Judge P. B. Phillips is at present on circuit court at Wau and Salamaua. Mr. Woodhill, of the Crown Daw Office, accompanied the Court as Crown prosecutor.

The assessed value of copra for export purposes for the month of November has been declared at £l2/18/9.

The subscription list for the construc tion of the local swimming pool is grow ing apace. Datest figures show that £626 has been collected.

Armistice Day was observed in Rabaul by an impressive ceremony held in Cen tral Square, when the two minutes’ silence was observed by His Honour the Acting Administrator, Members of the Legisla tive Council and the general public.

Buglers from the native constabulary sounded the “Last Post” and “Reveille.”

Copra exported from the Territory dur ing October totalled 10,862 tons, of which 1,216 tons were shipped to Australia.

Mr. N. Blood, of the New Guinea Euro pean Constabulary, sailed from Sydney with his wife for Rabaul by the December Montoro.

Father Michael McEncroe, of the Sacred Heart Mission at Yule Island, Papua, re turned to Port Moresby from Sydney by the Montoro on December 2.

Mrs. C. R. Finney, the wife of Captain Pinney, Administrator of Norfolk Island, has been receiving- medical attention in hospital recently; but she hopes to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays in Sydney.

Mr. W. G. Meadley, a graduate of Mel bourne University in electrical engineer ing, left Sydney for Gavutu, British Solomon Islands, by the Malaita on December 12. He will carry out copra drying investigations for Lever’s Pacific Plantations Pty. Ltd., under a two years’ contract.