Thursday Is. Notes

From Our Own Correspondent.

Thursday Is., Dec. 2.

THE Thursday Island municipal reservoir is now empty, waiting for the rainy season.

There have been a few slight showers. For a few days the town will be supplied from the military tanks.

Mrs. A. T. Sullivan has been the guest of Mrs.

Zahel on Badu Island (Torres Strait) during the absence of her husband in Sydney.

Mr. Alexander, pilot, of Townsville, North Queensland, who brought the American yacht “Director” here from Port Moresby, died recently in the Torres Strait Hospital, as the result of an attack of pneumonia.

Rev. Philip Seymour has arrived from Western Australia to be the new chaplain for the Mitchell River Mission, Gulf of Carpentaria.

Mr. and Mrs. D. J. C. Fell, of the Quarantine Department, have sailed for Brisbane on their regular furlough.

Radio-operator Paice, of the steamer “Taiping,” who has been on Thursday Island receiving medi cal treatment, has rejoined his ship.

Mr. H. Chapman has been transferred from Wimmera, Victoria, to the local branch of the National Bank of Australasia, in place of Mr.

Douglass, who has returned South.

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have been transferred to the Aboriginal Industries’ Store at Badu Island, Torres Strait, from Palm Island, near Townsville.

Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, previously at Badu, have gone to Brisbane.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rowan, of the Lockhart River Mission, Cape York Peninsula, have re turned from their holiday in Europe, having travelled on the Ormonde that caught fire off the Australian coast. Mrs, Rowan has been on a short visit to Thursday Island.