Champion Patrol

Explorer at Work on Report

ly/fR- IVAN CHAMPION, having re turned safely from his successful patrol through the unknown north-west ern region of Papua, is now engaged in preparing a detailed report and in draw ing a map of the districts which he traversed.

This map should be extremely valu able, as Mr. Champion has a practical knowledge of surveying and knows how to take longitude and latitude. He car ried with him a small radio receiving set and, with this, he was able to nick up the time signals sent out by A.W.A., Port Moresby, each day at noon exactly.

The batteries for the receiving set lasted out the trip.

An interesting point that will be brought out in Mr. Champion’s official report will be the complete fear lessness and friendliness of the various and numerous natives met with. Mr.

Champion has said that, so impressed was he by the friendliness of the natives, he frequently did not post a single guard when his patrol was camped in strange villages.

Mr. H. S. Charnley, a resident of Fiji for the last 16 years, died in Suva on January 18. Mr. Charnley, who was born in England 53 years ago, worked at vari ous times for Morris, Hedstrom. Ltd., A. M. Brodziak, Ltd., and latterly for

Marlows, Ltd.