Missionaries Build Gothic
pp. 39-40 · Read in the full issue
Cathedral In N.G.
l?OR three years, mission brothers and native boys at the Society of the Divine Word Mission, at Alexishafen, north of Madang, on the N.G. mainland coast, have been building a new Gothic cathedral—a copy of a famous edifice in Rome.
Sister Ottonia, who arrived in Sydney from Alexishafen by the Macdhui in March, said that it is now finished, except for carvings on the wood inside and the making of seats. The timber used for the church came from the nearby jungle. The mission station is eagerly awaiting the arrival of an organ which has been ordered from Europe.
Sister Ottonia, who went to New Guinea from America 10 years ago, was accompanied by Sister Josina, a Dutch missionary, who has served at various New Guinea stations for 13 years.
A recent amendment to the Solomon Islands Mining Regulations fixes the royalty to be paid on gold (mined, ex tracted, or collected) at five per cent of the value.
Miss C. B. Little, an ex-trainee of the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji, has just completed her training as a midwife at St. George’s Hospital, Kew, Victoria, and has successfully passed her examinations.