Cheery Group At Eric Chater's Birthday Party, Lae, N.G.

Croup photograph of birthday party given re cently to Mr. Eric Chater, general manager of Guinea Airways, at Lae, New Guinea.

Back Row (left to right): R. Paul, W. Wells, G. Russell, Mrs. A. Koch, R. Phillips (holding Mrs. Koch’s son), H. Hotz, R. Iredale and Mrs.

G. Simpson.

Seated in centre: Mrs. G. Russell (playing with her child), Mr. Eric Chater, Mrs. Chater, Mrs.

L. Ross, Mrs. H. Hotz, Mrs. A. Roberts.

Seated on floor: Mr. J. Simpson, W. Wiltshire, Mrs. R. Phillips and infant, Mr. F. Howard (Vacuum Oil Co.) and Koch infant. * —Photo: A. Koch.

Mr. R. N. Ashley, Resident Commis

sioner in the Solomon Islands, was

awarded a C.M.G. in the Coronation

honours.