Solomon Is. News
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From Our Own Correspondent
Tulagi, Aug. 1.
REV. Father Graton, S.M., who gave a good portion of his 59 years in the service of the Catholic Mission, has passed away in Tulagi Hospital. Father Graton was widely known and well-loved.
He had hoped to make the new Catholic Church in Tulagi a finished work. Since Bishop Aubin left Guadalcanal, Father Graton had been in charge, until he came to Tulagi to superintend the erection of the church here. Our old friend will be greatly missed. His remains were taken to Visale for interment.
Copra transport has not been plentiful during the last several months, but Messrs. W. R. Carpenter’s motorship Desikoko , in spite of recent trouble in Rabaul, arrived in the Group in July.
On her way here, the Desikoko ran onto a shoal off Vella Lavella. However, no very serious damage was done, and the vessel is now lifting some of the large accumulations of copra on the planta tions.
The Balm, a freighter belonging to Carpenter and Co., caused concern lately when she became a week overdue on the Eastern Solomons trip. Mr. L. Shroder’s vessel, the Edna, was engaged to search for the overdue Balus, and on July 3 towed her into Tulagi. Engine trouble had delayed the ship.
For a long time it has been very diffi cult to secure legal advice locally. But at present (and it is hoped the arrange ment may be permanent) Miss Hackett, of Adelaide, a qualified legal practitioner, is residing in Tulagi. There are many things which have been allowed to ‘'go by the board” here, owing to lack of legal advice. A lawyer is almost as badly needed as a dentist.