Records Of Volcanoes In
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New Guinea
RECORDS of the volcanic artivity in what is now the Territory of New Guinea date back as far as 1643 A.D. Volcanic activity in that region was reported in 1699, and major erup tions occurred between 1838 and 1848, and again in 1878. The years 1916 and 1926 were marked by marine disturb ances. The latest eruption, which played havoc in Rabaul, took place in May of the present year.
Descriptions of the effects of the eruption in May last were prepared by Sir Raphael Cilento in a paper read at the monthly meeting of the Historical Society of Queensland recently.
Mr. T. B. U. Edwards arrived in Suva by the Niagara on October 14 from Fan ning Island, to take over the manager ship of the Suva branch of Cable and Wireless Ltd., in succession to Mr. C. T.
Halstead, who left by the same liner on leave, prior to transfer to another of the Company’s stations.