Condominium.

A DANISH CARTOONIST LOOKS OVER THE NEW HEBRIDES

3. Myself (left) and M. Dupertius in a bil liards tussle at the Club N.H. 4. Street scene in Vila, the capital of the

5. At the ball in honour of H.M.S. Diomede —M. Sautot at work! 6. A native from Malekula in his canoe. 7. French-English dispute about the two price of copra.

a Danish artist. On one corner of the draw ing, Mr. Mielche had scribbled, “All these cartoons were made in the Solomons, so the likenesses will not be very exact — it is all the work of my not too good remembrance!” Mr.

Mielche’s titles for the sketches were: 1. The French and British residents —M.

Sautot (left) and Mr. G. A. Joy. 2. A familiar corner of the Club Neo-

Hebridais.

he wrote extensively about the Monsunen’s wanderings and adventures in the Pacific and his clever articles were always illustrated with

his own amusing sketches.

A resident of the New Hebrides, who is at present visiting Sydney, showed us the above cartoon by Mr. Mielche which appeared in the Danish journal “Jyllands-Posten” and we have reproduced it to show how New Hebrides people and places appear through the eyes of

In 1934, the Danish yacht Monsunen, carrying a scientific expedition, made a voyage through the South Seas. Before she was wrecked at Vanikoro Island in the British Solomons, the party visited most of the Eastern and Central Pacific groups.

Those who recall the expedition will certainly remember the cheery young Danish journalist and artist, Mr. Hakon Mielche, who was a member of the party. On his return to Europe