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Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 January 1938Vol. VIII, No. 6

Missionary Killed In Fiji

p. 12 · Read in the full issue

From Our Own Correspondent

Suva, Jan. 1.

A CAR containing six people skidded when rounding a bend on the Tailevu road on December 19, and fell 60 feet down a bank. Mr. H. A. Adrian, recently appointed secretary of the S.D.A. Mission in Fiji was killed; Mr. H. M. Lansdowne, head of the Wainibuka Mission School was slightly and his wife seriously in jured. The car was driven by Pastor W. T. Cooper, of the S.D.A. Mission. Mr.

Adrian, who was 34, had been only 3 weeks in the Colony.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Marshall departed from Sydney for Papua by the “Mon toro” on January 15. He is a plan tation manager at Aroa, Kairuku Dis trict.

THIS wedding group was photographed in Rabaul, New Guinea, some three months ago. The bride was Miss Jean Robson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

G, Robson, of Holbrook, N.S.W., and the bridegroom was Mr. G. P. Gee, of Stan more, Sydney, who is a member of the

staff of the Department of Agriculture of New Guinea.

The photograph was taken at the Hotel Rabaul, where Mrs. Bignell had carried out tasteful decorations for the reception.

Members of the Department’s staff—in-

eluding the Director, Mr. G. H. Murray are prominent in the photograph. The guests were received by Mrs. J. L.

Froggatt and Mr. E. C. D. Green (Mrs.

Green being prevented by illness from being present). (Photo, by Hawnt.)