About Islands People

Mr. F. L. S. Bell, M.A., who, some years ago, carried out research work in New Guinea, has succeeded Mr. Eric Ramsden as president of the Anthro pological Society of New South Wales.

Mr. Ramsden, who is engaged on an other book, did not see re-election.

Avenai Salabiau, a Fijian Catechist, together with his wife and three children, sailed from Sydney by the “Macdhui” on February 2 for Papua, where he will carry on mission work for the Methodist Mission.

Hon. G. H. Murray, M.L.C., Director of Agriculture in New Guinea, left Sydney for Rabaul on February 12 after spending vacation in Australia. He was accompanied by Mrs. Murray.

Rev. and Mrs. H. Johnstone, of the Methodist Mission, Ba, Fiji, received many congratulations recently on the birth of a son, Peter.

Mrs. Fritz Schober, of Nukualofa, Tonga, who has spent the past year in Sydney, will return to the Friendly Islands by cargo steamer in March.

Her son, Bernhard, will remain at school in Sydney.

Mr. Jack Marshall, author of “Black Musketeers’’ and other books, will address members of the Pacific Islands Club at the Hotel Carlton, Sydney, on march 2. Mr. Marshall, who has just returned from Oxford University, has carried out ornithological work at various times in the New Hebrides and New Guinea.

Mr. R. W. Robson, F.R.G.S., Editor of the “Pacific Islands Monthly”, sailed from Sydney for Auckland by the “Awatea” on January 29 to spend a month’s vacation in New Zealand.

Miss Phoebe Mills, of Queensland, is at present undergoing training at the George Brown Institution, Sydney, prior to taking up an appointment as teacher at the Methodist Mission’s Ballantine Memorial School, Fiji.

Dr. Margaret Mead (now Mrs. Gre gory Bateson), who is well-known in t~e Pacific for her studies of adolescent girls in Samoa and in New Guinea, is now on the island of Bali, Dutch East Indies, with her husband, and will prob ably visit Sydney later in the year. Dr.

Mead is attached to the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and is a noted American anthropologist.

Nurse Talbot, of Christchurch, N.Z., passed through Sydney early in Feb ruary, en route to Malaita, 8.5.1., where she will shortly take up duties at the Melanesian Mission’s Hospital.

Dr. A. J. Borg, of the Fiji Govern ment Medical Service, returned from leave by the “Aorangi” late in January.

Sister Veronica, of the Melanesian Mission, left Sydney for Bunana, 8.5.1., by the “Malaita” on February 5. She has been a member of the Community of the Cross since 1930, Sister Veronica spent her furlough in New Zealand.

Mr. L. A. Lawlor, of Suva, arrived in Sydney from Fiji by the “Monterey” on January 24.

Mr. A. L. Lewis, airport manager in Auckland, New Zealand, for Pan- American Airways, has been recalled to headquarters at Alameda, California.

The transfer is understood to be a tem porary one and, although another offi cer will be sent from U.S.A. to replace him, it is expected that Mr. Lewis will later return to N.Z. as manager.

Mr. R. L. Clark, unofficial member of the Legislative Council of New Guinea, left? for Rabaul by the “Nankin” on Feb ruary 12.

Rev. R. C. G. Page, of the Methodist Mission, returned to Nukualofa, Tonga, by the February “Matua”, after furlough in New Zealand.

Mrs. W. B. Mackay, who has made her home in Fiji for the past seven years, ar rived in Sydney from Suva by the “Niag ara” on February 12 to spend a long holi day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.

E, Basingthwaigte, of Cootamundra,

N.S.W.

Mr. Hakon Mielche, Danish artist with the “Monsunen” Expedition (wrecked in the Solomon Islands in 1934), has been in war-torn Spain, acting as correspond ent for Copenhagen newspapers. In

January, he went to the United States — probably en route to China. He sends greetings to Islands friends, and this charming Christmas study of one of his two children.

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ede, of Eastern Papua, arrived in Sydney with their fam ily by th,e January “Macdhui”. Mr. Ede is a well-known planter at Glau, Woodlark Island.

Yen. Archdeacon H. Mayo Harris, of Suva, who has been on a visit to England, returned td Fiji by the “Aorangi” on January 28.

Mr. George William Newland, of Ouaneco, Cape Goulvain, New Caledonia, died on January 21, at the age of 85.

Mr. Frederick Smith, son of th,e late Captain J. Smith, and Miss Zillah Whit combe, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

F. S. Whitcombe, were married at Levuka, Fiji, on January 15 by Rev. D. Boorman, of the Methodist Mission.

Mr. J. Trivett, of Lautoka, Fiji, who is a chemist? in the employ of the Col onial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd., arrived in Sydney from Suva by the “Niagara”

® February 12. He was accompanied Mr. G. A. Flack, who is associated with the Norfolk Island passion-fruit canning industry, departed from Sydney for NX by the “Morinda” on February 3.

Mr. J. E. Salzmann, who has just joined the staff of the New Guinea Mislor February 25 P Montoro 0,1 Mr. A. Bonamy, accountant at Lautoka for the C.S.R. Co. Ltd., arrived in Sydney with Mrs. Bonamy by the February “Niagara”.