Archbold Party Expected in Papua

Papua in March

Mr. Richard Archbold, The

wealthy young research associate of the American Museum of Nat ural History, is expected to arrive in Papua at th,e end of March in his new flying-boat specially constructed for a nature survey of British and Dutch New Guinea for the Museum. He is person ally financing the trip.

With his assistants Mr. Archbold will fly a large Consolidated PBY-I flying boat. He was originally the owner of a flying-boat of this type which was bought by Sir Herbert Wilkins for his flight to th,e Arctic regions in the search for the lost Russian fliers.

Mr. Archbold is now having another boat built for the flight to Port Mores

by via Hawaii, Wake, Midway and Guam Islands. Latest advices state that the new flying-boat is now practically com pleted. It is of the very latest type for research work.

Mr. Archbold proposes to fly the air boat from Papua to Melbourne so that Air Board and Civil Aviation officials may inspect it. The expedition will spend several months in the South Seas.

Mrs. Emily Sprott, of Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands, who has served the Melanesian Mission in the Group for over 20 years, is at present spending

furlough in England.

Wilisoni Inia and Delana Kama, Fijian Methodist teachers, arrived in Sydney by the “Aorangi” on January 22. They will carry out deputation work in Australia for the Methodist Mission.