Hides Expedition

No Further Prospecting Likely

THERE is no indication that any fur ther prospecting work will be under taken in Papua or New Guinea by Investors, Limited, the Sydney Company which was formed in 1936 to back Mr Jack Hides.

Mr, Hides went into the unexplored country on the Upper Strickland, West- ? rn ,££. pi i a ’ at the end of 1936; and, early m 1937, his company was given title over two large dredging claims on the west ern bank of the Strickland. A drilling party under Mr. Dufaur was despatched dredging claims about the middle of 1937; and, meanwhile, Mr. Hides and Mr. Lyall proceeded up river, into the re mote interior.

There, Mr. Lyall became desperately ill and Mr Hides raced back with him to P a J‘ u » ™ hei ?;M r - L y all died in September last. Mr. Hides came to Sydney to re cover from a serious bout of the same that killed Mr. Lyall (Beri Beri).

Ail this very seriously disorganised the company’s plans.

Mr. Dufaur returned from the Strick l£^ n< iL a l end December and report ed mat the dredging claims were worth less.

Mr. Hides at present is living in Coo gee, Sydney.