About Islands People
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Mr. W. G. Johnson, a director of Brown and Joske, Ltd., Suva, Fiji, arrived in New Zealand by the July “Matua”. He will later spend a short holiday in Aus tralia.
Mr. H. M. Stuchberry, of the Fiji Veter inary Department arrived in Sydney early m August by the “Strathmore”, on trans fer to Tanganyika, British East Africa.
Mr. P. Dolan has been appointed Head Gaoler at the Badili Gaol, Port Moresby.
Papua, replacing Mr. Mahon who resigned a short time ago.
Rev. P. N. W. Strong, M.A., Bishop of New Guinea, will arrive in Sydney by the “Neptuna” on August 26 He will attend the meeting of bishops in Australia at Canberra, between September 5 and 12.
After a meeting of the A.B.M. at Sydney on September 13 and 15, he will proceed to Brisbane to be present at the Queensland Provincial Synod, after whjch he will en gage in deputation work before returning to his diocese in Papua.
Mrs. Morphy Morris and her two young
children, Digby and Mornay, arrived in Sydney by the “Niagara” on July 29. Mrs.
Morris, whose husband is an inspector in the Fiji Police Force at Nadi, will spend a holiday with her father Dr. F. W.
Wheatley, of Elizabeth Bay, Sydney.
Miss Erima Muir, of the Melanesian Mission, Torgil, New Hebrides, is at pre sent in St. Luke’s Hospital, Sydney, suf fering from acute anaemia. She will be unable to continue with her missionary duties, and, upon her recovery, will pro ceed to New Zealand.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Symington, of Kokopo New Guinea, returned to the Mandated Territory recently after a holi day in Sydney, where Mr. Symington made a quick recovery from a severe ill ness.
Miss Betty Paton sailed from Syd ney for Yandina, B.S.I., by the July “Malaita” to spend six months with her brother who is connected with Fairymead Sugar Co.
Mr. F. E. Wil liams, Papuan Govt. Anthropolo gist, sailed for Pt. Moresby by the “Montoro” on August 3, after three months’ furlough in Ade laide. He will re turn to Australia next January to attend a meeting of the Australian and N.Z. Associa tion for the Ad vancement of Sci ence,
Mr R. A. Harman sailed from Syd ney by the July “Malaita” for Ga vutu, B.S.I., where he will take up a position with Lev er’s Pacific Plan tations Pty. Ltd.
He was formerly in the Palestine Police Dept.
Mr. G. W. Jenner. of Burns Philp (S.S.) Co. Ltd.'s branch at Ba, Fiji, returned to the Colony by the “Monterey” on July 22, after spending short furlough in Syd ney.