About Islands People

Miss Alice Piggott, formerly of Yarra bah Mission, Queensland, who has been receiving special training at the Training Hostel for Women in Sydney, will leave for Kumbun, New Britain, T.N.G., in the diocese of Melanesia, by the next “Mon toro”.

Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Shotton, who are at present engaged in mission work for thje Methodist Mission at Kiriwina, Papua, will shortly be returning to Sydney.

Miss Emily Clarke, late of Norfolk Island, and Sister Merle Charlton, of Vic toria, are expected to leave for Port Moresby, Papua, by the “Macdhui” early in November. They will engage in duties for the Australian Board of Missions.

Miss Bessie Smith will join the “Macd hui” at Brisbane early in November, for Port Moresby, Papua, from whence she will proceed to Doubina. to take up duties for the Methodist Mission.

Rev. J. Gilkison, late of Wellington, N.Z., will leave Sydney for Pt. Moresby, Papua, by the “Montoro” on October 19, to undergo a short training period before being assigned to one of the London Mis sionary Society’s stations.

Mr. Stuart Lade, 8.A., of the Methodist Mission, will leave by the next “Mon toro” for Port Moresby, Papua, where he will take up a position in the Methodist Boy’s School.

Rev. H. A. Brown, M.A., of the London Missionary Society, is expected to arrive in Sydney on November 17 from London, England. He will proceed to Port Moresby, Papua, by the “Bulolo” on November 19.

Rev. Henry W. Whyte, M.A., and Mrs.

Whyte, of Ipswich, Queensland, have been appointed to the London Missionary Society, at Apia, Samoa. They will leave Auckland, New Zealand, by the “Matua” on November 29. Mr. Whyte has had 20 years’ of missionary experience in India.

Rev. J. W. Burton, General Secretary of the Methodist Overseas Missions, left Sydney by the “Macdhui” on September 24 for Rabaul, New Guinea, where he will confer with local missionaries in connec tion with important district matters. He recently paid a visit to Fiji to investigate educational matters.

Commander R. C. Garsia, who lately has retired from the position of Adminis trator of Nauru, arrived in Auckland on October 10, on his way back to Australia.

Mr. G. S. Mouat, M.P.S., Ph.C., has ac quired the old-established pharmaceutical business of A. J. Swann & Co., Ltd., in Suva, Fiji, and the business will in future be carried on under his personal super vision. Mr. Mouat came originally to Fiji as manager of Swann & Co.. Ltd., and subsequently joined the staff of Mr. C. A.

Adams, at Lautoka.

Miss Sylvia Tree arrived in Syd ney from Pa peete, by the “Pierre Loti” on October 5. She spent some time in Tahiti where two friends, Geoffrey and Dahl Pollings, made a docum entary film of Tahiti.

Mr. and Mrs. L.

J. M. Page, of Vila, New Heb rides, arrived in Sydney by the October “Pierre Loti” for a short holiday. He is a well known surveyor.

Mr. Auguste Roland, of the staff of Bank of Indo-China in Noumea, New Caledonia, arriv ed at Sydney by the last “Pierre Loti”.

He intends tak ing up per manent resid ence in Sydney.