About Islands People

Miss Frienda Simpfendoerfer, of Bris bane, Queensland, has taken up duties with the Lutheran Mission at Madang, New Guinea.

Mr. N. M. Johnstone has joined the staff of the Bank of N.S.W., Wau, New Guinea.

Mr. L. Kissick, of Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., Salamaua, New Guinea, has been transferred to the Wau branch.

Sir Walter McNicoll, Administrator of New Guinea, left Rabaul by the “Nellore” on September 22, to spend four months’ leave in the East and in Australia. He was accompanied by Lady McNicoll.

Madame Struve-Gleiche, who has been travelling through the Pacific Islands in search of material for songs, stories and sketches, arrived in Sydney from Nou mea by the September “Pierre Loti’’.

Major Mann, Superintendent of Aero dromes for Civil Aviation in Australia, arrived in Sydney from Salamaua, New Guinea, by aeroplane in September, after inspecting aerodromes in the N.G. gold fields district.

Monsieur Henri David, assistant to the French Deputy at Santo, New Heb rides, recently married Mademoiselle Marie-Louise Houdie, daughter of Mad ame Houdie, who owns and manages a plantation at Mele.

Mr. R. J. Lotze, of Tulagi, a member of the British Solomon Islands Advisory Committee, arrived in Sydney by the “Malaita”, on furlough. He was accom panied by Mrs. Lotze.

Miss Margery Munro, of Sydney, was recently married at Kieta, New Guinea, to Mr. Alexander Scott, local manager of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd. The ceremony was performed by the District Officer (Mr. R. Merrylees), at the hos pitable home of Dr. and Mrs. Price.

There was a large gathering of district residents, and the newly-married couple were showered with good wishes.

Dr. R. F. Baird, formerly Chief Mag istrate of Norfolk Island, has been ap pointed Government Medical Officer and Lieutenant-Colonel F. R. Xvakhos has been appointed Chief Magistrate.

Rev. V. C. A. Longden, of the Melan esian Mission at Moewe Harbour, New Britain, New Guinea, has been in Syd ney on leave. He will return to the Mandated Territory this month.

Rev. Otto Thiele, of the Lutheran Mis sion, was in New Guinea in September making arrangements to purchase for the Mission the well-known Gisarum plan tation on Siassi Island, which has been conducted for a long time by Messrs.

Money and Reynolds.

Brother Walter Garrod, M.S.C., left Sydney by the last “Mon toro” for Pt.

Moresby, Papua, en route to Yule Island, where he is engaged in mis sion work for the Sacred Heart Mission. Brother Garrod, has been in Papua for 12 years.

Mr. E. Ryan sailed from Syd ney by the last “Macdhui” for Misima Is land, Papua, where he is employed by Cuthbert’s Misi ma Goldmine Ltd. He spent three months’ leave in Sydney.

Mr. G. C.

(“Jos”) Holmes, branch manager of W. R. Car penter & Co.

Ltd., at Kavi eng, returned to New Guinea by the September “Montoro” after two months’ holiday in N.S.

Wales.

Father F. Lyons, M.S.C., of the Sacred Heart Mission, who has been in Sydney for some months receiving medical attention, de parted from Sydney for Ft.

Moresby, Papua, by the “Macd hui” on Sep tember 24.