Samarai Notes

Prom Our Own Correspondent.

Samarai, Oct. 5.

DYSENTERY has bron.en out at Misi ma Island again among the natives employed at me goldmines, and the companies nave been severely handicap ped through the siCKness.

With such a large number of natives working at the mmes, it seems strange that the Government Medical Depart ment does not see to it that proper ar rangements are made for the housing of these sick natives. The local hospital at Misima is rather small and the doctor must find it difficult to handle a large number at one time.

The M.V, “Lakatoi” has taken up her running on the Samarai-Misima service, and everybody is well pleased with the little ship. She is classed as one of the best vessels around these parts, and it is to be hoped that there will be sufficient inducement to keep her on the run, as she is really too large for the require ments of Misima.

Information is to hand that the Pap uan Government, after repeated re quests, has agreed to extend the Sama ra! wharf out some 10 ft., and also to lengthen the western end by 60 ft. This will allow the new motor vessel "Bulolo”, of the Burns, Philp fleet, to berth. It is thought that the wharf, in its pre sent state, is not sufficiently long to take the “Bulolo”.

A traveller by the last trip of the “Pierre Loti” for Noumea was Mr. Roger Barry, the Australian actor. Mr, Barry will proceed to Tahiti, where he hopes to spend a year. For some time he was juvenile lead with Marie Tempest, and other prom inent performers on the Australian stage.