Pt. Moresby Aquatic Club

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, Oct. 28.

MUCH interest has been shown in our Aquatic Club since the determina tion of the new president (Mr. G.

O. Higgins) and Committee to race a type of dinghy known as the Pritchard design, in preference to the native-owned canoe.

Five of these craft, built to design by the Kwato Mission, arrived early in Oc tober from Samarai, and though a few minor deficiencies were revealed in pre liminary tests, it is considered that ad justments will soon prove that the craft are suitable for the Club’s purposes.

The Club is renovating the old club house, and raising funds, and the pre sident has offered a series of trophies for preliminary test races.

Mr. Henry Dunman Eve, chief surveyor to Oil Search Limited, died in New Guinea on October 13. He was a no table explorer. He took part in two im portant expeditions, the Oakley-Eve pa trol, 1932, and the Eve-Townsend patrol, 1934. The former sought to open up a route from Aitape to the Sepik River.

Vast swamps were encountered close to the Sepik River, and these compelled the party to return to the coast. The later expedition was successful in surveying a route from Wewak to the Sepik River and in returning thence north-westerly

to Aitape. The deceased’s surveys during the past eight years added much to the topographical and general knowledge of New Guinea. Besides being an accurate surveyor and careful observer, Mr. Eve was remarkably successful in dealing with natives. Before joining the Com pany’s service in 1930 he was employed for four years with the Federal Capital Commission, Canberra, as staff surveyor.

He is survived by a widow and an infant daughter. The funeral took place at Wewak, whence the service was read by the District Officer. Mr. G. W. L. Town send.