About Islands People
pp. 15-16 · Read in the full issue
Rt. Rev. L. S. Kempthorne, Anglican Bishop in Polynesia, returned to Fiji in mid-December after visiting Tonga and Samoa.
Mrs. E. C. Skelly, well-known resid ent of Samarai. Eastern Papua, reached Sydney by the “Macdhui” on January 9 to spend a long holiday in Sydney with her sister, Mrs. A. Bramell. Her health in recent months has not been good.
Mrs. V. H. Sherwin, of the Melanesian Mission, is expected to return to Wau, New Guinea, by the “Bulolo” in Febru ary, after having spent furlough in Ade laide.
Mr. S. G. C. Knibbs, Commissioner of Lands and Superintendent of Works in the British Solomon Islands, arrived in Sydney by the last “Malaita” to spend furlough in Australia.
Mrs. D. L. Francis, a trained nurse of wide experience, has been selected to take charge of the new Melanesian Mis sion hospital at Raga. New Hebrides.
The hospital, which is the fifth control led by the M.M., contains 18 beds.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dickes, of the British Solomon Islands, where he is Senior Clerk in Customs and Treasury Department, are at present in Austra lia. spending long leave.
Commander W. Burrows, District Com missioner. Levuka. sailed from Fiji in December by the “Aorangi” en route to the United kingdom to spend long leave.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Lotze left Sydney by the “Malaita” on January 7 for Tula gi. 8.5.1., after several months’ furlough in Sydney. Mr. Lotze is accountant with W. R. Carpenter and Co., at Tulagi.
Mr. J. Vickers, headmaster of the Ifi Ifi Government School. Western Samoa, arrived in New Zealand from Apia by the December “Matua”.
Mr. Leigh Wild, of Rabaul. New Guinea, married Mrs. Rae Seaforth at a quiet ceremony at the Rabaul Church of England on January 6.
Dr. H. B, Hetherington, Senior Medi cal Officer in the British Solomon Islands, reached Sydney on furlough by the “Malaita” on December 30.
Miss I. Knight arrived in Sydney from Levuka, Fiji, where she is engaged in mission work for the Methodist Mission, by the “Monterey” at the end of Decem ber. She has proceeded to Victoria to spend three months’ furlough.
Mrs. C. H. Tra cey arrived in Sydney from Eng land in December by the M.V. “Ra baul” and. pro ceeded by the “Aorangi” to Fiji, where she will spend several months with her brother, Mr. W. C.
Fletcher, who is living in retire ment.
Mr. J. B. Mac kay, Patrol Offi cer in the New Guinea Adminis tration, left Sydney for Madang by the last “Macd hui” after two months’ sick leave in Australia.
Mr. L. A. Mackay, who accompanied his stepfather, Mr. J. B. Mackay (above), on his visit to Sydney, returned to the Mandated Terri tory by the De cember “Macdhui”.
Mr. G. R. Morgan, an employee of Lo1oma (Fiji) Gold Mines, N.L., Tavua, sailed from Sydney by the “Aorangi” on De cember 22 for Fiji after’ three months’ furlough.
Mr. J. Walker, of the Samoa Customs Department, reached New Zealand in mid-December by the “Matua”.