Missionary

37 Years as Papuan Missionary Rev. R. L. Turner Retires

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, Dec. 15.

THE Annual Conference of the London Missionary Society, in Papua, has come to an end, and missionaries will be returning to their stations this week.

The principal event to be recorded is the retirement of Rev. R. L. Turner, after 37 years of service in Papua.

Mr. Turner, who was also a member of the Legislative Council, was sta tioned at Delena. His place there will be filled by Rev. Percy Chatterton, who has done so much in past years for native education. Mr. Chatterton’s work as educationist will be carried on at Metoreia by Rev. Stuart Lade, 8.A., of Adelaide, who is a newcomer to Papua.

Rev. John Gilkison, also a new ar rival, will be stationed at Mailu, and Rev, H. Brown, M.A. at Moru.

Rev. D. E. Ure, L.Th., who has been in charge of the head station near Port Moresby, goes on long furlough, and will be relieved by Rev. O, G.

Parry, B.Ec.

A farewell dinner was given to Mr. and Mrs. Turner, at Metoreia, on December 7. The Lieut-Govenor was present, as were also Hon. W. H.

Champion and Mrs. Champion, Hon.

A. P. Lyons and Mrs. Lyons, Hon.

F. J. Williams and Mrs. Williams, Hon. H. L. Murray, Mr. C. Brough, and Mr. J. Spychiger.

Miss J. March and Miss E. E. Brabin, 8.A., of the Methodist Mission at Vunai rima, New Britain, T.N.G., have an nounced their intention of retiring this year.

A Chinese storekeeper named Hong Lee, alias Lee On, was fined £BO in the police court in Suva recently for supplying a bottle of whisky to a native. The police stated that this Chinese trader was an old offender.

He had been previously fined £5O for selling liquor without a licence, and £3O for supplying liquor to a native.

The magistrate added the £5O and £3O

together, and thus imposed a fine of £BO for the third offence—in default, 6 months’ imprisonment.

An advertisement in the “Rabaul Times” gives the official announcement that the old partnership existing be tween Messrs. P. O. Cutler and V. A.

Pratt, who carried on business as plant ers and traders, has been dissolved.