Pt. Moresby's New Hotel

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, Feb. 1.

THE new hotel, built at a cost of some £17,000 by Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., was opened for business Oh Monday, January 23.

The building is well-furnished and convenient, and should be a great im provement on the more primitive struc tures that have done duty as hotels in the past; and present indications are that the rather higher prices charged will not result in any curtailment of business.

The only criticism that some acidula ted residents make is that the cooking is of the same old native hit-or-miss variety, and that the same brand of native waiters rush the evening meal, so that they may be free to attend the eight o’clock meeting of their gambling school.

Doubtless these small matters will be corrected in time, when Port Moresby will be able to boast of hotel accommo dation at least as good as any in the Western Pacific.

Commander A. S. Rosenthal returned to Sydney by the “Morinda” on January 17 from Norfolk Island, where he had been on a short visit to his father. Sir Charles Rosenthal, Administrator of N.I.

Mr. George Ellis, Assistant District Officer in the New Guinea Administra tion, has returned to Wewak, after an extensive tour of America and Europe.

Mr. W. T. Hyder arrived in Sydney on January 17 by the “Morinda” from Nor folk Island, where he carried out a dental inspection of the N.I. school children.