New President

Pacific Islands Club

11HE new president of the Pacific Is . lands Club in Sydney is Mr. A. J.

Marshall, the young Australian au thor and zoologist who, though born as recently as 1911, has made a world-wide reputation as an authority on the South Seas. Mr. Marshall was elected unop posed in succession to Dr. H. lan Hog bin, who held the office for two years.

Mr. Marshall was zoologist attached to the Oxford University Expedition to the

New Hebrides in 1933-34; 1936 was spent in Dutch and Mandated New Guinea, and in 1937 he accompanied the Aus trian Arctic Expedition to north-west Spitsbergen. He is author of “The Black Musketeers”, a popular and exceedingly frank account of historical happenings in the New Hebrides; and of “The Men, and Birds of Paradise”, which received recently a most favourable reception from the world’s press. He also is the author of numerous scientific papers. He is an honorary member of the Oxford Exploration Club, a member of the Arc tic Club (England), and honorary orni thologist to the Australian Museum, Syd ney.

The Club’s officers for 1939-40 will be: Chieftainess, Mrs. Alfred Page (Lefagao alii); vice-chieftainess. Miss Eva Black lock; treasurer, Mr. F. W. Hennings: secretary. Mr. Eric Ramsden; auditor, Mr. W. T. Rabone: council, Mr. W. Tay lor (N.Z. Trade Commissioner), Captain F. Middenwav, Mrs. I. H. Meredith. Mr.

A. E. Crisp, Mr. F. D. McCarthy, Dr. Hog bin and Mr. Len Freeman.

Miss Lesley Wickham, 8.A., of the

Queensland Education Department,

has been accepted by the Australian Board of Missions for work in Papua.

Rev. A. I. Buxton, L.Th., of N.S.W., has been accepted by the Methodist Mission for service in Fiji. He prob ably will be stationed at Levuka.

Mr. A. J. Marshall, scientist and author, president of the Pacific Islands Club for 1939-40.