N.G. Administrator At

Morobe

Prom Our Own Correspondent WAU, June 3.

His Honour Sir Walter Mc-

NICOLL, K.C.M.G., and Lady Mc- Nicoll, have paid their first residen tial visit to the goldfields. It was, in deed, Lady McNicoil’s first sight of this locality.

Arriving at Wau on Monday, May 29, they left again on Thursday afternoon, June 1. In addition to many social greetings extended by the goldfielders, His Honour took the opportunity to visit many of the within-reach mining cen tres.

After the recent floods and havoc, there were four perfectly delightful days during the Administrative visit—to be followed by a night of torrential rains as soon as they were gone, with landslides on both the Edie Creek and Bulolo Roads, and local crossings torn to shreds!

Mr. McCulloch, who served as Auditor to the Western Samoa Administration in 1935-6, returned to the Territory recently to take up the position of Secretary to the Administration.

Mrs. Mary Pfeiffer, an old identity of Levuka, Fiji, died recently at Levuka Hospital, aged 85. Born in the Caroline Islands in 1854, she went to Fiji early in the 70s and up to the time of her death was the oldest resident of Levuka.

She had, however, spent many years on Vanua Levu and Taveuni at various times. Mrs. Pfeiffer was the widow of the late Captain Pfeiffer, who had trad ing interests in neighbouring groups.