and Papua
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Red Cross In New Guinea and Papua
ANEW GUINEA division of the Aus tralian Red Cross Society was form ed on July 3 in Rabaul, at a large public meeting, presided over by Lady McNicoll, wife of the Administrator. Mr.
Stanley Addison, secretary of the Society, addressed the meeting.
A division of the Red Cross has also been formed in Papua, with headquarters at Port Moresby, with the object of training members for emergency work, including first aid, home nursing and anti-gas relief work.
The “Sagittaire”, recently acquired by Messageries Maritime Co., from the Trans-Atlantic Co., made her first visit to the South Seas in June, on the Europe- Tahiti-New Hebrides-New Caledonia run.
Mrs F. Martin died at Tomo, New Caledonia early in June. She was 73 years of age
Sister May Hayman, of the New Guinea Mission hospital at Gona, Papua, arrived in Sydney by the “Bulolo” on July 4.