Cruiser Loses Plane In

Cook Islands

THE Governor-General of New Zealand (Lord Galway) has been visiting the Cook, Samoan and Tokelau Islands.

One of his early calls, on July 15, was at Aitutaki. in the Cook Group, and there an accident occurred.

Natives assembled on the great Aitutaki lagoon to watch the first plane they had seen. The flight, that of a Walrus am phibian from the cruiser “Achilles” (in which Lord Galway is travelling) ended disastrously. The amphibian broke away and sank in 300 fathoms of water when being hauled aboard, at the end of the flight.

The pilot and wireless operator managed to climb out and swim to the ship.

Lengthy flights had already been made

by the flying-boat at Rarotonga, Mauke and Atiu, where the natives were awed by the sight of the first “iron bird” seen over those islands. No previous trouble had been experienced.

Rev. Martin Helbig, of Upper Ramu, New Guinea, recently married Miss Frieda Simpfendoerfer, of the Lutheran Mission’s hospital staff, Finschhafen.

The European colony at Tahiti was shocked at the tragic death of Mr. Fred rick Lawrence on June 16. Mr. Lawrence had served in the Navy of the United States during and after the Great War. holding the brevet rank of lieutenant.

For some years he had been a resident of Tahiti where, with his wife and child, he lived quietly, greatly respected by all.

He died by his own hand.