Passing Of Old Misima
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, Aug. 2.
AT Misima Island on July 10, the death occurred of the wife of one of Papua’s most famous prospectors, Robert Boyd, who discovered gold on the Umina claim in 1904 Mrs. Boyd, who had been a resident of Eastern Papua for over 30 years, was 80 years of age.
The funeral was attended by a large gathering, including the Resident Magi strate (Mr. A. C. Rentoul); and Rev. H. K.
Bartlett conducted the service. Mrs. Boyd, whose last resting place is situated on the beautiful slopes of Quartz Mountain, with a wide stretch of ocean immediately be low, will be sadly missed by the older residents of Misima, who have long re garded her as their own.