A Wandering Entomologist
pp. 21-22 · Read in the full issue
Prom a Special Correspondent
Samarai, Sept. 18.
AN interesting visitor to Samarai Har bour recently was the 25 ft. yacht “Banty”, in sole charge of Mr. G.
Larard, an entomologist, collecting in sects and butterflies for an American in stitution.
Two and a half years ago, Mr. Larard and his partner, Mr. R. G. Wind, left Bris bane in the small yacht and sailed up the Queensland coast, putting in at many bays and inlets to make collections. Mr.
Wind left the “Banty” at Thursday Is land and proceeded to Netherlands New Guinea on a Dutch boat, while Mr. Lar ard crossed to Daru and went up the Fly River.
On arrival here, Mr. Larard said that it had been a bad season in Papua—he had had difficulty in collecting whole and healthy specimens.
Squadron Leader E. A. Mustar, one of the pioneer airmen with Guinea Airways, Ltd., in the early flying days in New Guinea, is now serving in the Royal Aus tralian Air Force.
A “talkie” film of Western Samoa, “Is lands of Romance”, was screened at the meeting of the Pacific Islands Club held in Sydney on October 4. Mr. W. Taylor, N.Z. Trade Commissioner, gave an inter esting address on “The Significance of the N.Z. Centenary”. A collection of 30 lantern slides dealing with the natives of 8.5.1.. New Hebrides and New Guinea was shown bv Major H. S. Robinson, gen eral secretary of the Melanesian Mission in Sydney, and was explained by Dr. H. lan Hogbin (who acted as president in the absence of Mr. A. J. Marshall).
Mr. Arthur John Murray, accountant with Bums Philp (S.S.) Co. Ltd., Apia, Western Samoa, married Miss Alma Raphael, formerly a member of the teach ing staff at Ifi Ifi Government School, on September 14. Rev. W. E. Moren officiated at the ceremony, and the re ception was held at the Apia Social Union, Vaimea.
Miss Doris Corkin, of Samarai, Papua, who is a pupil at St. Anne's School, Townsville. Qld., gained a 71 per cent, pass in the recent Australian Music Examina tions.