Transpacific Voyagers
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THE 30-ft. ketch “Volita” arrived in Sydney harbour at the end of Octo ber with two young Americans, who had built the ketch, and sailed it from the Atlantic coast of America, which they left in November. 1938.
They came through the Panama Canal into the Pacific, and they had called at Tahiti, Western Samoa, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Aboard the ketch were two English girls, Miss Nora and May McVean, who were on their way home to England, and who had been given a “lift” from Port Vila (New Hebrides) by the gallant Americans.
The Americans, Earle and Sherman Wocdfall, had intended to tour the world in their ketch, but owing to the difficul ties created by the war. they now intend to sell their boat and return home.
Mr. J. Annan, of the Public Works Department in Papua, resumed duties at Port Moresby in October after long furlough spent in Scotland and Austra lia.
Sister Cyril, of the Marist Convent at Levuka, Fiji, recently celebrated her Golden Jubilee of missionary work in the Colony.
Rev. H. Lawrence, an Englishman, who joined the Melanesian Mission in the Solomons recently, has been transferred to Rabaul, New Guinea, to relieve Rev.
K. P. Fitzgerald, who is due for long furlough.