Pacific Islands Club

THE Pacific Islands Club, at its final gathering of the year at the Carlton Hotel in Sydney on December 6, had three guests of honour: Mrs. E. Marie Irvine, the Australian authoress, who has just returned from Rarotonga and Tonga: Mrs. A. Allen-Innes, formerly of New Guinea, who spoke of her recent wanderings throughout the United States; and Monsieur Oscar Meyer, of the School of Anthropology, Paris, who dealt with the history of German col onisation in New Guinea.

The guests were welcomed by the pre sident, Mr. A. J. Marshall (who con gratulated his predecessor, Dr. H. lan Hogbin, on his new book on the Solo mons), and the club’s chieftainess, Lefagoalii (Mrs. Alfred Page). Lady Wavertree, C.8.E., proposed a vote of thanks to the speakers, which was sec onded by Mrs. Doris Booth, the New Guinea writer, who is on holiday in Syd

ney. Miss Gladys Graham sang, and Miss Mary Brett was in charge of the musical programme. Also present was the Hon.

F. M. B. Fisher, former Davis Cup tennis player, and at one time Minister for Cus toms and Marine in New Zealand.

Mr. William C. V. C. Baker, B.A. (Cantab.) recently arrived in Suva to join the Fiji and Western Pacific Civil Service as a cadet officer.

Mr. Henry Cecil Krone, of Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., Apia, Western Samoa, married Miss Lucy Allen on No vember 11.

Mr. G. F. Betham, of Apia, Samoa, has just completed a particularly suc cessful tennis season —he won the men’s singles championship from Mr. Chris.

Hellesoe, who held the title for the past 10 years; the men’s doubles cham pionship, with Mr. A. M. Betham; and the mixed doubles championship, with Miss O. Nelson.