Papua's New

Lands

Ivan Champion's Work at Lake Kutubu

From Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, Dec. 26.

Mr. Ivan Champion, R.M., Who Has

been in charge of the police camp at Lake Kutubu. Papua, since its estab lishment in 1938, is expected to return to the base camp shortly from an ex tended patrol to the upper waters of the Strickland River.

Patrols of the “newly discovered areas” have been conducted during 1939 and it is only a matter of time before the newly-opened district will be officially under control.

Mr. C. W. T. Adamson. A.R.M., who has been assisting Mr. Champion since the establishment of the camp, recently paid a visit to Port Moresby. It is un derstood that Mr. Adamson, on the re turn of Mr. Champion, will take charge at Lake Kutubu, while Mr. Champion will be transferred to a Government sta tion in a more established district.

Since April, 1936, when Mr. Ivan Champion set forth from Daru, accom panied by Mr. Adamson, on the Bamu- Purari expedition (when he first visited Lake Kutubu) vast areas have been op ened up in the interior of the Western Division, and Mr. Champion must be congratulated on his splendid work of peaceful penetration, and on his organ ising ability in bringing the numerous tribes of this large area so quickly un der control.