G. A. Loudon's Elder Daughter

Married in Port Moresby: Good Wishes of 100 Guests.

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, Feb. 2.

ON January 28, at St. John’s Anglican Church (Rev. H. Mathews officiat ing), Miss Jean Sandford Loudon the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A.

Loudon, of Eilogo Plantation, was mar ried to Mr. Randolph Brewster, of Los Angeles, California.

The bride, who wore an attractive white travelling suit with hat to match, was given away by her father. Miss Judy Loudon, younger sister of the bride, attended as bridesmaid, and Mr. John Buckridge was groomsman.

Shortly after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. R. Brewster left by mail-plane for Sydney, whence they leave early in February for their home in America.

Owing to the early hour of the cere mony on January 28, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.

Loudon entertained guests the previous evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald Smith, where over 100 assembled to drink to the future health and hap piness of the young couple. The toast of honour was proposed by the Lt.-Gov ernor (Sir Hubert Murray) who. while regretting the loss of so charming a daughter of Papua, wished the young couple every future happiness.

Mr. Brewster, who has been in the ter ritory for the past two years, attached to the Fairchild-K.N.I.L.M. photographic and aerial survey for the A.P. Co., in Papua and New Guinea, leaves many friends behind him; and his bride, who has spent much of her life in the ter ritory, will be sadly missed. Her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Loudon, are both outstanding pioneers of the country. Mr.

Loudon’s enterprise and industry have greatly assisted planting interests in the territory, and his use of aerial com munication to and from his plantation in the hills has shown that this is the most practical method of transport in the territory. * Miss E. Slade, of the Anglican Mission, Samarai, has completed her term of service in Papua. She returned to Sydney by the last “Macdhui”.

Hon. Harold Page, Government Sec retary in New Guinea, returned to Rabaul early in Februarv after three and a half months’ furlough in Austra lia. He was accompanied by Mrs. Page.