Morobe's Young Airmen

In The R.A.F.

From Our Own Correspondent

Wait. Feb. 2.

SERVING with the Royal Air Force are two young men who left Wau some three years ago.

They are Moresby Gofton, the only son of Mrs. F. S. Stewart, and Stanley Bal die, son of Mrs. Baldie (now Mrs. Carl Humbert, who is resident in Germany) and a nephew of Mrs. Stewart. Both always have been keen athletes, and they left New Guinea for the Olympic Games in 1936. They both joined the Royal Air Force, while in England, and both appear to be in the thick of things now.

Gofton was employed for some time in flying bombers from England to Egypt, and he had the unique experience of being in Turkey when war broke out.

Baldie, who is in the fighters, left for the Western Front soon after war broke out.

The Goldfields community is very proud of its two young representatives in this important arm of the service.

Mr. J. Knox, who recently resigned from the staff of Burns Philp (S.S.) Co.

Ltd., Apia, arrived in New Zealand from Western Samoa by the January “Matua”.

Mr, R. Towner, of Cable and Wireless Ltd., Suva, Fiji, has been spending leave in Australia.

Mr. J. W. Cox, who previously was sta tioned in the Namatanai district in New Guinea as roadmaster, has rejoined the Public Works Department and has gone to the Salamaua district.

The A.M.S. “Mariposa” when she passed through Suva on January 11, made her 100th visit to that port. She commenced the Melbourne-San Fran cisco run in 1932, and has been continu ally in service since that date, running with clock-like regularity.