Green, M.P.

Death Of "Texas"

SINCERE regret will be felt in New Guinea when it is known that kindly old “Texas” Green (better known as Mr. A. E. Green, M.P., “unoffi cial member for the Mandated Terri tory”) died in Kalgoorlie, on October 2, at the age of 70.

He had wandered far and wide across the world in his younger days, and it was from some of his more colourful experiences in Central America that he derived the nickname of “Texas”. He was elected Labour member for Kal goorlie in 1912 and had held the seat ever since.

Several years ago, he paid a visit to the Mandated Territory and was so interested in all he saw and heard that he made the interests of the Mandated Territory—and especially the interests of the oppressed and non-official com

munity—his special concern in Parlia ment. None in Papua or New Guinea ever appealed in vain to him for help— no matter how trivial his grievance, the always courteous but very tenacious Mr.

Green would follow the matter out to the bitter end. His was a pleasing and colourful personality and the Federal Parliament is the poorer for his passing.

Mr. Trasford Smith, of the British Colonial Office, London, has been ap pointed Assistant to the British Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides.

Mr. C. E. .3. Wilson, District Officer at Vanikoro, Santa Cruz Group, 8.5.1., is at present spending five months' leave in Australia.

Madame A. Henin, wife of a French planter on the island of Efate, New Hebrides, died recently and was buried at Vila.