Famous Anthropologist

Dead

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, Oct. 1.

A FAMOUS anthropologist, Dr. C. G.

Seligman, died in Britain on Sep tember 20. Dr. Seligman visited Papua in 1903, accompanied by Dr. W. M.

Strong (later C.MO. of the Territory) and Mr. A. H. Dunning. He arrived with the Daniell Ethnological Expedition.

Dr. Seligman, Dr. Strong and Mr. Dun ning, while waiting for Mr. Daniell and his schooner “Kori”, accompanied the act-

ing Administrator (Judge C. S. Robinson) on a visit of inspection to the Western Division, as far as the Bensbach River (which forms the boundary of Papua and Dutch New Guinea), the river was ascended for 90 miles, and some time was spent with the Toro tribe, which inhabit the upper reaches of the river.

After leaving the west, a call was made at Yule Island, from where Dr. Seligman visited the Mekeo district, before return ing to Port Moresby. On the arrival of the “Kori”, the scientific party proceeded to the eastern end of the territory, where the natives of Milne Bay, especially those of the group of hamlets known as Waga Waga, formed the subject of a special study, as shown in Dr. Seligman’s book “The Melanesians of New Guinea”.

The accompanying photographs, which show the “Kori” under sail, and Dr. Selig man measuring a native’s head, at Waima, Eastern Panua, were taken at the time (1903) by Mr. Dunning.

Mr. Ted Cameron, of the engineering executive staff of the B.P.C. at Nauru accompanied by Mrs. Cameron, is in Mel bourne on leave.