Sophistication

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, Oct. 25.

ROKO BAUPA, of Aroma, a domestic servant, was charged recently with forging a cheque on the Bank of New South Wales, for £7/10/-.

Evidence was given that the bank haa been notified on July 1 that two cheques were missing from the Port Moresby Freezing Co.’s cheque book, and the num ber of the cheque presented was that of one of these.

Evidence was also given that a search of Roko Baupa’s quarters produced the

second cheque, together with another be longing to his employer. Defendant denied signing the cheque, and was com mitted for trial.

The same native was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment lor theft, and fined £5, for having a quantity of whisky in his possession. This was found in a small bottle which defendant stated was his brother’s hair oil.

Mr. J. S. Smith, well-known engineer with Australasian Petroleum Co., re turned to Port Moresby, Papua, recently after leave in Australia, during which he was married.

Miss Gwen Hides, of the staff of Steamships Trading Co., Ltd., Samarai, Papua, was injured recently by flames from a petrol-iron, which she was using, and which had been insecurely fastened.

Her arm, side and face were severely burned, and she had a spell in hospital.

She made a good recovery, however.