"War in the Pacific?"
pp. 39-40 · Read in the full issue
ONE of the world-problems most vital to the future of Pacific Islands residents is, “Where is Japan going?”
One of the ablest commentators on in ternational affairs is Kurt Offenburg.
Mr. Offenburg has just completed a little book, “War in the Pacific?”, dated Feb ruary 18, 1941, and it has been published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney, at 1/per copy. Here, you have an enigmatic situation, summed up in a striking fashion, Mr. Offenburg sees Japan, fear ful of the United States, still resisting Hitler’s urgings to attack British Malaya and Dutch East Indies; but he thinks much depends upon Russia. If Matsuoka can make a non-aggression pact with Russia (he is in Moscow, as this is written), Japan may decide to put all to hazard, and strike southwards.
Sister M. Mathias, Missionary Sister of the Marist Societv, died in February at Tinputz. Bougainville, TNG. For many years she was Regional Mother of the Society, but was compelled some time ago to resign from that position owing to ill-health.
Major F. Hewitt, Sydney manager of Lever Bros. Pty. Ltd., visited Fiji in March.
News has been received in Sydney of the death in England through an acci dent of Dr. W. H. MacGranahan, MB, Chß (Edin.), formerly Medical Officer of the New Guinea Mission. Dr. Mac- Granahan, with his wife, went to Gona, Papua, in 1934, and retired three years ago to undertake medical work in England.
Rev. Henry Nelson Drummond, form erly of the Melanesian Mission, died recently in South Australia. Mr. Drum mond gave up a lucrative position to join the Mission in 1903, serving in the Santa Cruz district and then as priest in-charge of Raga, New Hebrides. Prom 1914 until 1920 he was warden of St.
Barnabas’, Norfolk Island. Mr. Drum mond’s health precluded his return to the tropics and he worked for some years in NZ before going to South Aus tralia. He made some valuable contri butions to Mission literature in the Raga and Mota language.