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Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 July 1941Vol. XI, No. 12

Exploration

p. 64 · Read in the full issue

War Halts Papuan

From Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, July 6<

OWING to enlistments, the Papui Service is carrying on with redua field personnel. This has had tJ effect of curtailing the work of ope l - 1 ” up the hinterland, until the magis'. t staff can be enlarged.

The Government post at Lake Kut has been closed down, although the G , lala Police Camp is still being kept o A patrol in the Upper Kikori is now Samberigi Valley, where some nati; murders were committed recently.