for Pt. Moresby
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Radiophone and Water Supply for Pt. Moresby
From Our Own correspondent
Pt. Moresby, Aug. 20.
PORT Moresby had two red-letter days m the th new radio-telephone On July 14 the n s7 P r Q a n v Q ° between Australia and Papua was offi cially opened.
On August 9. water from the Laloki River (lifted by means of a temporary pumping plant) began to now into the Port Moresby reservoir. It is being carted to residents, from the reservoir, for 5/per 1,000 gallons. While this is not the complete gravitation supply scheme, from the Laloki (held up owing to war time inability to get machinery) it is nevertheless a most welcome alternative to the dry-season methods which we have suffered in the past.
, Monsieur Paul Laubreaux, of Noumea, has been appointed manager of the elec trical works at Port Vila, New Hebrides.
Societe Union Electrique Coloniale, which has for many years supplied Nou mea with electricity, built and will run the Hebridean undertaking.
Rakatani Keke, a well-known Senior Village Councillor in Papua, and spokes man 0 f Hanuabada village, who recently made a speech in English at the native welcome for Mr. McDonald, Australian Minister for Islands Territories, died suddenly on August 16. His funeral, con ducted by a native priest, was attended by Rev. D. E. Ure, the P. M. Resident Magistrate (Mr. W. R. Humphries), Mr. f. e. Williams (Government Anthropolo gist) and over 400 natives. Rakatani Keke was a native with strong personality and had been interpreter at the Central Court of Papua for many years. His death will be a great loss to the native community.
Mr. E. T. Frost, who left Fiji for England a year ago, is serving as an officer in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Millhill, London. An engineer, he was connected with several Fiji firms before entering business on his own account in Suva - Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rouse have taken over the management of the new hotel at Wewak, Northern New Guinea.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Duncan, of Taveuni, Fiji, recently celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary—they were married at Ba in August, iB9l. by Rev.
Reid, a Methodist missionary. Mrs.
Duncan was bom in the Colony, but her husband came from Scotland. Mr. Duncan, who now has extensive coconut planlations on Taveuni. was connected ? and the Vancouver "
Fiji Sugar Co. for many years.