Papuan Mlc Married

From Our Own Correspondent A„ t „ PT. MORESBY, Oct. 3.

WEDDING of more than usual in terest to Territory residents took place at Kerema last week when g on - Tom Nevitt, MLC, married Mrs.

E. V. Priddle—both are “old hands” of Papua, well known and much respected. w *lo as been associated with the progress of Papua since he ar rived some 30 years ago, is manager of the British New Guinea Development Co.

Ltd., director of Cuthbert’s Misima Gold mine Ltd., and an executive of a number of other companies. He is a non-official member of the Papuan Legislative Council.

Mrs. Priddle, widow of the late Mr C Priddle, is a daughter of the well-known Ashton family. For many years she has earned the admiration of all by the man agement of her own plantation near Kerema. Mrs. Priddle's sister (Mrs E T Ward) lives in Papua at Doa Plantation, and two brothers have interests on the Morobe Goldfields in New Guinea—one of them, Mr. S. Ashton, is at present abroad on active service.

Mr. Russell Smith, formerly manager of the Salamaua Hotel, New Guinea, has gone across to Papua to take up the managership of Mr. G. A. Louden’s Eilogo rubber estate. Mr and Mrs. Myles Goodwin are now in charge at the Sala maua Hotel.

Mr. F. W. Noaek, of the Lutheran Mission in New Guinea, recently married Miss Clair Matthias at Holy Cross Church Murray Bridge, South Australia.