Flag Raising Day in Western

Samoa

Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, Sept. 13.

FLAG Raising Day, held annually to commemorate the hoisting of the Union Jack at Apia by NZ troops on August 29, 1914, was celebrated this year at the local Courthouse.

Acting-Administrator Turnbull opened the ceremonies with an address, followed by a patriotic speech from a Samoan orator Auelua. The local defence force and native police paraded before Mr. Turnbull who took the salute as they passed a flag raised by a Samoan, Naea, a member of the hospital staff, who was with the NZ occupying force 27 years ago.

Boxing matches, later, between natives of Western Samoa and American Samoa resulted: Motu Fruean (Apia) knocked out George Westbrook (Tutuila) in second round, and Viteelau (Apia) beat Lisi (Pago). .

Mr. Bill Davis, who is well known at Wau, New Guinea, where he has mining interests, has once more donned his uniform —this time as a Colonel in the Engineers’ section of the Australian Mili tary Forces. He was a Colonel in the last war.

Mr. Robert Cameron, financial agent in Sydney for the London Missionary Society, will leave this month for Port Moresby, Papua, by airliner. He will visit most of the Mission’s stations in the Territory.

Mrs. Morton, whose husband. Mr. H. G.

Morton, of Doa Plantation, Papua, is at present serving overseas with the fight ing forces, returned to Port Moresby from Australia recently. She now is Matron at a convalescent home which has been re-built recently at Rona.

Rev. Oliver J. Brady, of the New Guinea Mission station at Mukawa, Papua, arrived in Sydney recently. He subsequently proceeded to Victoria where he will spend furlough.