Wedding In West Papua

AN event of interest to Western Papua was celebrated at Madiri on Decem ber 24, when Miss Sharratt Cowling, of Madiri was married to Mr. Thomas James Holland, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Holland, of Cape York. The bride wore a gown of cream georgette, which toned with her bouquet of frangipanni.

Her maid, Miss A. Withers, of Madiri, was frocked in a pink floral gown, while the mother of the bride, Mrs. J. Cowling, wore a navy printed sheer dinner gown, with white accessories. The ceremony was performed by Mr. G. Sexton, Field Director of the Unevangelised Fields’

Mission, in the presence of all the Euro pean residents of the district, and a great company of natives.

After the signing of the register, the young couple left the church and were greeted by a great crowd of Papuans, anxious to show their love and esteem of the bride, who had grown up in the dis trict, having resided there since she was six weeks’ old. The natives gave of their

best in dancing, which continued all night, and they thoroughly enjoyed them selves with the good things provided for them.

Pilot John Clark, son of Hon. and Mrs.

R. L. Clark, of Rabaul, New Guinea, who had been reported missing after an opera tional job for the RAAF in the Middle East, is safe. News was received recently that he had rejoined his squadron.