Personal

Rev. and Mrs. R. S. Walker, of the Methodist Overseas Mission, Cakaudrove, Fiji, have arrived in Sydney after wait ing in New Zealand since May for a passage. Mr. Walker will now serve in the church at Murwillumbah, NSW.

Dr. H. C. Hoskins, who was Acting Director of the Health Department of New Guinea, is at present in the hands of the Japanese. He was captured when the Japanese invaded Rabaul. His wife, who is now residing at Port Augusta, South Australia, received a letter from him not long ago, in which he said that he was well.

Mr. R. F. Armstrong, who was one of the fortunate few who escaped from Manus, New Guinea, after the occupation of the Territory by the Japanese, is now a member of the Department of Supply and Development (Contracts Branch), Melbourne.

Mr. Andrew Kelly, formerly one of the best-known solicitors in New Guinea— his extensive legal practice was con ducted from Rabaul—now is serving in the Royal Australian Air Force as a squadron adjutant. He holds the rank of Pilot-Officer.