Solomons"

"Marchont of the Solomons"

Given Kenya Post

THE following news comes from Lon don and is dated October 8: “Lieutenant-Cofonel W. S. Marchant, Resident Commissioner in the Solomon Islands, has been appointed Chief Native Commissioner to Kenya. Known as “Marchant of the Solomons,” Colonel Marchant was the man who prepared the way for the re-conquest of Guadalcanal.

“When the Japanese landed in the Solo mons he vanished into the interior with his staff and, from the jungle, where he had prepared provisions and supplies, he sent a steady stream of valuable infor mation to the Australian and American troops.”