Territorians Entertain

A LARGE number of New Guinea and Papuan folk attended the joint social effort of the New Guinea Branch of the Country Women’s Asso ciation and the Pacific Territories Asso ciation, in the Lyceum Club, 77 King Street, Sydney, on November 26.

Highlight of the evening was the entertainment group: Miss Minnie Love, well-known singer and comedienne; Mrs.

Franks, pianist; and Mrs. Bosisto, whose dramatic sketches, grave or gay, proved popular. Miss Love “Called in at the Old Apple-tree” with her accustomed verve and went down as well with Territorians as she always has done with Australian audiences. Entertainment arrangements were in the hands of Mrs. Peadon, pre sident of the branch, who has a genius for producing the right sort of amusing people.

Sale of flowers and sweets during the evening augmented branch funds.

Mr. W. Granger Johnson, managing director of W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji), Ltd., has been appointed a member of the Fiji Legislative Council during the absence from the Colony of Sir Howard Ellis.