Morobe Man Engaged
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AN engagement of Morobe interest is that of Sgt. Erroll (“Blue”) Smith, to Miss Carmel Garrett, of Inverell.
Sgt. Smith went to New Guinea as a lad of 15, and worked for Mandated Airlines, Ltd., until the outbreak of war. He was a member of the NGVR, and later the AIF. He is at present attached to
Angau.
He is a son of the late Mr. Arthur Smith, formerly .a dredgemaster at Bulolo.
His mother, Mrs. H. j. Smith, is at pre sent living in Sydney.
Mr. Cheng Chia Hua, who was recently appointed Vice-Consul of the Republic of China at Apia, W. Samoa, has arrived there and taken over his duties. He is the only consular representative of a foreign power in Apia At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Mariboi (Papua) Rubber Estates, Ltd., in Sydney, on May 17, it was resolved that the company be wound up voluntarily and that a liquida tor be appointed.
A senior Samoan Government official, Seumanutofa Pogai, was recently con victed of having converted a stove belong ing to the Government to his own use.
He was sentenced to three months’ im prisonment.
Pogai was popular among both Euro peans and Samoans, and had had a blameless record in the Government ser vice for 27 years.