Clem Kirke Goes To Malaya
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MR. CLEM W. KIRKE, who was a resident of the Morobe district of New Guinea for about 13 years prior to the Japanese invasion, and who established a plantation in Wau for the supply of fruit and vegetables, has aban doned in despair his efforts to get per mission to return to New Guinea. He left in October for Malaya, where he has been appointed Adjutant of. Liaison be tween the Australian Red Cross and SEAC headquarters. His headquarters will probably be at Ceram. Mr. Kirke originally was a resident of Papua, but he lived for many yeafe in Malaya be fore settling in New Guinea in 1928.
The muddled Ward administration of the Territories probably will result in a good many pioneor men of the type of Mr.
Kirke abandoning their plans for return ing to New Guinea.