Pt. Moresby

Geo. Aumuller Bock in Pt. Moresby E. J. Frame in Bad Accident in Lae

MR. GEORGE AUMULLER, well known and very popular in Papua—he was manager of Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., Samarai, for many years, and until the evacuation in 1942 ■ — is going at short notice this month to Port Moresby, where he has taken charge of all Burns Philp interests in Papua.

He took over from Mr. E. F. Frame, who had suffered a very severe accident at Lae. Mr. Frame was travelling in a jeep, in Lae, when his vehicle was run down by a big military lorry. Mr. Frame suffered a broken leg' and broken ribs — he was lucky to escape withs his life.

After he had been patched up in Lae Hospital, he was transferred by plane— well encased in plaster—to Port Moresby, where he did his best to cope with busi ness, nending the arrival of Mr. Aumul ler. Then he was taken south.

Mr. Frame will return to Port Moresby when he has recovered. It is expected that Messrs. Aumuller and Frame then will share the responsibilities of manage ment in Papua—Mr. Frame on the BNG side, and Mr. Aumuller attending directly to the BP store.

Nominally, Mr. Aumuller still is a mem ber of the Legislative Council of Papua.

But there is no indication if and when the old individual Governments will be restored —the Provisional - Government will carry on for a long time yet. So Mr.

Aumuller is not worrving unduly about his “hon.” and his “MLC.”

The price of petrol in Suva, Fiji, has been reduced to 2/71 —a reduction of 2id. on the price that has ruled since Decem ber 1. when an increase of 3d. per gallon was made by the local Controller of Prices.