New Territories Trading

Company

ANEW trading company, Robert Gillespie (New Guinea), Ltd., has been registered in New Guinea.

Present headquarters are at Lae; but it is intended to open branches in Port Moresby and Rabaul. The company plans wholesale stores and general agency ©Derations—retail selling is not proposed.

Pending the purchase of bulk stocks, it will act as “beach agents” for mining companies and similar institutions which may need representatives at the main shipping ports.

The directors are old residents of the Territory—Messrs. Robert Gillespie, R. A.

Laws and R. G. Morgan. The latter, who was stores manager for Greenwood & Laws, Ltd., at Wau, and, prior to that, hardware manager for Burns Philp & Co. at Rabaul, will be manager of the new company, and already is a resident of Lae.

Miss Helen Molloy of Apia, Western Samoa, was recently married in Suva. Fiji, to Mr. Desmond Whitton of New Zealand.

The couple will make their future home in New Zealand.