Death Of Mr. A. E. Spence

MR. A E. (Bert) Spence, who was a well-known and highly respected resident of New Guinea died in Sydney on September 26. following an operation. s Mr. Spence went to New Guinea in and, after spending some time in Rabaul, proceeded to the goldfields, where ne was continuously employed by New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., at Wau, until evacuated in 1942. He was best known for his activities in public affairs and he was a prominent and hardworking member of the RSSILA, the Masonic Lodge at Wau, the Buffaloes and the Wau Club. His death will be greatly former residents of the TNG Goldfields, Sir Alexander Grantham, Governor of Fiji, and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, has accepted the post of Patron of the Pacific Islands Society, Sydney. The functions of the Society are mostlv cultural. Members meet regularly for the discussion of Pacific affairs, and about once a month they hear an address by some well-known man The present President is Major C. A.

Swmbourne, formerly of the G. and E.

Islands Colony.