Qantas Passengers

To New Guinea

SOME Island travellers who left Aus tralia for New Guinea by air during September were:

Mr. John Eastgate, a member of a family of early settlers in the Colony of Fiji, died at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva on September 27.

Mr. K. H. Huener bein left in Septem ber with his partner, Mr. Wood, for Port Moresby. Both were to conduct auction sales for the Com monwealth Disposals Commission at Port Moresby and, later, at Lae and Rabaul.

Mr. Donald Cam eron looked hale and hearty when snapped by ‘PIM” cameraman at Mascot just before leaving for Lae. A resident of Lae, he came to Sydney re cently to undergo medical treatment.

Mrs. V. E. Niness left with her daugh ter, Miss Joy Niness, for Port Moresby, where she will join her husband who is in the mining busi ness. Miss Joy Niness has a last look at her Sydney friends, who farewelled her at Mascot.

Sister Olga Lucas left for Port Moresby where she was to board the mission boat for the Solo mons. Sister Lucas is a Seventh Day Ad ventist missionary and will be attached to the Batuna train ing school.

Mr. Les Clark, well known resident of the Territories, left for Port Moresby to do work for the De partment of External Territories, in con nection with war damage claims and other associated matters.

Dr. C. P. V. Evans left for Port Moresby, where he was to board the SDA Mission boat, “Ambon,” for Amyes Memorial Hospital, British Solomon Is lands.