Lae Forms A Citizens'
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Other N.G. Townships May Follow
LAE, Nov. 15 A MEETING of about 30 residents was held in Lae on November 15, with the object of forming a Citizens’
Association.
Mr, E. Jenyns was elected chairman, Mr. H. Eekhoff, secretary and Mr. A.
Garth, treasurer.
It was resolved to call the Association the Lae Branch of the New Guinea Citizens Progress Association and a com mittee was appointed to draw up a con stitution. Committee members are: Messrs. Morgan, Hitchcock, Hendrick, Petersen, Jenyns and Eekhoff. The object of the Association is to co-operate with and assist the Administration, and to attend' to civic matters generally.
It is hoped that other branches will be formed throughout the Territory.
At 79 years of age, Mr. C. H. Hughes, an ex-Territorian, still enjoys recalling his many years’ residence in New Guinea, says a Brisbane Correspondent. Affec tionately known as “Dad,” he is a constant visitor at the monthly meetings of the Brisbane-New Guinea Association. Ac countant, prospector, storekeeper, and at one-time proprietor of the Rabaul “Times,” his 20 years in the Islands were as eventful as they were varied. An ex- Boer War veteran, Mr. Hughes still re tains an erect soldierly bearing.