Samoa—Tonga
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Shipping And Plane Services
mHE foUowmg sea and air services are running to schedules in the Pacific. u ° *1 ° f the * Te l Ul l r , services were suspended, owing to war conditions, finn a t£ een .restored; but preparations are under way for their early reintroduc tion. As they become available they will be announced here.
New Zealand—Cook
Is.—Niue—Samoa
THE motor vessel “Maui Pomare,” owned and operated by the NZ Gov ernment, maintains a direct service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Island), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).
After her return to Auckland on January 22, “Maui Pomare” was withdrawn for survey. She was expected to leave Auckland for Rarotonga and other Cook Islands about the end of March.
Sydney-Norfolk Island-
New Hebrides
THE SS “Morinda,” Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., runs at approximately six seven weeks’ intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe Island. Norfolk Island, and main ports of the New Hebrides, and return. A regular fixed timetable is not yet practicable.
New Zealand—Fiji—
Samoa—Tonga
Service Conducted By Union Ss Co..
Ltd —Subject To Alteration Without
Notice
New Caledonia
THE New Caledonian Government has sub sidised and maintained the coastal ship ping services. The East Coast, the West Coast, and the Loyalty Islands, under present conditions, receive 10 round trips per annum.
The ships call at the following ports: EAST COAST.—Yate, Ounia, Thio, Nakety Canala, Kouaoua Kua, Moneo, Ponerihouen.’
Tibarama, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Tipindje!
Hienghene, Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade. Pam!
Arama, and return.
WEST COAST.—Pouembout. Kone. Temala, Voh, Ouaco Gomen, Koumac, Tangaiou, Tiebaghl Nehoue Poume. Baaba. Belep and return LOYALTY ISLANDS.—Mare (Tadinet. Lifou <Chepenehe) Ouvea (Fajaoue, St. Joseph) and return.
The steamer “Neo Hebridais” runs regularly between Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to the New Hebrides (mostly Aneityum).
The owners are Societe Maritime et Manlere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H C. Sleigh 254 George Street, Sydney.
Sydney—Auckland
Airways
'X'ASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a A flying-boat service between Rose Bay bydney and Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Large flying-boats, capable of carrying 30 passengers are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes approximately 8 hours.
The flying-boats leave both Sydney (7 a.m.) and Auckland (8 a.m.) every morning except Sundays—it is now practically a dally service.
Bookings may be made at the Auckland and Sydney offices of Tasman Empire Airways.
Pan-American—
Trans-Pacific Service
r> AN-AMERICAN World Airways now run a *■ weekly service between Sydney and San Francisco, and a fortnightly service between Auckland and San Francisco. Both services go via New Caledonia, Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island and Hawai’i. Skymaster planes are used.
Planes leave Sydney every Wednesday, and San Francisco every Friday.
On the San Francisco-New Zealand service they leave San Francisco every alternate Thurs day (March 13) and Auckland every alternate Tuesday (March 18).
Fares are approximately the same as ANA. (See below.) Free baggage allowance is 55 lb. Excess at 1 per cent, of the one-way fare for each kilogram of excess (1 kilo = 2.2 lb.).
Sydney-Vancouver
ANA Service
AUSTRALIAN National Airways Pty., Ltd., on behalf of the British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., are now operating a trans-pacific service from Sydney, via Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu, and San Francisco to Vancouver. They are now permitted to pick up and set down passengers in American territory.
Planes leave Sydney every Sunday evening and Vancouver, on the southbound trip, every Friday.
Fares are (in Australian currency) Sydney- Vancouver, £214 single, £385 return; Sydney- San Francisco, £2OO single and £365 return.
Skymaster aircraft carrying 36 passengers and a crew of 10 are used on the service.
“Matua”
Auckland .. ..
April 17 Suva .. ..
April 21-22 Nukualofa . ..
Vavau .
Niue* .. ..
Apia* April 23-25 Niue* ..
April 26 Vavau April 28 Nukualofa .. ..
April 29-30 Suva May 2-3 Auckland .. ..
May 7 •Western
“Matua”
“Matua”
“Matua”
May 15 June 12 July 10 May 19-20 June 16-17 July 14-15 June 19-20 — June 21 — June 21 May 21-24 June 22-25 July 16-19 May 26 July 21 May 27-28 — July 22-23 May 30-31 June 28-29 July 25-26 June 4 Time.
July 2 r July 30
Sydney—Noumea—Suva
ONCE weekly the Qantas flying-boat “Coriol anus” leaves Sydney in the early morning, and after calling at Brisbane heads out over the Pacific to Noumea. Every second week the plane goes on to Suva, Fiji. From Sydney to Noumea is a journey of about 11 hours. An overnight stop is made in Noumea, and Suva is reached the following afternoon.
Intending passangers should book through Qantas offices in Australia. Burns, Philp (South Seas) Company, in Suva; and Messrs. L. H. and W. A. Johnston in Noumea.
Pares: To Noumea, £35 single. To Suva, £52/10/- single.
Sydney—Queensland—
New Guinea Airways
QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DC3 planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae and Rabaul, and return, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Towns ville and Cairns.
This service is now known as the “Bird of Paradise” Service, DC3 aircraft, carrying 21 passengers, are used.
Planes leave Sydney on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10 a.m., and arrive at Lae at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The plane which leaves Sydney on Wednesday and arrives at Lae on Thursday then goes on to Rabaul. It returns on Friday.
Planes leave Lae at 5.45 a.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and arrive in Sydney at 10 p.m., accomplishing the Lae-Sydney run in a day.
The return plane from Rabaul leaves at 1.30 p.m. on Fridays.
Bookings may be made at Qantas offices at any of the towns named. At present, berths are available only to passengers holding official per mits to visit Papua or New Guinea.
RNZAF Services In
Central Pacific
(RNZAF Pacific Regional services are operated for the New Zealand National Airways Corporation and the Dakota that makes the monthly trip, via New Caledonia, is based at Fiji for four weeks to operate services connecting with the Sunderland flying-boat. Details of services can be obtained on application to Railway Transport Officer (Air) at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch Railway Stations, or to Air Move ments Officers at Aerodromes concerned, or to Air Department, Wellington.)
Nausori (Suva) -Nadi (Western Fiji):
Plane leaves Nausori each Tuesday and Friday, returning same day. Single adult fare £3 (Fijian). Baggage, 351 b.
Laucala Bay (Suva)-Auckland: Flying
boat leaves Auckland for Fiji each Friday and returns on Monday. Single fare, £25/5/2 (F.).
Baggage, 601> FIJI - - SAMOA - COOK ISLANDS: A Dakota transport aircraft leaves Nausori each Saturday for Western Samoa. On alternate Saturdays the schedule includes Tonga and Cook Islands (Aitutaki and Rarotonga), an overnight stop being made at Apia, Western Samoa. Single adult fares: Fiji-Tonga, £6/12/11; Fiji-Samoa, £B/17/3; Fiji-Aitutaki or Rarotonga £lB/3/4.
Baggage, 601 b FIJI - NORFOLK ISLAND - NOUMEA - NEW ZEALAND: A Dakota transport aircraft leaves Nausori once every four weeks for Whenuapai, N.Z., via Norfolk Island and Tontouta, New Caledonia. Because accommodation at Norfolk Island is limited special arrangements are necessary before through bookings can be ac cepted. Single adult fares: Fiji-Norfolk, £l6/7/11; Fiji-Noumea, £l6/7/11; Fiji-New Zealand. £25/5/2. Baggage, 601 b.
Pacific Travellers
QANTAS Airways passengers who ar rived in Australia from Papua-New Guinea air ports on; MAR. 12: I. Zoffman, Mrs. J. G. Leslie (and
son), R. Sproule, Mr. Westmoreland, P. Free man, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hicks, Father Cadoux, G. Murphy, J. Street, A. Barnett, Sgt. A. Waters, Cpl. Haynes, A. Watson.
MAR. 16: J. M. Fisher, Mr. Rigg, Rev. and Mrs. Dewdney (and infant), Mrs. M. Drew, Miss P. Drew, F. A. Julian, B. B. Perriman, Mrs, T.
Flowers, Dr. Badton, J. Harper, J. Arthur, E.
Richardson, E. Keefer, C. Laws, J. P. Samuel, J. W. Fisher-Rigg. Major P. Spier, J. Finney, A. Sheppard, L. CoyLe, J. Morgan, Father Mueller, G. Howard, Capt. Reece, D. Cavaliero.
MAR. 18: J. M. McDonald, E/O C. Jeffcoat, K. J. Lewis, J. S. Merrifield, D. Penney, Miss C. M. Jones, P. Daniels.
MAR. 19: R. B. Davies, M. Rosa, J. Dwyer, Capt. A. Stewart, J. O. Clark, S. J. Robins, L.
W. Young.
MAR. 21: R. P. Walsh, M. J. Streeter, Major Gerling, Mr. Furrell, Cpl. O’Brien, Cpl. G.
Cochrane.
MAR. 22: L. Borotherpe, C. R. Rudd, N. Glass, A. G. Fisher, H. R. Wales, R. Simons, J. M.
Hampton, G. H. Holliday.
MAR. 23: T. Elliott, N. H. Scheltema, K.
McLean, Mrs. W. Hardwick, Mrs. L. Martin, L.
White, E. A. James, A. Richards.
MAR. 25: S. Jamieson, Mrs. D. I. Hodge (and infant).
MAR. 26: N. C. Payne, C. E. Parnell, W.
Elinton, Mrs. G. Holland, C. W. Smith, G. P.
Alway, R. J. McDonald, W. Corron.
MAR. 28: Mr. Hermann, H. C. Coldham, Col.
Jackson, A. Chanter, Mother Philomena.
MAR. 29: A. Pollard, E. Thomas, S Sheridan.
J. Iver.
MAR. 30: B. A. Court, R. H. Eldridge, B. Gel bart, D. Gelbart, R. Brewer, J. Williams, D. C.
Hession, R. Briggs, H. G. Foxall, L. Everingham, V. C. Turner, G. Elson, H. L. Clark.
MAR. 31: R. Stobo.
APR. 1: Miss E. Gofton, F. W. Godden, J. C Shaw.
QANTAS Airways .passengers who left Australia for air ports in Papua-New' Guinea on; MAR. 12: Lieut.-Col. A. Cameron, E. Best, Col. W. Tinsley, Major H. Dick, T. S. McKay, L. C. Badham, Brigadier Neyien, Lieut.-Col. H.
G. Quinn, Mr. Jackson, N. Murray, R. J. Cor dukes, Mr. and Mrs. Julian, G. A. Lawson, H.
B. Forsyth, K. Fox, L. J. Hart, J. Kruttschn’itt. ’
MAR. 14: Mrs. C. M. Owens (and infant), Mrs. H. K. Goad, W. L. Cooke, Miss E. Stock,’
E. C. Glyn, H. G. Rennex, R. A. Mustard, N. G.
Dean, E. Luckie, C. Archer, p. Bingham, Miss A.
Holliday, Misses P. and J. Whitehead, Mrs. J Richards, Miss E. Drought, Mrs. E. McManus (and infant), J. E. Whittaker, J. Bates J T Dalgetty, Mr. and Mrs. Egelstaff.
MAR. 15: F. W. Godden, Mrs. F. Buckley, A.
W. Lindsay, Mrs. B. Martin, Mrs. R. Gibb (and infant), Mrs. V .Thomas, Miss E. Cardew, J.
D. Forman, W. Chapman, C. Ross, T. C. Horton L. Lingford, Mrs. C. E. Woolard, M. Linton A Dance, Mr. Barber, C. H. Collins.
MAR. 17: A. D. Ballantyne, R. Emmet, Mrs. I.
Stratford (and infant), Miss Lowrey, Mrs. J.
White, J. McAdam, J. Lilias, Mr. and Mrs G A. McKenzie, G. Burke, A. Murphy, J. Minnis’
Mrs. W. R. Parker (and infant), Mr. Stains, A.
G. Fisher.
MAR. iff: H. M. Shannon, Miss D. Heath, J.
Cameron, WOI B. J. Leonard, Miss B. E. Jupp, Lieut. S. C. Singh, Lieut. R. Ralph, J. M.’
Coliess, Miss E. Fitzgerald, C. Jones, A. H Spence, Mrs. G. Priestley, Mr. Brotherton, Mr Cook, Mr. Collins, E. Daly, Mrs. E. Greathead (and infant).
MAR. 20: R. T. Kendrick, J, W. McAuley, H.
W. Muscka, G. A. Sprague, Miss L. Hodgson, E. Quarrell, F. R. Fowler. Miss N. E. Wormanj T. L. Sefton, Mrs. D. Ward (and infant), Master Ward, W. Watson, W. Wallace, H. O. Helmkin, H. G. Foxall, R. Briggs, Cairns-Rab. D. W.’
Brotherton.
MAR. 21: R. H. Anderson, Mrs. R. Edwards Miss P. Edwards, Master Edwards, S. J. Jackson, J. Thurston, Mrs. N. White (and infant), R. J.
Stapledon, A. K. Jackson, Miss D. Briggs, J.
Crombie, Capt. J. Heyen, W. F. Blayney, Miss S. J. Zschille, J. L. McCarthy, G. C. Harris, Mrs C. C. Harris, F. Arber, W. S. Sievers, J. C.
McKinley, W. Cameron, Mrs. H. Emery (and infant), P. White, G. Koch.
MAR. 23: K. Mahon, Mr. Linkin, D. R.
McDonald, B. Carruthers, R. Boyle, Mrs. V. R.
McDonald, J. H. Klein, A. J. O’Connell, N.
Crowther, J. Hazzlett, A. B. Batt, Master I.
McGowan, Mrs. M. Walker (and infant), W. G.
Maizif, P. Mazengarb.
MAR. 24: R. Dolby, Mrs. J. Passmore, Mrs. A.
Stratford, A. J. Dunstone T. Oakes, B. Gelbart, D. M. Gelbart, K. J. Lister, C. I. McCulloch, g!
A. Matley, A. Sherwin, A. C. A, Drinkwater, H.
L. Clark, J. W. Burke, Rev. M. Atchison, R.
Stares.
MAR. 25: K. Eastwell, D. A. Doyle, Mrs. P.
M. Jolly, Mrs. J. Malcolm (and infant), Miss S. J. Malcolm, J. Jenkins, R. Walshe, S. R.
Pedersen, Mrs. J. Pedersen, R. A. Peterson, F.
J. Carriage, G. P. Gay, F. C. Brooker, Mrs. S.
J. Pearsall, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. * Neville, K. C Bailey.
MAR. 26: G. J. Watson.
MAR. 28: J. Richardson, Mrs. E. Healy (and infant), Mrs. C. Parer.
MAR. 29: J. Hearn, W. Schleusner.
MAR. 30: A. R. Lawson, D. G. Groundwater.
APR. 2: Mrs. M. Maxwell, Mrs. S. McLean (and infant), Lieut. S. G. White, W/O F S.
Spratt, T. F. Hallinan. W. H. Ingram, Major H.
J. Foster, H. Kroening, J. Rogers, W. H. Holland, R. G. Cattinach, R. W. Swain, Mrs. Rees (and child), Mr. Woltmann, J. Carstens.
APR. 7: G. Raja, Miss J. Harris, H. S. Kerr, D. G. Coventry, E. W. Sellen, A. Richards, R. V.
Morrison, G. S. Truswell, A. J. Williams, G. A.
Bourne, Miss J. Howie, Mrs. C. Greenham (and infant), Mrs. Huston (and infant).
APR. 9: Miss S. Kilminster, Mrs. O. M.
Harrison (and three children), Mr. S. A. Voysey, Mrs. J. Chambers (and infant), Mrs. Howitt (and infant), Mr. L. H .Ferris, Mr. N. C. Carroll, Mrs. G. Bunting (and infant), Miss B. Bunting, Maria Gismara, Mr. A. C. Thompson, Mr. A. J.
Hoile.
PASSENGERS who left Sydney on SS “Morinda” for Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, and New Hebrides on April 9: Mrs. R. A. Baxter, Miss K. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Butterworth, Mr. and Mrs. Blandy, Mr. A. C. Buffett, Mr. R. A. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. K. Coates, Mr. R. Cornette, Mr.
Cooper-Johnston, Mr. Cox, Mrs. B. M. Downing, Mrs. W. M. A. Dingle, Judge and Mrs. Egan (and infant), Mrs. R. D. Eedy, Miss N. Fagan, Mr. and Mrs. Gidley (and child), Mr. Hors burgh, Mr. Harris, Mr. W. M. Horrocks, Mr. N.
King, Mrs. E. M. Laing, Miss M. E. Lynch, Sister M. McKenzie, Mrs. G. E. McTackett, Mr.
A. L. McCoy, Miss V. A. Nobbs, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. W. Paton (and three children), Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Purdy, Miss Potter, Sister N. Parkinson, Mrs. J. W. Payten, Mr. H.
Pearce, Mr. P. W. Quintal, Dr. and Mrs. L.
Rankine, Mr. D. Seagoe, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
N. Smith, Mr. R. D. and Mrs. Thompson, Mrs.
K. J. Walsh (and daughter), Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Williams (and three children), Miss M. R.
Walker, Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker, Misses M. and O. Young.
PASSENGERS who left the ports of Sydney and Brisbane for ports in Papua and New Guinea by SS “Montoro” on April 3, were: Mrs. F. Alexander, Mrs. I. M. Anderson (and child), Mr. J. A. Alexander, Mr. W. Anderson, Mrs. F. H. Beighton, Mrs. C. M. Brereton, Mr.
A. L. Barnett, Mrs. V. M. Brown, Rev. J.
Brand. Rev. B. Berlemann, Mrs. J. J. Clark, Mrs. C. Clarke (and two children), Mrs. M. B.
Cook, Mrs. L. M. Cook, Mrs. E. p. Conray (and child), Mrs. J. Carver (and child), Mr. R. C.
Dickie, Mr. C. R. Doyle, Mrs. J. Dunbar-Reid (and child), Rev. P. Diedrichs, Sister M. Dolores, Sister M. Dolorita, Mrs. C. J. Dennie (and child), Miss E. M. Devitt, Mrs. N. Draper (and child), Sister M. Editha, Mrs. C. Earl, Mrs.
M. R. Edwards (and child), Sister M. Fidelma, Sister M. Felicitas, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Farn ham, Mr. and Mrs. E. Fulton (and child), Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Fisher, Mr. K. J. Gray, Mrs.
A. M. Gabriel, Mrs. I. C. de Groen, Sister G.
M. Gannon, Mr. H. E. Horne, Mr. C. O. Harry, Miss Hibbert, Mrs. H. L. Holznecht (and three children), Sister M. Joanita, Mrs. J. M. Joyes (and three children), Sister M. Justin, Mrs. J.
Lougher (and three children), Mr. and Mrs. F.
A. Lord, Rev. B. Mertens, Rev. B. L. Murile, Mrs. V. B. McKenzie (and two children), Mrs.
P. Macdonald, Mr. W. R. Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. McCarthy, Mrs. S. D. Millar, Mrs. G.
Neilsen (and three children), Rev. P. O’Loughlin, Mrs. V. B. Pennefather (and daughter), Mrs.
M. Parer, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rundnagel, Mrs.
G. Read, Mrs. F. Rundnagel, Mrs. E. D. Ryan (and two children), Mrs. F. W. de Russett, Mrs.
B. J. Stuart, Mrs. G. A. Sutherland, Mrs. O.
E. Scannell, Mrs. L. M. Skelly (and two children), Mr. R. Strange, Mrs. Turner, Mr. C. Warmsley, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. J. Webster (and two children), Mr. W. Wood, Mr. J. P. Whorley, Sister M. Xaverine, Mr. A. Turwerra.
PASSENGERS who arrived in Auckland, NZ, on MV “Matua” on March 7; FROM NUKUALOFA: Sister M. Albina, Mr. F.
Cowley, Miss K. Cowley, Miss E. Carlson, Miss A. Carlson, Mr. T. Peek.
PROM VAVAU: Miss V. Moa, Miss A. Wolf gramm.
FROM NIUE IS.: Mr. and Mrs. W. Maher (and child).
PROM APIA: Mrs. G. Bogle (and daughter), Mr. W. Burnett, Mr. D. Cobcroft, Mr. and Mrs.
F. Dunbar, Master J. Eden, Master D. Eden, Mr and Mrs. W. Ford, Mr. V. Greenwood, Miss E. Greenwood, Mr. M. Mataafa, Mr. and Mrs.
A. McFarland, Mr. and Mrs. J. Radford, Mr. T.
Robson.
FROM SUVA: Mr. and Mrs. L. Abrahams, Miss M. Arbon, Master D. Bull, Master W. Bull, Miss D. Brabant, Master R. Burness, Mr. E. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bish (and child), Miss G. Ben ham, Mr. H. Bentley, Mr. A. Cross, Miss E.
Clerke, Mr. P. Chapman, Mr. G. Crawford, Mrs.
R. Derrick, Mr. H. Emberson, Miss N. Puller, Mrs. E. Gordon, Master P. Grant, Mr. M. Gas pard, Mr. R. Harvie, Miss E. Haynes, Mr. C.
Hooker, Mr. W. Homiston, Miss A. Hayden, Mrs. C. Handley, Mr. E. Hibberd, Miss M.
Johnston, Master A. Keelan, Mr. and Mrs. G.
Knox, Mr. D. Major, Master W. Morrison, Mr.
W. Millar, Mr. H. McKenzie, Mr. K. McKenney, Miss B. Nicholson, Mr. B. Ogier, Mr. B. Purser, Mr. J. Qasevakatini, Mrs. I. Rutland, Mrs. H Rowley (and two children), Mr. L. Ram-Samij, Mr. and Mrs. F. Storck (and two children), Mr. H. Surridge, Mrs. I. Surrldge, Miss M.
Simpson, Mr. W. Sorby, Mr. J. Thomson, Mr. R.
Vunivalu, Mrs. M. Wendt, Mr. A. Wane, Mr. C Ward, Miss W. Wotton.
ROUND TRIP: Mr. George Newson.
PASSENGERS who left Auckland, NZ, MV “Matua” on March 18: FOR APIA: Mr. F. P. Ale Malu, Mr. W. M.
Burnett, Mr. A. Matatumua, Mr. C. F. Paget, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Rasmussen, Mr. H. Strachan, Mr. F. P. To’omata Tua, Mr. F. P. Te’oSimaile, Mr. F. P. Tuilagi Fetu, Mr. T. Tofaeno, Mr. W.
D. Woodham, Mr. A. M. Wilson, Miss E. D.
Wallace.
FOR SUVA: Mr. M. J. Abrahams, Mrs. E. M.
Brown (and son), Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. L.. C. Bean (and three children), Mr. and Mrs. S. F. C. Blomfield (and three children), Miss M. J. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Doull (and son), Mrs. A. M. Davis, Mr.
E. Dobson, Mrs. C. Dudley, Miss G. L. Davies, Mrs. M. England, Rev. Dr. W. E. Fox, Mr. E.
Folkard, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gifford (and two children), Miss C. J. Gatward, Capt. and Mrs.
G. O. Hoddinott, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Horne, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. House (and four children), Mr. and Mrs. C. Harvey (and three children), Miss A. I. Hames, Misses C. M. and A. F.
Hogarth-Gill, Mrs. J. G. Jackson (and infant), Mr. W. E. Lindsay, Mrs. R. G. Looker, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Marlow, Miss M. A. Marcovich, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Martin (and two children), Mrs.
A. E. McCutcheon (and daughter), Miss B. A.
McGregor-Fox, Mr. G. L. Martensen, Mr. A. A.
Martensen, Mrs. M. G. Nott (and daughter), Miss M. C. Romans, Mrs. A. M. Suckling, Miss P. A. Sullivan, Miss L. L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
R. N. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Thomas (and infant), Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Talbett (and two children), Mr. Tasir Khan, Mr. J. Trivett, Miss E. M. Williams, Mrs. C. Williams, Miss M. A.
White.
FOR NUKUALOFA: Mr. and Mrs. O. Brahnc, Mrs. E. M. Brown, Mrs. L. W. Baynall, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cernik (and infant), Miss A. Cernik, Mr. E. Alokihahau.
FOR VAVAU: Mr. H. Hunter, Mr. W. J. Roach.
Recently Archbishop Halse of Brisbane dedicated a former Army small-ship for mission work in the Torres Strait islands.
The dedication was performed aboard the vessel at the shipyards of Norman Wright, Bulimba (Brisbane), where it had been reconditioned for active service on be half of the Anglican Mission. The ship, named the “Francis Pritt,” later sailed for Townsville, in charge of the Rev. M. A.
Warren and two native boys.