Old Papuan Families

Unite Humphries—Lock Wedding

From a Special Correspondent A MARRIAGE of interest to Papuan residents took place at the Ela Protestant Church on the evening of June 4, when Miss Evelyn Letitia Humphreys was married to Mr. Maynard Lock.

Letty is the daughted of former Re sident Magistrate Richard Humphries, of the Papuan Administration, who is now Director of Native Labour with the Pro visional Administration of Papua-New Guinea. She was born in Papua and spent her early childhood in the Ter ritory, where her father was building up a reputation for first-class pioneering patrol work.

Thfit was in the decade before Jack Hides and Ivan Champion hit the head hnes. “Dicky” Humphries was one of the first Papuan officers to publish a book on his lone wanderings—“ Patrolling In Papua” was an excellent and readable book of unusual literary merit.

Mr Maynard Lock, recently announcer in the Native People’s Session of 9PA and now an instructor with the Technical branch of the local Department of Education, is the son of Pastor Lock of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission! formerly of Papua and now living in re tirement in Australia. The young couple first met, as toddlers, when they were fellow passengers on the vessel that Lock family to Papua twentv odd years ago. J Tbf bridesmaid was Sister Elaine Jones, of the Moresby European Hospital, and r, r£°* in Han ' an other former announcer at 9PA, was best man.

. The present head of the SDA Mission weddmg a ' Pastor Thrift - officiated at the A reception for 90 guests was held at the home oi the bride’s parents; among iv os6^ l^s6ll *' were: Administrator and Mrs. Murray, Mr. Justice Gore and Mrs Gore Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Frame, Mr. e' i? nc L Mlss the Seftons, Ko |£ akl : Mr. and Mrs. Crisp, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Byrne, Mr. and Mrs. W. C Groves Mr and Mrs. John Irvine, and of n M^resby° f members of the younger set