Three Injured In

Finschhafen Accident

From a Special Correspondent LAE. August 15.

A WELL-KNOWN and pouular pre-war New Guinea resident. Mr. J. L.

Bannigan, was involved in a serious motor accident near Maple Bridge, Finsch hafen, New Guinea, on August 14. He was travelling in a jeep with Mr. W.

Thomson and a naval rating when it crashed into a heavy truck driven by Father E. Misik, SVD, American Army chaplain, stationed at Pinschhafen. Mr.

Bannigan received a broken arm. He was scheduled to go on leave with his wife and three children by the next day’s “Reynella” (after completing his busi ness in connection with the large Ameri can Army dump which he had taken over), but was prevented from doing this by his injuries.

Mr. Thompson is a new arrival in the Territory. He received a broken collar bone, a broken arm, knee injuries necessitating an operation and a punctured lung. Latest reports are that he is making steady progress. Father Misik escaped with mild shock, but the naval rating received serious injuries.

Mr. B. B. Perriman returned to Sydney from an inspection visit to New Guinea.

He will shortly go back to New Guinea, where he will take up residence in the Rabaul-Kokopo area. Mr. Perriman is general manager-director of W. R. Car penter (New Guinea) Ltd.

Mr. John Leuwin-Clark, who was at tached for some months to the PCB in Rabaul, and has been spending a few months’ holiday in Sydney, proceeds to Rabaul this month to take up a position with Messrs. Colyer, Watson (New Guinea) Ltd.

The new manager of the Bank of Indo- China in Noumea, Monsieur Caucanas, arrived from Prance by air to take up his duties recently. He succeeds M. Lemaitre,

who has been transferred to Tahiti. M.

Caucanas is married to a Caledonienne.

Many years ago he was a cashier of the Bank of New Caledonia.