Papua-Ng Shipping

Superintendent Retires

CAPTAIN HEYEN, Papua-New Guinea Superintendent of the Common wealth Directorate of Shipping, re tired on September 30, after 18 months in the Territory.

Before the war Captain Heyen was well-known in the Central Pacific. He served on Burns Philp ships in the Gil berts, later transferring to the British Phosphate Commission, for whom he commanded the Commission’s flagship, “Triaster,” on the Nauru and Ocean Island run. During the war he partici pated in landing operations in New Guinea, and other Pacific war areas.

The headquarters of the Directorate are to be transferred from Rabaul to Port Moresby, and Mr. O. J. Leighton has succeeded Captain as Superin tendent.

Captain Heyen and Mr. Leighton recently returned from a tour of New Britain, where they inspected shipping facilities.