Lae Makes Christmas
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LAE, Jan. 5.
NUMEROUS functions marked the fes tive season here. Mrs. F. S. Stewart made the Hotel Cecil available for a children’s party on Christmas Eve. The tree was a beauty; every child got a pre sent personally from Father Xmas; and all wallowed in the good things provided by the Citizens Association. Fun for the adults followed in a Fancy Dress Ball, also arranged by the Association. It was a tremendous social success. Prizes —Best costume, Mrs. P. Phillips-Veirke; most original costume, Mrs. M. Saunders; best-dressed couple, Mrs. M. Coghill and Mr. T. Lamb; best-sustained character, Mr. F. Lonregan.
The Masquerade Ball, arranged by Hotel Cecil-Voca Cricket Club on New Year’s Eve continued until 3 a.m.—an other great success.
On display at this ball was the Moresby Gofton Inter-Island Cricket Shield, a beautiful piece of work donated by Mrs. F. S. Stewart in memory of her son, a keen sportsman, who was killed in the RAF, and to encourage cricket throughout New Guinea. The Shield will be competed for by teams in every dis trict.
Mr. G. R. Powles, who has been ap pointed High Commissioner of Western Samoa in succession to Lieutenant- Colonel P. W. Voelcker, was a through passenger to New Zealand in the “Aorangi”, in December. Mr. Powles, who is accompanied by his wife, was formerly a counsellor at the NZ Legation at Wash ington.