Showing New Guinea How It Is Done

Apart from the coconut trees, this might be a scene in Australia. Actually, the photograph was taken on Erromanga, one of the southerly islands of the New Hebrides Group—it lies be tween IS deg. and 19 deg south latitude. Mr. S.

O. Martin, shown here (foreground) with two native helpers, has lived on Erromanga for 40 years, and is the only European at present on

the island. He ran sheep there long before they were suggested for the New Guinea highlands, and now has a flock of between 3.000 and 4,000 Merinoes. The natives have been taught to shear the sheep. Erromanga has a good climate but inadequate shipping. Mr. Martin keeps in touch with civilisation through a teleradio.

Photo from Pastor A. G. Stewart.