Notes From Kavieng
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From a Special Correspondent KAVIENG, February 22.
THE Qantas plane of February 3, re stored to us Mrs. H. Thackston and Mr. J. Widdup, of OTC, both of whom had gone away ill some weeks previously. Both had recovered. Mrs.
W. J. Read, wife of the local District Offi cer, also returned on this plane after seeing her daughter off to school. Mr. and Mrs. R. Clancy, of Kimidan Planta tion, and Mr. and Mrs. Wood, of Kapsu Plantation, returned from leave in Aus tralia.
The inter-island ship, “Karu” which discharged cargo here early in the month, loaded our copra, and left for the south eastern ports on February 5, returned to port the same day with the master, Cap tain Feneally, ill with pneumonia.
The Rev. and Mrs. B. Chenoweth, popular members of the Methodist Mis sion, paid us a brief visit in mid- February. We hope that they will soon make their permanent station here.
European Medical Assistant. Mr. R.
W. Carlan, arrived here from Taskul, New Hanover, by canoe on February 19. and later returned to his station by the same means. He expects his wife and two children to join him shortly, Mr. W. J. Peel, the new Resident Com missioner in the Gilbert & Ellice Islands, was in Sydney in February, en route to Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands. Mrs.
Peel, and their two children are expected to arrive in Sydney by the “Strathaird” about July 7.