Two Bishops Visit New
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Britain
From Our Own Correspondent
Rabaul, May 10.
THE Rt. Rev. S. G. Caulton in April and May paid his first visit to New Britain since his appointment as Bishop of Melanesia.
He spent three weeks visiting stations in the southern and western districts in the mission vessel “Southern Cross” and conducted services at Rabaul and Kokopo on May 1 and 8. He baptised the infant children of Mr. and Mrs. Holland, Mr, and Mrs. Seymour and Mr. and Mrs. Avenall at Rabaul and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm English and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Joycey at Kokopo. The Bishop has been given a cordial welcome by the Anglican com munity in the Rabaul district and it is ex pected that as an outcome of his visit plans will be made to provide a permanent church and resident chaplain at Rabaul, which has not been possible since the war.
He remained in Rabaul to meet the Rt.
Rev. P. N. W. Strong, Bishop of Papua- New Guinea, who arrived on the “Bulolo” on May 7.