Broadcasts

Colin Simpson’S Ng

A RADIO feature, called This is New Guinea, prepared by Colin Simpson, was broadcast from 2PC, Sydney on April 4. It set out to give something of the geographical, political and economic background of the Papua-New Guinea Territory.

Colonel J. K. Murray, Administrator of Papua-New Guinea, told of the Adminis tration’s plans for native welfare; and PIM editor, R. W. Robson, was introduced as the “champion of commercial in terests.”

Two other Colin Simpson features on New Guinea will be broadcast from 2FC on April 18 and May 9 (they will, at a later date, be repeated from 9PA, Port Moresby). The first feature is entitled The Amiable Island of Skulls, and the second, Coral Sea Cruise.

Mr. Simpson, in April, was covering the South Pacific Conference in Fiji, for the

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Mr. M. M. Brodie, manager of the Pacific Biscuit Co., Fiji, arrived in Syd ney by the March Aorangi on a business trip.

Bishop Aubin, of the Roman Catholic Mission in the BSIP, has recently been in hospital. The Bishop, who is over 70, re turned last year from overseas leave dur ing which he visited Rome and spent some time with his people in Prance. He is regarded with affection by all who know him for his kindness, his quick mind, and his unassuming and courtly manner, and the good progress he has been making in hospital is very welcome news in the

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