Oil Search In Papua
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A USTRALASIAN Petroleum Co. Pty., \ Ltd., reports as follows on oil drilling operations in Papua up to the end f December: — Wana: The hole has been deepened 09 feet, from 9,657 feet to 9,866 feet.
Hohoro: Rig erection at No. 2 site is i progress, and drilling is expected to ommence in February.
Island Exploration Company Pty., Ltd.
Island Exploration Co. Pty., Ltd., re orts that the test well at Omati has een deepened 244 feet from 206 feet to 50 feet.
His Lordship the Bishop in Polynesia eturned to Suva in December after a trenuous tour of Australia and New Zealand. While visiting the town of Juswellbrook, about 100 miles from New astle NSW, at an evening function the lishop in Polynesia was greeted in Fijian ly a. Minister of the Church. He was the lev. Mr. Arnold of the local Presbyterian church, who about 40 years ago was on he mechanical staff of the Fiji Times md Herald.