Buka Passage News
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From Our Own Correspondent SOHANA, March 1.
BY the Catalina arriving February 13,, came Mr. Les Beard (house-building; supervisor), Mr. Scope (chief! electrician) and Mr. Coleman (linesman of the Department of Works & Housing,, Rabaul) for various work in the district.
Mr. Scope chose a site for the new power house shortly to be erected at Sohana by Chinese contractors.
On the same Catalina Mr. and Mrs., Jackson departed for Buin, where Mr.
Jackson will relieve Mr. Bob Cole while the latter officer goes on long leave.
Mr. Gordon Wilson, in charge of the Agricultural Station at Kubu, Small Buka, has moved into his new home, and Mr.
John Cox promptly occupied the old house, where he will be near tne big road job and able to give it better super vision than was possible while he had to cross the Passage twice daily.
The RSL Club at Sohana is to be con gratulated on its production of The Thinker, the official organ of the organi sation. This little but sprightly magazine, is edited by Mr. H. K. O’Brien (the crocodile hunter) with Mr. R. F. Bartlett as assistant editor.
The RSL Sub Branch at Sohana has elected the following office bearers: presi dent, Mr, D, Colly; senior vice president, Mr. E. A. Wilkinson; second vice presi dent, Mr. A. Long; secretary, Mr. H. K.
O’Brien; treasurer, Mr, N. B. Chester.
Other members on the Committee are Mr. R. R. Cole, Mr. F. Archer, Mr. Frank Jones, Mrs. Best, and Mr. A. K. Jackson Heavy rain and gale force winds have caused much local damage and held up work on the Kubu Road, Small Buka.
A son was born recently to Mr. and Mrs Neville Chester.