Madang Newsletter
pp. 104-105 · Read in the full issue
From Our Own Correspondent
Madang.
■\TTJMEROUS money-raising schemes foa the Mt. Lamington disaVei fund have been organised by the Madang committee. Included were the Tennis Tournament, won by Mr. Jock Esson and Miss Helen Glvddon, which raised £l6/-/-; and two entertainments bj the management of the local theatre. At a well-organised fete at the Euronear echool, the small groun of children raisec £2O with a concert and outside stalls.
The RSSILA donated £3O out of fund! for the relief of the dependants of re turned servicemen affected by thi disaster in the Lamington area. As wel thev arranged a gala Monte Carlo danc on the night of Easter Monday. This wa, well attended.
EASTER weekend was marked by th arrival of sporting visitors fron Kokopo. Billiards, snooker, athletics cricket, soccer, tennis and tug-of-wa were among the entertainments arrange' for the visitors.
IN Madang, people are still waiting fo 9PA to put over a session for Europea; children. An expensive hour and half is provided for natives but nothin for white children over six years.
MR. & MRS. W. SPENCER of N< Estates are spending leave in Gee long, Vic. To the same estate returned Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright, afte leave in Melbourne; while Mrs. D. Ree with hamily joined her husband u Sarang, where he is relieving Mr, Spencei Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morgan of Coconi Products have gone on leave. On returi he will take a position with NG Estat« in Madang township.^ FOR about five years discussions an inspections have been carried oi for the establishment of an intei national standard aerodrome in Madam It now seems to have been decided to g ahead with it; surveyors have been m tj area now occupied by DC A camp and til SDA transit station. A i Mr. Geoff. Mason has gone to Gorok as senior groundsman in charge of tl strip. Owing to lack of accommodate there, his wife has returned to Sydney..
MRS. R. MACGREGOR flew sou; recently on the first stages of world wide tour. Mr. Macgregor w join her in April in Sydney before gon by Italian steamer to Italy, throug Batavia, Singapore and the Suez Cam through the Continent to England andJ gathering of the clans of Scotland will the following phase. They will return Australia via the Panama Canal.
Mr Bevan Lever went south by plai on March 6 for leave in Brisbane Mr. R. A. Colyer, of Colyer Watson, in Madang on a business trip m conne tion with the possibilities of fibre pn dU Mn and Mrs. Fred James of OTC lea Madang in April for Port Moresby. Tl popular couole who have been here f four years w : ill be missed from social a< sporting circles.
THE forthcoming year sees Mr. All Clarke as president of the lo« RSSILA; Messrs. R. Vicary and Sowerby as vice-presidents; Mr D.Chaj pion-Jones as treasurer, while Mr. Gore: Clarke will be secretary. .
On Anzac Eve, returned servicemen v gather at a dinner party, and part Anzac Day Remembrance will be the u
veiling of a plaque to the late Capt. Bert Rutherford.
ON March 14, a daughter, Bronwen, was born at Madang Hospital, to Mrs K. .Tones, the former Joan Pennefather of Kokopo. Mr. Jones is a son of Mr.
J. H. Jones, P-NG Director of Planning and Development, and is ADO Chimbu.
Mr. C. Svmmonds of the Administration Field Staff, after a term in Bogia, flew south on leave.
A MADANG Advisory Council has been formed. Mr. T. Warburton has been appointed chairman. It is hoped this body will have some influence in the development of the town.