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Prom Our Own Correspondent MADANG, April 26.

A PARTY of eight government officials came to Madang on April 20 on an inspection tour of installations con structed or being constructed under the supervision of Works and Housing Depart ment.

The wharf, under construction on the site of the old wharf, being built by Mr. r. Huxley under contract, received close scrutiny.

Included in the party were His Honour. ;he Administrator, Col. J. K. Murray, the jovernment secretary, Mr. S. Lonergan; ilr. Lewis, Chief Constructional Engineer :or the Commonwealth Works and Hous ng Department; and the Secretary for she Department of External Territories, Vlr. J. R. Halligan. rHE cement pylons and approaches for the bridge across the Gum River have been completed by the American Lutheran Mission. It will be interesting ,o see how long the Works and Housing- Department will take to fulfil their part )f the contract and finish the rest of the vork. In the meantime, the road, through ack of maintenance, is deteriorating.

The road and bridge will open up the :ice-growing district which has been pstered bv the Administration at Amele ind mav be the beginning of the road ,o the Highlands.

A PROGRAMME of light entertainment organised by Miss Therese O’Brien was presented at the Madang Picture rheatre on April 8, by a local group. In :lnded in the programme were pianoforte lolos. three skits, songs, a sketch and a mouth organ solo. Perhaps the most augh provoking item was the mannequin )arade bv the male element.

About 300 seats were occupied and over 50 was collected from sweets, programmes md tickets for the Mt. Lamington Fund. rHE natives of the Madang District have contributed over £l.OOO to the Fund.

Much of the inspiration for this ;rand effort came from the District Com nissioner, Mr. C. D. Bates and the Assis ant District Officer, Mr. A. Gow.

IJ’R. J. B. SEDGERS, managing director .▼1 of New Guinea Company, trans ferred to Rabaul on April 9. Mr. ledgers will be joined by his daughter, fac, before the end of April. During his tay of about five years in Madang, he has nade many friends. He will be missed rom many social and sporting commit ees.

To farewell Mr. Sedgers, Mr. and Mrs.

L Anthony gave a late afternoon party or about 30 guests at their home on Marine Hill. Mr. Allen Hope will reside n Mr. Sedger’s delightful home for an ndefinite period.

M’R. and Mrs. Colin Carpenter have sold .*1 their trading lease at Kurumlang on Kar Kar Island, to Messrs. Harwood md Pasley. The Carpenter couple, who ,re very popular in Madang circles, will ettle in Lindfield, NSW.

At a recent meeting of parents, con ened by Miss Barbara McLaughlin, at the European School, it was decided to form Mrl Guide and Brownie Troops in Madang. Miss N. Clark volunteered to onduct the Girl Guide meetings on Saturday afternoon, while Mrs. R. K. licks will take charge of the Brownies on rhursdays. At the parents’ suggestion, it

was decided that Asiatics and Europeans would meet at the same time. :: :: :: MR. HARRY EDWARDS, Island Representative for the Shell Company, was in town recently in conference with Madang representative, Mr. J. Brown.

To England for long leave have gone Mr. and Mrs. G. Toogood. He was ADO Kainantu ' ..

ANZAC DAY was’ commemorated with a Dawn Service at the Commemoration Plaque on the oval. A Requiem Mass at seven o’clock was conducted at the Catholic Mission Church. At 11 o’clock a massed gathering of Europeans, Chinese and natives met at the Commem-

oration Plaque for a memorial service, The service was conducted by the State president, for the RSSAILA, Mr. George Whittaker. Mr. Hal Evans addressed the natives. Wreaths were placed on the plaque and later were carried to the graves of returned servicemen in Madang Cemetery, ;; ;: ;: A MONG Madangites departing South to Australia darin S the month, were ther Cha lde s Kelty, Mr. R. Mac greggor and Miss Pat Skenes. Miss Skenes as announced her engagement tp Mr. R.

Voegler, manager of Madang Social Club, Mr. C. D. Bates won both the cups offer ing for the golf championship.