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New Master for Southern Cross
WHEN the Melanesian Missl ship Southern Cross sail from Auckland on Novemt 8, she was under the command a well-known NZ ex-naval offic Lieut. Commander J. F. A. O’Ne DSC, RNZN (retired).
He joined the NZ Navy early World War 11, and was in coi mand of the minesweeper Ki when she successfully engaged Japanese submarine in the Sol mons in 1943. For this he w awarded the DSC and the Americ Silver Star.
Lieut. - Commander O’Ne probably was beteer known to ] lands people however, when commanded the NZ corvette, A butus, in 1946 and the cruie Bellona.
He ended his ten years service the RNZN in December, 1950.
He takes over the command the Southern Cross from Capta A. Everson.
Mr. Eric Ramsden, well-kno\ New Zealand journalist and auth( who has written extensively i Maori affairs, is visiting the Unit States. On his way back to NZ i stayed at Honolulu with the late £ Peter Buck, director of the Bish Museum. He has been gatheri] material for a Buck biography f some years.