Cerebral Malaria Victims

FOR the second time since th end of the war, a child of Methodist Missionary in th Bougainville area has died o cerebral malaria.

The last victim in November wa the elder child of Ovini a Fijia: agricultural worker at the Missio: at Buin, and his wife.

Ovini has been growing rice an other crops there experimental! with a view to increasing local foo supplies. The district has not re covered from the war-time devas tation.

A similar loss was experienced b the Rev. and Mrs. C. T, J. Luxtoi two NZ missionaries, who returne to Torokina in 1946. Their sma daughter died of cerebral malar: soon after.

The Loxtons stayed in the are for some years but have now re

turned to NZ.-

Ajs.