Travellers

who departed from Sydney by Qantas aircraft for the Territories in December included (reading from left to right, and from the top, down): — A.B. (Diver 2) K. R. Elms, RAN, bound for a 2-years assignment to Manus naval base. He will be employed as a diver on wharf construction work. A. B. Elms came from England to the RAN 2 years ago, and “can think of better places than Manus to spend Christmas.”

Mr. L. J. Chiswell was preceding to employment at Port Moresby. He was last in NG with the Army, during the war.

His wife and two children will follow later.

Mr. B. Ashley, Sydney medical student, was proceeding to Sohana (Buka Passage, NG) for two months’ holiday with friends.

Mr. Les Hastings, scoutmaster, from llabaul, returned home from the 7th World Scout Jamboree, which was held in Australia recently. Scoutmaster Hastings also visited Switzerland, France, and spent 2V2 months in touring Britain.

His companion was Mr. Lex Lannoy, of Rabaul Hospital X-ray staff the only other Scout representative from New Guinea. Mr. Lannoy remained in England to take a course in Radiology.

Professor J. P. Thijsse of the University of Indonesia, and Mrs. Thijsse, proceeded to Port Moresby to continue the native housing survey which they are doing for the South Pacific Commission. The Pro fessor, who has already completed a survey of the Eastern Pacific, expects to cover Australian and Dutch New Guinea, and parts of New Britain and New Ireland on his present tour.

Bound for Nauru following leave in Australia: Mrs. W. J. Wade (whose husband is a construction foreman with BPC); Mr. W T . W’right (storekeeper); Geoffrey Wright (at lower left); and Johnny Northe—all returning after holi days in Australia. Mrs. Wright preferred to travel per Trienza earlier in the month.

Glen Howell, whose father is SDA missionary at Bena Bena, returned home to NG for the shool holidays, from SDA Central School, Wahroonga, Sydney.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Adams returned to Tarawa (Gilberts) after 3 months’ leave.

Mr. Adams is a radio officer of the G.E.I.C. wireless department, and has been two years at Tawara. Mr. Adams said that the G.E.I.C. radio staff now consists of four European and 40 native operators.

Frank Haviland, son of ADO Haviland, returned to Maprik, near Wewak. Now Guinea, for the school holidays, from Trinity Grammar School, Sydney.

Mr. W. G. Elliot was bound for Honiara (BSD to join the Administration’s building staff.

Mr. W. Parkin, of Sydney, bound for Orokolo Mission, Western Division, Papua, for one month’s photographic holiday.

Mr. Parkin took movie and still cameras and hoped to film certain native dances which take place this time of the year.