Madang Notes

From Our Own Correspondent

Madang, Dec. 30.

1%/TR. JOHN BROWN of the Shell Oil Company, Madang. has gone South on leave with his wife and family. Shell interests will be taken care of while he is away by Mr. Jim Eames.

Miss Joy Woods and Miss Erin

White are also on furlough.

At the home of Mr. and Mrs Cameron of Beliau Island in December, Sister Joan Attwood of the European Hospital was married to Mr. Bert Chamberlain of the Department of Works and Housing.

Messrs. Ken Cahill and John O'Brien, sons of two of Madang’s best known plantation families flew South in December where Ken

married Miss Pat Naylor i Brisbane on December 22, with Joh OBnen as bestman. Cahills an John then flew on to Sydney whei John married Miss Shirley Black shaw on Christmas Eve. . Both young couples will be return mg to Madang early in January.

Christmas parties in Madang hav been as numerous as usua Festivities got away to a good stai at a party held at the Common wealth Bank quarters. At thi party friends said farewell to M: Athol Bain of the Bank staff an welcomed Mr. Peter O’Donnell wh is taking his place.

Father Christmas—encouraged b two of Madang’s Clubs—made tw appearances, one from a launch an one from a plane, and dispense gifts to Madang’s European childrer Mr. lan Downs, District Com missioner and his staff organised ai excellent sports carnival for loca natives on Boxing Day. The sport occupied the whole day bu thousands of natives from all ove the district carried on with sing sings during the whole of the night The 1951 Apia boxing champion ships were decided on December 1at the Tivoli Theatre whei Alai (Fetu-Tasi) defeated Luteh fLeauvaa). In a match betweer Upulu and Savai’i respresentatives Savai’i won three of the fiv< matches.