News Notes From Thi

New Guinea Goldfields

From Our Own Correspondent WAU, Dec. 10 THE Wau Swimming Pool is wel attended by all residents thesi hot days. The children oi holidays from school South an finding it particularly enjoyable.

Agriculture Officers Henty anc Mclndoe, from Lae, are here a present making a survey of th( Wau Valley for agricultural pur poses. Mr. Cavanagh, Agriculturi Officer in Bulolo, is making the sam type of survey in the Bulolo Vallej Wau experienced a very we month during November with £ total of 831 points at the Distric Office end of the town and 950 a the other.

Mr. F. W. R. Godden, managing director of Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd., spent a few days in Bulol( during the end of November.

Mr. J. Hohnen, general manage of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd.. pai< a hurried business trip to Brisban and Sydney in early December.

Mr. Cleland, Assistant Adminis trator, accompanied by Mr. H. L. R Niall, District Commissioner fron Lae arrived in Wau on December 1 for a two-day visit. This was Mi Cleland’s first visit to Wau sine the war.

Recently the Lutheran Missioi held the first break-up of the Kath arine Lehman Boarding School.

The schoolroom resounded to Christ

nas Carols sung by pupils and many ther itmes—their acting of the play Paddy Bear’s Xmas” was particu irly delightful. Teachers and thers responsible must have been elighted with the reception given tie items by their audience.

After the performance the pupils, •achers and staff of the school ntertained the audience to supper.

The people of Wau are justly roud of their recently completed [indergarten. The modern equip lent was purchased from funds lised by an energetic and enter rising committee.

The children are now offered fery facility for enjoyment and ■aining.

Golf Carnival At Wau

N the long New Year week-end, Wau welcomed Port Moresby golfers to the town.

Lunch and barbecues and curry dinners r the visitors were served at the Golf lub every day and visitors from Lae and ulolo were also entertained by the tub.

The following are the results of the atches. etc.— Members Singles . . Moresby won, 6/4 Members 4 Ball Wau won. 11 9 Associates Doubles W T au won, 4/1 Associates Singles . . Moresby won, 6 5 The Open Amateur Championship for ilolo Gold Dredging Cup was won by ex Couper of Wau, nett score 152. inner-up was Bernie Hack of Port »resby; Les Dixon of PM. third and 11 Seale of Wau, 4th.

Papua-New Guinea Golf Council met decide that this year’s Championship 11 be held at Moresby during King’s rthday week-end.

Mixed Canadian Foursomes on Satur ly afternoon resulted in a win for Mrs. ntzsch (of Wau) and Mr. Norm Johnson t Moresby). Members Canadian that ternoon was won by Alex Couper and >ss Johnson.

The week-end culminated with a pig rbecue held in the New Golf Club House i New Year’s Evening, and the annual 11 of the Wau Club that night.