Sydney

Islands Travellers from Sydney

Fairymead Sugar Co., Ltd., which has interests in Queensland sugar, Solomon Islands copra and Austra lian cattle made a profit of £.11,547 last year, compared with £103,083 :he previous year. Drought and other troubles caused a severe loss in sugar, but profits from BSI copra and cattle pulled the Company out of the red.

Pacific travellers who left Sydney in late May and early June included (left to right, top to bottom): — MR. & MRS. B. EDWARDS, of Santo, New Hebrides, who were on their way to Norfolk Island, where they will spend four months’ leave. Mr. Edwards is store manager for Burns Philp at Santo. MR.

A. H. REYNOLDS, chief of the Works and Housing Department in the Madang area, New Guinea, left after two months’ leave. Mr. Reynolds was accompanied by MR. & MRS. S. R. LYNDEN, his wife’s parents.

MR. & MRS. W. T. CLARK, with their children Ross and Lynne, were going to Honiara, Solomon Islands, where they will establish a new Mission Station for the South Sea Evangelical Mission. Mr.

Clark has just completed 2½ years’ sick leave in New Zealand. MR. C. P. DOW SETT, who has been engaged by the South Pacific Commission to do six months’ economic research work connected with the Economic Development Section, left for Noumea New Caledonia, early in June.

MR. J. M. CLIFT and daughter Ann, left on the “Matua” for the round trip to NZ. Mr. Clift will be remembered by Solomon Islanders as the owner of the famous Aruligo plantation, 20 miles south of Cape Esperance. MR. R. W. MORRIS, who is a planter and trader at South Santo, New Hebrides, returned home after four months’ leave in Sydney.