Chinese Children
pp. 82-84 · Read in the full issue
School for Honiara’s Chinese Children
MR. FUNG SHIU KAT, froirm Hong Kong, arrived in thes British Solomon Islands in July andfc is now on the staff of the Melanesiano Mission. His job is to teach the 400 children of the Chinese residents off Honiara—ordinary school six bourse a day and on Saturday mornings, andb Sunday School on the seventh day.
Some months ago, at the request! < of the Chinese residents, the Bishopq of Melanesia wrote to the Bishop oft Hong Kong for a teacher and Mr., Fung was chosen. The Chinese community pays his salary.
This is the first venture of thes Mission into work among thee Chinese of BSI.
The Scouts Jamboree Fund bene fited by almost £.lOO as the result of a Boxing Tournament held at Xavier Hall, Rabaul, NG, in Sep tember. Europeans and Asiatics mixed it vigorously but the three rounder between Ben Pappu and Andy Coehn—diminutive Boy Scouts —stole the show and netted them a “shower” of about £4, half of which they promptly donated to the
Fund. District officer John J.
Murphy and Mr. Norman Lee were the referees.
Monsignor Doggett was invested as Prefect Apostolic of Aitape (NG) at the Morning Star Home, Morn ington, Victoria, on October 12. He was formerly superior of the home but has spent the past six years in New Guinea.