Xmas Party

[?]bourne NG Women Hold Xmas Party

IF Christmas Party and Century 'Meeting of the New Guinea Women’s dation, Victoria, was held at wen House, Melbourne, on December fhe party this year took the form of ffet tea and was much appreciated by ■2O guests present. reral guests were down on leave from Guinea or were visitors from other SS. They were welcomed by the re- X President, Mrs. H. A. Gregory, who been in office for many years, ie success of the party was due to the t members of the Association, and par tly to Miss Valda Youlden, the itary, and Mrs. Farnsworth, the rarer.

birthday cake to rate the 100th ing, made by Roy Smith, was red by all. number of nbers of the id Batt. were mt. s. Alan Green, new President of Assn., will take in 1953.

Dr. Margaret Mead, who is assist ant curator of ethnology at the American Museum of Natural His tory, New York, is going to Manus, New Guinea, to study the changes which 25 years have made in the life of the native people. Her anthro pological study of these people was the basis of her well-known book, “Growing Up in New Guinea.”

On November 18, a truck owned and driven by a native collided with two Aberdeen Angus heifers on the road near Kurakakaul, New Britain, and killed them. The cattle were valued at 80 guineas and the matter is being investigated by the Depart ment of District Services.

[?] e first Chinese [?] ing in BSI took [?] in Honiara [?] tly when the [?]ghter of Mr. [?] Toon, who has [?] in the Group [?] 30 years, was [?] led to Mr. Tara [?] if. The photo [?] shows bride [?] groom, with the [?] ’s parents and [?] sisters.