Calais Found After

5-Weeks Drift

From Our Own Correspondent

Madang, Dec. 15.

ON December 14, the 35-ft. work boat Calais, which had been hissing since November 9, while en foute from Rabaul to New Ireland, Kras sighted and taken in tow by Captain Thomas, master of the pastal ship, Morova. who was pro ceding from Kar-Kar Island to Madang.

I There were four native women and wo native men on board. Another roman had died and had been pried on a small atoll in the Bis parck Sea. The survivors had kept live by eating copra, which they (rere carrying in the vessel, and by latching rain water.

I In Madang they were admitted to he Native Hospital suffering from kposure and malnutrition. [The native skipper, Medili, had be come ill at Duke of York Islands, md went ashore leaving the pssel in charge of the engine •oy. Later, the ship broke down n St. George Channel, and a tative rowed ashore for spare parts; n his return the ship was not in ight. In the ensuing five weeks lie Calais drifted 400 miles. Now erthed at Madang, her sails are urn to ribbons, and the seams of her ecking are opening up. She is wned by Mr. Martin Chan of tabaul.

Mr. Abela Williams, a leading resi ent of Manihiki, N. Cooks, was larried to Miss Porohu Greig at auhunu on November 21. The larriage was performed by ludge [• MacCarthy during an official visit > the island. The married couple iter made a honeymoon trip to

Sarotonga.

Recent arrivals in Auckland from the Islands (left to right):— The Honorable Ahome’e, Governor of Vava’u, Tonga, on vacation.

Mr. G. S. Barrack, MBE, on retirement

leave from WPHC.

Mr. J. M. Fretton (Peseta), surveyor of the Lands Department, W. Samoa, on leave.