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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 6

New Ireland News

p. 64 · Read in the full issue

From Our Own Correspondent

Kavieng. Dec. 16.

A most successful Ball was held in the Kavieng Club on Saturday, December 6, to raise funds for the swimming pool.

The pool is being re-constructed on its pre-war site.

Sister D. Beale, MBE, returned recently from a medical conference in Formosa and is again Sister-in-Charge at the Kimidan Native Hospital.

Colyer Watson (NG), Ltd., are building

a new store at Kavieng. It is being erected on the foundations of Mr. H. J.

Murray’s pre-war store and workshop which has been acquired by the company.

Mr. H. J. Murray, of Lakuramau Planta tion, has proceeded to Australia on holiday.

The Rev. B. Chenoweth, of Kavieng, was in Rabaul early in the month. He is at present Acting Chairman of the Methodist Overseas Mission.

Mr. P. R. Kennedy Murray, of Libba- Lossu, has returned to his plantation after a business trip to Rabaul.