Disposing Of Bombs

One

Ears Afterwards

Honiara, Jan. 20.

rE Bomb Disposal Unit in BSIP was very active in the Russell Islands in December ind January, disposing of remains if the 1942-44 war operations.

Jankika, Loavie, Yandina, Sifala lua and Lingatu Plantations have een cleared of all known explo res and ammunition. Visale Mis ion at Cape Esperance, Guadal anal, was also visited in Decem er and mortar bombs were removed rom the vicinity of the Mission hardens. The work is continuing t Hell’s Point, Guadalcanal, and further 200 acres have been rushed, and some 90 tons of high xplosive shells stacked ready for umping at sea. An LCVP recently rrived for the Bomb Disposal fait, and this will assist in the umping operations.

Captain J. J. Busch, OBE, who jrved in the RNZAF in the Islands uring the war, has been appointed eneral manager of NZ National irways Corporation which main lins the service from Auckland to orfolk Is.

District Officer and Mrs. F.

Earner Shand of Rabaul, New ■uinea, are in Australia on 6 lonths’ leave. Son Roger has been irolled at Southport College.

Sister M. Johns, SM, who has been on leave in New Zealand after 16 years’ service in the Yasawa Islands, Fiji, returned there by January Tofua from Auckland.

She said that the mission property there had been considerably damaged in the hurricane of a year ago.

Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Voel cker, CBE, DSO, MC, former High Commissioner in W Samoa, and now executive officer of the Chung chong Namdo team in the UN Korean Reconstruction Agency, re turned to New Zealand on six weeks’ leave in early January after 12 months service in Korea.