Solomons Missionaries

For N. Guinea Highlands

TWO native missionaries, John Pirah and Alpheus Alikera, are being sent from the Methodist mission district of Wes tern Solomons and Bougainville to work in the New Guinea High lands. Native congregations in Bougainville, etc., have taken up collections to cover the expenses of these new missionaries. At one gathering, where 700 people were present, the collection was £4B.

John Pirah was brought up by the Methodist mission after being rescued in 1917 from drowning in

the Pipiru River. Later, he was cared for by Rev. and Mrs. A. H.

Voyce.

Much missionary work in the South Pacific has been carried on by native pastors. Samoans, Ton gans and Fijians have done not able work in Melanesia. But, hitherto, Western Melanesians have

been little used.

Ajs.

Dr. W. Worger has retired after 24 years in the Fiji Medical Service and is now living in Levuka. Dr.

Worger has been stationed at many centres in Fiji and gave particularly valuable service as a surgeon at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva.

Travellers Seen In Auckland

[?]ravellers South from the Islands in [?]rch included: Top, left to right: Mr. [?] Pua (W. Samoa) to study in New [?]land; Mrs. L. Sasse (W. Samoa); Mrs.

Mollring, Mr. Mollring and Marilyn

(Mr. Mollring has retired from the position of Principal, Teachers Training College, W. Samoa); Mr. S. Brahne, from Apia, to attend Wesley College, Auckland, was met by his brother, Mr. C. Brahne.

Travellers who returned from Auckland to the Islands in March—second row, left to right: Mr. H. Swann returned to Suva after 3½ years in New Zealand; Miss Angeline Riley, of Fiji, and Miss Nellie Davies, of W. Samoa; Mrs. N. Tibbo re turned on holiday to W. Samoa (Mr. Tibbo is well remembered in the Islands as former Chief Engineer of “John Williams VI”, and is now resident in Auckland).— Mrs. A. McCarthy (wife of Judge Mc- Carthy) and Mrs. A. L. Cox, both from Rarotonga, arrived in Auckland by “Waitemata” in February.

Lower right: Mr. and Mrs. Norman McKegg and family arrived from Raro tonga. (Mr. McKegg is manager of Cook Islands Trading Co., at Rarotonga).