Popular Missionary
pp. 96-97 · Read in the full issue
Farewelled
Total tally in the anti-Rhinoceros beetle campaign in Fiji was given up to November; 198 beetles, 79 pupae, 915 grubs, 200 eggs.
gathering to Archdeacon A. J. Thompson at the Memorial Hall, Samarai, Papua, in December when this popular missionary was presented with a wallet con taining over £l4O. Almost as many people said another good-bye to him when he left on the Bulolo, where this photograph was taken. Archdeacon Thompson has spent over 30 years in Papua, all in the Samarai area. He re-
tired from active doty with the Anglican Mission at the end of November and has now joined Mrs. Thompson in Sydney. —Photo by F. G. Hoeter.
Practically the whole population, Euro pean and native, attended the farewell
In Auckland, in December, were the olio wing Islands residents:— Mrs. G. R. Powles, wife of the High Commissioner of Western Samoa.
Chief Magistrate and Mrs. Christian,
The Rev. Tariu Teaia, of the Pacific Islanders Congregational Church, trans ferred to Wellington after 10 years In Auckland. He regularly met Islanders arriving by ship and aircraft at that port.
of Pitcairn Island, enroute to meet Queen Elizabeth at Suva.
Artist Charles McPhee and Mrs. Mc- Phee, well-known in the Eastern Pacific.
They plan to return to Tahiti soon.