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Bougainville Gold
From Our Own Correspondent
1 Rabaul, May 20.
N mid-May there were two over seas mining engineers in Rabaul getting plant together prior to leaving for the Jaba River area, south of Torokina, in Bougainville.
They will spend three months there drilling for alluvial gold on behalf of the Anglo-Oriental Malaya Com pany Ltd.
The men are Messrs. J. K. Broad hurst and F. Ball, both Englishmen, although Mr. Ball calls New Zea land home these days. Mr. Broad hurst has recently spent much time
in Malaya and Mr. Ball has had experience in South Africa.
Although there now is none of the gold fever atmosphere of the 20” s and 30’s about New Guinea, old hands will watch their activities with interest—a few of them be-' lieve that New Guinea has not yet given up all its gold and that there ma y yet be another big strike.
IF Mr. E. F. Paul, well-known busi-‘ nessman, of Apia, West Samoa, has been elected President of the Apia Chamber of Commerce for the ensuing three years. Mr. Paul, a former member of the Legislative Assembly, has also been appointed French Consular Agent for the Ter ritory. !