Cinema Men’S

Puns For

Ng’S Big River

Prom Our Own Correspondent

P. Moresby, May 16.

Australian actor “Chips”

Rafferty, and a companion, Mr.

Lee Robinson, script writer, made a survey of the middle Sepik by launch in May, in search of a location for a film.

They found it at Kambaramba, which they said was a typical river village, and they plan to return with a cast and crew at the end of July.

Both Robinson and “Chips” are reported as saying that they have been surprised at the amount of material available for films in New Guinea, and that they intend to bring up a permanent unit to make more than one film.

The film they intend to make later this year is about an Admin istration patrol—with “Chips” as the patrol officer. Early accounts of the script paint rather a vivid picture of guns, arrows, blacks, crocodiles and right-is-might.

Mr. Rafferty and Mr. Rafferty’s clothes created a deal of interest in Moresby, On the morning he left by air for Australia (in com pany with the Dutch ambassador and other VIPs) he wore saxe-blue jeans, a violent plaid “lumberman’s”

shirt and a ten gallon hat.

Territorians hoped that that picturesque get-up was not a pre view of coming events—and trembled for the reputation of District Ser vices, which has always been rather a silent service.

H A daughter was born in Vavau, Tonga, recently to Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Sanft. Mr. Sanft is a well known businessman in the town.