New Awards To Men

Of Fiji's Battalion

FURTHER awards to officers and men serving with the Ist Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regi ment, in Malaya were announced in June as follows: Distinguished Service Order, Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. G. Low, MC, New Zealand Regiment.

Military Cross, Lieutenant K. M.

Tagivetaua, FIR.

Military Medal, Sergeant Rupeni Navakasai, FIR, Mentioned in Dispatches, Major J. George, Major A. Levodua, Cor poral Jese Delana, Corporal Semi Drecala, Corporal Kelepi Dainaki, all FIR.

Private Varauni Seru has been awarded a certificate by the Com mander of the Far East Land Forces for devotion to duty and soldierly example.

Passengers in "Malaita" on her June northbound voyage included (left to right) noted naturalist and author, Mr. Charles Barrett, and s. Barrett, who went north to visit their son in Rabaul. Mr. and Mrs. R. Brook, who went to join the staff of the Melanesian Mission Ugi, Solomons. Mr. G. W. Speirs, prominent Griffith, NSW, rice grower, who, with Mrs. Speirs, journeyed to New Guinea to visit rice wing areas there.

iss H. Parham and Mr. Kirpa i Jaggu, Suva members of the John Ambulance Brigade, were lented with Service Medals of Order of St. John of Jerusalem the Acting Governor (Mr. r . R. Stoddart) after a St. John rch parade at Holy Trinity aedral on June 25.

[?]lolo's" June Passengers

[?]ssengers bound for New Guinea per [?]olo" in June included, left to right: Mr.

Mrs. W. Cottrell-Dormer, who were return to Samarai after four months leave. Mr. ell-Dormer is Regional Agricultural Officer The Rev. K. Osborne, who was fare [?]d in Sydney by Miss J. Clarke when he to join the Australian Baptist Foreign on's station at Baiyer River, NG. Mr.

Mrs. W. H. Wallace, who were on a business to New Guinea. Mr. Wallace is a repre tive of W. C. Penfold & Co., of Sydney.