[?]eturning to the South-West Pacific

t A Dragon Rapide plane of TRANSPAC recently came into col lision with a large bird shortly after taking off from Mare in the Loyalty Group for a flight to Noumea. A hole was torn in the fabric of the right wing and although the plane’s performance was apparently unaffected, the pilot re turned to Mare, where the hole was patched.

TOP PHOTO: Among passengers on the Burns Philp vessels "Malaita" and 'Tulagi", both which sailed from Sydney on February 29, were, Inset, Robyn Holder; left to right, Mr D [?]hant, with the Commonwealth Department of Works at Madang, who was seen off by Mrs. [?]hant; Mrs. J. Holder (mother of Robyn), who was returning to Santo, New Hebrides; Mrs. [?] Corrigan, teacher with the Roman Catholic Mission on Malaita, BSIP, returning after [?]ugh in NZ; the Rev. Father Esch, who was going to the Catholic Mission at Vunapope, [?] Britain. LOWER PHOTO: Passengers on the Sinkiang, which sailed from Sydney for Papua [?] Guinea ports on February 27 included, left, Mr. G. Edwards, returning to Rabaul [?] leave; Mr. D. Fox, seated centre, who is going to Rabaul to do constructional work [?] Nelson and Robertson Pty., Ltd., and Mrs. Fox, with two friends. At Right—Mr. August [?], Rabaul merchant, returning from a holiday with Mrs. Chan and their children.