[?]Erritories Talk-Talk

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>stal officials in P-NG must get b brain-teasing addresses to un -1 at times. ae such was forwarded to me ntly from Manager Sandford, of la Numa, down Bougainville om England, the envelope was ■essed: “Pacific Ils South Seas, la Numa. Bourgainville. via i. Raybaul Island. Globelands. alasia. Australia.” te contents were also mystify- A letter, written from Numa 1a in 1920 to “Dear Lou,” and ;d “Bill,” together with a photo n Australian outback scene —a i a fly, horses’ harness on a peg, iddle and numerous packing 5.

I the back was written, “Our )y Home at Globelands.” so on the photo, in the same ng as that which appeared on jnvelope, was this message: “37 I ago our brother did dig for with a Radiar Globelands.” identified “Bill,” the writer of )ld letter, as one W. H. Glad,

who was an overseer with me on Arigua (near Numa Numa) in 1915.

He is now dead, I believe. But where is Globelands, who addressed the envelope and wrote on the photo?

And how come the digging for gold “with a radiar” 37 years ago?

Any answers?

Operation TNG

Many articles have been written; many talks given over the air as to Australia’s ability to deal with the Trusteeship responsibilities in TNG following the last visit of the UN Mission which, quite justifiably suggested that “the international community” has a special respon sibility to help Australia in this matter.

Some writers and speakers de precate the idea that Australia should be assisted in bringing TNG into line with modern conceptions of welfare and political freedom.

They express the fear that extra- Australian ideas may affect Aus tralia’s internal interests and be come a danger from a cultural or economic viewpoint.

I do not think the UN Mission had any such intention when the suggestion of international assist

ance was made. Rather do I en visage help coming from such bodies as UNESCO and WHO, whose activities are non-political, and who a Jr ea u d y capable of rendering valuable help to the Administration both in personnel and finance.

There is also the inference whether Mr. Casey likes it or not that the largesse showered upon near Asiatic countries, could be fS Ual T^ sl^ red by in digenes of the NG Trusteeship.

If our policy in TNG is to be one of swift development and a hurried greasing of the slipways lor the launching of self-govern ment for these people (with which I dont agree), then it is only too apparent that the few million pounds subsidy, given oy the Aus tralian taxpayer for this purpose, is totally inadequate for speedy re suits.

Only assistance from outside sources can meet the case, plus the diversion of defence allocations which, in the past, have proved too large to be spent in any one financial year. To what better purpose could defence money be applied than to roads, bridges, air-strips and port facilities in TNG—our acknowledged first line of defence?

From the general trend of opinion expressed regarding TNG develop ment, it would seem that Time is the essence of the Contract; that all speed must be made in

ternising” the NG peoples lest become contaminated or inocu -1 with ideologies at variance our own.

Speeded planning does not make for balanced progress, and by that I mean the changing from the primitive to the modern way of life

must be of equal proportion in all its phases in order to attain stable evolutiqn as apart from unstable revolution. Unbalanced develop

Seven Debs, were presented at the Rabaul Masonic Ball recently to Professor T. G. H.Jones, the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge Queensland, who visited the town on Masonic business. The ceremonial connected with the presentation was acclaimed by the 200 people attended the ball as the most spectacular event in Rabaul social hidtory for years the Debs. were trained by Mrs, Gus Bailes. Our photo- [?]h shows, left to right: Misses Merle Spiers; Anne Wright; Prudence Ross- Mrs. Gus Bailes; The Most Worshipful, the Grand Master of the [?]ed Grand Lodge of Queensland, Professor T. G. H. Jones, Dr. Sc.; Misses Judith Akehurst; Noels Lyme; Margaret Holland; and Fay Griffith. young Misses Lyme and Fisher were flower-girls. Photo by C. H. Meen.

ment is only storing up trouble; the future.

Old Timers

Pass On

Two of TNG pioneers passed ai in Queensland recently, and timers’ memories will be stirred an empty glass turned down.

At the end of June, Jack RF went to his Long Sleep in Brisbc (July PIM).

I met him first in the Exprobo in the early Twenties, whem came over from Papua, and m a long and whimsical letter i; ceived from him when he Board Plantation Inspector dt Buka way.

Those overseers serving ui him will recall his unremit} efforts to slash away the entarr ments of red tape that imp«« their activities.

Carl Augustus Wittkopp died July 14 in Bundaberg, Qld. Ch;j was a popular Kiap in Manus t ing the military administration held the rank of Captain ti though he previously was a ME in the AIF.

For many years he had a hi ware business in Bundaberg leaves a widow to mourn his de

The Wheel Turns

Often, when I read some of’ current declarations of policy the Golden Era Plans for nr welfare I can easily visualis knowing smile of satisfaction wl if she is still alive, must spc over the features of a little,, lady who nearly 30 years ago sts a crusade against racial discrii. ation and advocated many of’ things now being put forwaro so-called sociological expertsa bring New Guineans into Western fold.

What Mrs. Jane T. Wallace ( then lived just out of Rab lacked in tact and diplomacy,, more than made up for in sist Q nt adherence to her prino and consistent sniping at Powers That Were.

Officially, the Little Lady considered a pain-in-the-neck. she should now be feeling, eve some of the hobby-horses she so persistently were not pra able or advisable, that her have now received the imprint of official advisers.

Had official thought traw along the Jane Wallace Lirr years ago she would probably received much kudos and n decorations.

One of her sons, Tom, was 3 in the Montevideo Maru diss another one is currently No. the NSW Medical Services, was a MO in TNG at one till And so the wheel turns its plete cycle. (Mrs Wallace is still alive, in g health and living in Sydney.—

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have remedied my omission, ntioned last month, and have v read the book by David Selby, ite good, but he dealt with the d Brass very lightly, in my nion, adhering to the Digger tto: “No names, no pack-drill.” te did mention the Bodger, but Commandant, who had to carry baby for the General Staff, re ined anonymous.

Iy own impression of that gentle n a few days before the kite it up, when I approached him arding press-censorship, was that

he was wholly unprepared for any such emergency as that which eventuated.

There were taller poppies in the field. It was a poor show that made Rabaul so expendable. Let us hope it is not repeated.

What of the

Old Customs?

At a meeting of native leaders in Moresby recently, the fact that old traditions and customs were going into the discard was deplored. The younger generation knew little of the old skills and cultures so well

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After a seven - years [?]ht to get out of mmunist Ciecho [?]vakia, Mrs. J. K. [?]ova (centre), arrived Port Moresby on [?]y 14 to join her son [?]law and daughter, and Mrs. Janousek. [?] had to sign all her [?]perty over to the [?]ch Government, give her citizenship and [?]vel as a person of nationality. She flew KLM to Hollandia, [?] from Hollandia to [?]resby by Qantas. [?]to shows her at the port with her daughter son-in-law.

Photo by Papuan [?]ts.

y of preserving, it was said, resolution was passed that jr attention be paid to “re ig desirable traditional ces.” s is good. When natives elves realise how speedily they sing touch with old lores and ns, it is surely time some was done about it. The ig was held at Hanuabada, a ig example itself of the effect dern change to the detriment ■ native.

TNG natives are said to be ing more of their Old Ways, ne notices many changes in i and the dropping of old is amongst the Tolais, the s of the Gazelle Peninsula, old characteristic greeting of i!” has long been discarded “Bona milana,” or “Bona i,” the equivalent of “Good ig,” and “Good evening.” tabu on mentioning your own has also disappeared. On a ist year, in vain did I try to from Matupians a tortoise inger ring, inlaid with silver e-time plentiful product from sland; and the once-famous, woven baskets from the la area were also unobtain nder if the Bukas still make clay pipes and saucepans; hether “king spears” are for Buin? many fathoms of the old noney—made from the teeth “black-bokis” —still exist? e should be at least one i still reposing in London’s Museum, for I sent it there over 40 years ago. not a Society for the Preser of P-NG Traditions? And consist solely of native mem vith no influence—or inter ;—from long-haired Euro ,rd )rcements P-NG Public Service has sent SOS for more staff and .tions have been called for 90 and 45 Education Officers, will mean (if the PS gets 135 more pay-envelopes, icrambling for housing, more ire, plumbing and what-have ould be interesting to know uch of the furnishings of the an Administration houses are d from the Technical Schools ive workmen. /ood and cane furniture could

ie locally—timber, rattan and

low are all available, to say g of the kapok for bedding, much of it is?

Talking Place

The move by the PS Institute in Moresby to hold classes in Police Motu and Pidgin (PIM, July, p Hi) is, as described, an excellent idea Back in the Thirties, a class of Europeans was formed in Rabaul to learn the Blanche Bay dialect.

For a while the class was popular and then, after a few months enthusiasm waned. Some of the pupils got the idea that it wasn’t “quaite naice” and a bit undignified to talk to a native in his own language.

Native respect increases for the European who knows the vernacular The German Governor (Dr. Hahl) spoke the Tolai dialect like a native and became known to the natives as their Patuan— a term of the highest respect and honour.

For the most part we are a lazy race where languages are concerned and one of our oldest and biggest mistakes in TNG was not en couraging officials and others to learn the vernacular, or even to learn Pidgin efficiently.

Speed in the

Courts

Some of the Legal Eagles in P-NG are complaining of long-drawn-out Court procedure owing to lack of court stenogaphers.

For many reasons, no doubt, the Judges themselves would be the first

to support such a change when

record^evident ST°n|-hand °I

have wondered how it waf t ha t th Judges in Rabaul did not suffo from writer’s cramp Xing some of the more lengthy Sings There but there is this to be said ?n favour of the present system: The Judge is also the Jury and is thus able to obtain a more comprehensive and ve ana

personal knowledge of the facs presented.

But more trying by far than: of stenographers, and a bigger: waster, is the need in some n cases for triple translations fn local dialect to a group diJ then to Pidgin and on into En That is the most ticklish pac court procedure where “Ji must not only be done, buti appear to be done.”

An official announcement ok matter of stenographers says' courts must wait until the n;i have become proficient in thiss of work. That will mean somej I should think, as court won quires 100 per cent, efficiency, 1 Murder in Rabaul So far as I can remember, have been only two persons < European, or part-European convicted of murder in TNG sentenced to death: Ludwig ScH tried in Rabaul in 1936, and young Fred Smith, found guii the golf links murder.

Schmidt’s victims numbere' least five up in the far reacH the Sepik, while Smith’s were two. Schmidt hanged: S:< sentence has, as yet, only “Recorded.”

Coincidence; Both named S and Fred, born the ye at Schmidt’s trial and execution:

A Military

Look-See In keeping with Austt appeasement policy with oun North Neighbours an Indo:c Army Officer recently made : of our Army “installations” in This was loudly declaims many P-NG organisations.

Such protests appear quite II in principle, but I don’t suppo worthy Colonel saw anything , of which he had not already ous full and detailed inform Did he see the b ow-and-j brigades at Mount Hagen?' nuclear-weapon testing grout Goroka? Or the guided miss:< Mt. Balbi?

Then, why worry?