Ch Window Honours

Mission Martyr

Bishop of New Guinea (the i Rev. P. N. Strong) con cted a service of dedication ly Trinity Church, Valley, ne. on December 2, and d a stained glass window to lemory of Sister Marjorie iley.

Ireds of Brisbane Anglicans ;d the service to one whom

the Church of England regards as a martyr.

Miss Brenchley was one of 11 missionaries murdered by the Japanese, after horrifying treat ment, in Papua in the early war years.

The missionaries were caught by the Japanese advance around Sangara. Miss Brenchley had been a nursing missionary there for 20 years before her execution.

These missionaries were declared martyrs by the Anglican Church—

the first since King Charles I was so declared in 1649. King Charles officially remained a martyr for over 200 years—but Queen Victoria ordered his name to be struck from the church calendar. t The Norwegian ship Belray, re cently arrived in New Caledonia from USA with coke for the Nickel Co., has been chartered by the Com pany to carry nickel ore from out ports to Noumea and coal from Australia.

[?]cent visitors to the Polynesian Association meetings in Sydney included: LEFT: Madame Maestracci of Noumean in background, with and friends who included her daughters the Misses Maestracci, son L. Maestracci Mr R. Blake Madame Cazeaux and Monsieur Cordier. RIGHT: Mr. and Mrs. George Little, of Lautoka, Fiji, with Captain and Mrs Pat Whysall.

Photos: Bayside Studios.