Two Pictures from N.

Photographer Got His Wires Crossed

Guinea's Eastern Highlands

rHIS is an apology, plus ex planation.

In New Guinea, late in July, I ravelled with the bread lelivery plane, to Kaiapit, Gusap nd Kainantu, and met interesting eople. I photographed some of hem.

Later, in Rabaul, I wrote some lotes about people and affairs in he Eastern Highlands, while friend !. H. Meen processed my photo films. decided that I should send, for lublication with my notes in August UM, photos of Mrs. Pat Tudor, rader, of Kainantu, (in a group) md of Mrs. Holzknecht, wife of *astor Holzknecht, of Kaiapit (also a a group). They were in adjoin tig Highlands valleys—they also je re in adjoining positions on the amera film. I had no photo prints -only the negatives.

Yes, you have guessed it! In my lurried instructions, sent South rom Rabaul, I got my wires rossed. In the tiny negatives, Mrs. lolzknecht looked like Mrs. Tudor, nd I thought Mrs. Tudor was Mrs. lolzknecht.

And so, on page 137 of August ssue, you see Pastor and Mrs. lolzknecht, of Kaiapit, and their wo boys, in a group, and you are old that this is Mrs. Pat Tudor, of Cainantu, “with friends”. I was still n New Guinea when the pictures je re made from the little negatives, nd I did not see the result until hey appeared in print. Then I learly had a seizure.

Anyway, here are the two pictures, n correct order, and correctly titled.

On the right, you see Mrs. Pat Tudor, in front of her successful trade store in Kainatu, Eastern Highlands.

On the left is a photograph of Pastor and Mrs. Holzknecht, with their two sons —a snapshot made on the airfield at Kaiapit, Eastern Highlands. Mrs. Holzknecht is the daughter of a well-known German

pioneer settler, and was born in Finschhaven.

Apologies to Mrs. Tudor and

Pastor and Mrs. Holzknecht.-

R. W.

Robson.

t Fiji was hit by influenza—believed to be the Asian type—in August.

The ports of Suva and Lautoka were first affected after the arrival of overseas ships. The disease then spread rapidly throughout the Colony, and at Vatukoula alone there were 240 cases within a few days. Thousands of people were affected, but the epidemic was mild, and most sufferers recovered in two or three days.

Above—the real Mrs. Tudor, outside her trade store; at left, Mrs. Holzknecht and family.