Robson's Roadside

A La Carte

For Natives

Robson's Roadside Restaurants

FOR perhaps the first time in N® Guinea, native travellers an workers in the country area be tween Lae and Wau can obtai meals in a restaurant specially rui tor them.

Mr. Eric Robson, of Mumeng, N® Guinea (which is about 50 mill from Lae, 40 miles from Wau andl miles from Bulolo), started his natii restaurant a couple of months ag| Already news of this service 1 spreading amongst the ‘natii population, and he is serving up 1 60 customers a week.

For 2/-, the natives can obtal a meal of rice and meat, with bres| and a cup of tea. It is particular popular with native drivers of heal vehicles on the long trip Wau and Lae.

Mr. Robson also conducts a waj side restaurant for Europeans.

In an attractive bungalow on tl roadside, travellers can obtain choice of hot and cold meals.

Mr. Robson has been in the Terr tory about 20 years, most of which I spent as an officer in the Depar ment of Public Health. Before tl war he was at Buka and Rabaul ar became a Coastwatcher during tl war in the New Britain area. E has spent 10 years around tl Mumeng area.

Mumeng is in a small valley at tl junction of the Snake River ai Mumeng Creek. Although only aboi 4 miles distant from Zenag (altituy 4,000 ft), it is situated at aboc 2 ; 000 ft.

Administered by Assistant Distri Officer R. Born, the district tato in the Watut and Buangs areas wii a native population of approximate 20,000, including some of those o trouble-makers, the Kukukukus.

The restaurant and some patrons.