100,000 NG Moths and

Operation Complete

100,000 NG Moths and Bugs for Canada

WORK done in Papua-New Guinea by two Canadian Entomologists during the last four months may hold more immediate interest for Australia than for Canada, but in supporting the project, the Canadian Government has shown its willingness to foster research of broad international application.

The two men, Dr. E. G. Munroe and Mr. G. P. Holland, have col lected some hundreds of thousands of insects and moths of certain groups which will be added to the Canadian National Collection. The trip has also given Mr. Holland an opportunity to study the types of fleas associated with native mammals such as ’possums, cus cus, wild rats and ecidnas, the study of which is Mr. Holland’s pet hobby. ( PIM , Oc tober, page 24).

If the idea of big, strong men sitting up nights to catch moths sounds silly, the idea would soon be dispelled by Mr. Holland, who ex plains that of all forms of life on the earth, insects are the most numerous, both as to individuals and to species; that over one million kinds are already recog nised by entomologists, and new

species are being found every day; moreover, as some of the species are harmful while others are beneficial, it is economically as well as scientifically important to be able to distinguish the various kinds.

Having completed the expedition, Dr. Munroe has proceeded to Bangkok, where he will represent his Department at the Ninth Pacific

Science Congress. Mr. Holland wil return directly to Canada.

The collections, packed in 18 largi crates, will be despatched to Nortl America on the Thorsisle. t M. Renaud Sivan, French Am bassador to Australia, visited Papua' New Guinea in October.

son was born at Levuka, Fiji, 'Tovember 10, to Ratu Dr. J. A. R. i and his wife, Adi Losalini vitl. eararoa Ariki, of Avarua, Rarto ?a, recently won first prize in r Zealand in a drawing competi tie film, His Majesty O’Keefe, finally reached Cook Islands mas.

EW GUINEA MAN BECOMES A NAVY PILOT: Lieutenant John Robert Franklin of Wau, Guinea (where his parents still live), who uated as a Fleet Air Arm pilot of the I Australian Navy received his wings at RAAF Station at Point Cook, Victoria, on mber 13, where he had completed his g training. He is shown here being con [?]lated by Air-Commodore W. H. Garing. imediately he graduated he was com oned as a Sub-Lieutenant in the RAN. All pilots are officers, b - Lieutenant Franklin recently did a -weeks officers' course at Flinders Naval t in Victoria. He will now go to the I Air Station at Nowra (NSW) for a high [?]de selection test, and in January will [?] a jet conversion course there, ter completing these he will be sent to United Kingdom for his fighter operational g course. On his return to Australia he undergo night flying training before he ent to an aircraft carrier to join a Fleet Arm Squadron. b-Lieutenant Franklin entered the Royal ralian Navy in June, 1956, for training pilot.