People
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The first European wedding on the island of Daru, Western Papua, for very many years, took place on December 13 when Miss Patricia Wendy Croft, daughter of well known Mrs. Jan Croft, Education Officer at Daru, was married to Patrol Officer Desmond John Murphy, of the Department of Native Affairs.
The young couple have gone to reside at Oriomo for a few weeks; but in January Mr. Murphy will take his bride to Sydney, where he will be a student at the School of Pacific Administration for a while.
Mrs. Jan Croft —who is a sister of the late Mr. Jack Hides, and there fore a member of a Papuan pioneer family—has been Education Officer at Daru for two years, and will re turn there when her present term of leave is finished.
The Morris Hedstrom University Scholarship for 1959 has been ; awarded to a 21-years-old Fijian, ißadike Qereqeretabua. He will study ;£or a Bachelor of Arts Degree in New Zealand. Radike was educated at the Lelean Memorial School, the Queen Victoria Fijian School and the Boys’ Grammar School in Fiji. * * * Mr. Don Lane has been appointed Secretary of the Fiji Visitors’
A man who began his public service career with the New Zealand Cook Islands Depart ment has just retired from one of the top positions in New Zealand's Ministry of Works.
He is Mr. D. R. Newson (above) whose adventurous life included service with a special "aval expedition to North Russia. Mr. Newson reached the position of chief mechanical engineer for his department. His Cook Islands career began as marine engineer on the old "Hinemoa" and one of his first jobs was moving Cook Islands lepers to the Fijian leper colony of Makogai.
Bureau, which has the task of pro: moting the Colony’s fast-growinj tourist trade. He succeeds Mr. Pete White, who resigned some time ago * * * Mr. Dick Cousens and wife Palu left Tonga in October on the Fleet bank, en route to England fc leave. Planning on a cheap, shor trip to England with a Bank Lin* they did not count on the shortag of copra in Tonga and Fiji whic; meant three extra weeks loading a Tarawa and Line Islands befon continuing to Europe. After a shor holiday in England they go to Ne’; Zealand, where Dick is to take ove the management of “Atalanga”, tlr Auckland home of Queen Salot: and the hostel for Tongan student studying in NZ. * * * The first and only Tongan to gaii his wings with the New Zealarr Air Force during the war, Vae Tupou, has recently taken up dutie as Governor of Vava’u, Tonga, nephew of Queen Salote, Vaea, hs for a number of years acted as h©j Aide-de-Camp. travelling with h*j to Australia and New Zealand am although still a young man his er periences have given him a goo background for his new post.
Mr. August Hettig (see phott* graph above), of Nukualofa, Tongi has not been enjoying good healh lately. He is one of Tonga’s Euru pean pioneers.
The original Hettig—Mr. Augu?
Kettig’s grandfather—took his famn from Germany to the South Pacirc about 1875. They lived for a tini in Tahiti, Samoa and New Zealarn before settling down finally in Tomo One of the sons, Mr. William HettL lived the last 57 years of his. life 9 Tonga—he died there in 1949, agi 75. He was married twice—eae time to a Tongan. Two of William sons settled in the United Statdj a son and a daughter in New Zes land; one daughter in Samoa, as the name has been carried on r Nukualofa by Mr. August Hettigg. well known photographer, who 0 now over 60 years of age.
•1 Miss Margaret Cashmore was :married to Mr. Hans Wetzel at St. [John’s Church, Canberra, on De cember 19. They have now gone to 'New Guinea where the bridegroom will resume his teaching job with the Administration —and the bride will start one, at the Chinese School, Rabaul. * * * I Another newly married pair who me nt off to New Guinea recently, were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hagon who were married in St. Mark’s Church, Darling Point, Sydney, on [December 22. Their home will be on a coffee plantation at Mt. Hagen.
The bride was formerly Miss Caro line Cameron-Waller.
Oliver Dudley and Everett Riley, from Suva, who were visitors to the Polynesian Associa tion's Christmas party while they were in Sydney in December.
A Tele-photo.
Mr. D. M. Kamerling, governing director of Demka Pty., Ltd., Sydney, who has just returned from a six months business trip to Singapore, Ceylon, India, England, Belgium, France, Western Germany, Denmark and Holland. He visited European factories for which his company acts as sales promotional representatives for the South Pacific.
Mr, Kamerling will be leaving Sydney again on January 28 on one of his routine trips, which will take him over the entire area covered by his company's activities, in order to vi sit his business connections.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Stinsoni he is a well known business ms of Fiji and deputy Mayor of Suvai passed through Sydney in Januaj on their way to Singapore and tour of the Far East. In Sydne Mr. Stinson personally inspect; various city amenities with a vie to developing ideas for the bett] government of the growing city Suva. In Singapore, he will attei (as a member of the Fiji Visiton Bureau) the annual conference the Pacific Area Travel Associatid
Heintraud Hofman and Gent Baer, who were both born at ft Lutheran Mission Station, Finsoc hafen, NG, graduated from tr Brisbane Teachers’ College in II cember. Both girls will spend a teaching in Queensland before § ing to New Guinea to teach native mission schools.
The parents of both girls s missionaries, and their fathers ww brought up in the same village 5 Germany.
Now Gerda’s people live at Hope a mission outstation between II and Finschhafen.
After the war she and her pareia returned to Germany, for five yeas
At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conceptit[?] Apia, Western Samoa, on November 13, M Rosita Cook was married to Mr. G. A. Fepulel Both are public servants; the groom is clerk-assistant of the Legislative Assembly, the bride a stenographer at central officeo Photo: Edwards Stucb[?]
during which Gerda forgot how to speak English.
Heintraud first went to Queens land five years ago to go to St.
Peters Lutheran College. * * * ‘ Mr. John Baker, manager of Burns Philp (NG) Ltd., Lae. NG, and Mrs. Baker arrived in Sydney OL leave just before Christmas and later went on to Perth. Western Australia. They expect to return north about February. Mr. Baker is being relieved in Lae by Mr. Monty Stobo. ♦ * * I Mr. M. H. Helsen, managing director of Burns Philp (SS) Ltd., Suva, Fiji, has been elected pre sident of the Suva Chamber of Com
|nerce.
* * * i Two Tongans, John Latukefu and Jubilee Tahai, returned to Tonga in December from Brisbane where, at the University of Queensland, they gained Bachelor of Arts degrees and Diplomas of Education. They will teach at Tupou Boys’ College.
When the French Navy sloop "La Confiance" visited Sydney some weeks ago, these two lads from Papeete, Harold Ellacott and John Urima, took the opportunity to visit the Polynesian Association. —A Tele-photo.
On December 12 at the Ela United Church, fort Moresby, Miss M. Bailey was married to Mr. W. Dalgleish —Photo by Papuan Prints.
Among RAAF and RAN train pilots who graduated in a Win Parade at Pearce, WA, in early U cember was Naval Airman Noel w Hoff, who originally came from To' woomba, Q’ld., but who has had adventurous career as shearer, can, cutter and truck driver, two yese as a member of the Queenslae Police, and then as sub-inspector i the Royal Papuan and New Guin Constabulary in 1955-57. * * * Monsieur Favreaux has be ■ ; appointed French Resident Co:c missioner in the New Hebrides, ,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Aspinall, well-known i dents of Suva, Fiji, were at the Polyne Association's Christmas party, in Sydney December. —A Te!e-ph
The Administrative Officer in charge of District of Savaii Island, in Western Sarm is a full Samoan, Papalii Poumou. Last y he succeeded Mr. T. Robson, who had ch[?] of that Administrative District —where there over 25,000 people—for many years. Pa[?] Poumou, who is well-educated and a trai[?] administrator, is the first Samoan to be Administrative Officer. He will reach the tiring age shortly, and then he probably seek election to the Legislative Assemblyl
l, accession to M. Pierre Anthonioz.
M. Favreau represented the Min ister for Overseas France at the tubilee celebrations in New Hebrides m 1956. *. ♦ * Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Jones de started from Port Vila in November, liter a series of farewell functions.
Mr. Jones, who has been manager If Burns Philp (New Hezrides) Ltd. cor 19 years and who formerly served BP in Gilbert and Ellice fslands—received the Order of the [Jritish Empire (Officer class) in the i(ew Year Honours, for public ser iices rendered in the New Hebrides. * * * Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Hill arrived •rom the New Hebrides at the end f 1958. Mr. Hill—who gave many Bears of service to the New Hebrides -s official and business man—has Been undergoing medical treatment la Sydney.
Dr. Herbert Spencer, who made :outh Pacific friends while engaged n education work in American iamoa, and who since has been Rationed in Nebraska, USA, has ;een appointed Educational Adviser o the Government of Eritrea (East ufrica). Mrs. Spencer (who is prinof Dakota High School) may uin him there later in 1959. * * * The bride (Sister Lois Conner lon, of the Paton Hospital, Port travelled from the New debrides, and the bridegroom (Mr. druce Sharpe, a Department of s-ands official in Kavieng) came rom New Guinea, in December, to •, e married in the Methodist Church, fosford, NSW, on December 27.
'•oth belong to well known families * the Gosford district. They met the New Hebrides, where Mr. >harpe was for two years in the
[?]. Willie Quan left Sydney for Honiara (BSIP) the January "Sinkiang" after completing is education at the De La Salle OQ College, ydney, where he has been for the last seven years.
service of the Condominium Gtf eminent. They will live in Kavies New Guinea. * * * The Polynesian Association Sydney got a little astray in ones the captions it supplied tD a phoo graph last month, and had Mr. as Mrs. J. Campbell, on page 47, turning from the United Kingdoj Mr. and Mrs. Campbell had not bet to the UK (and did not say tld they had). They are spending thl leave right there in Sydney, and v return to Levuka, Fiji, some times April.
A wedding of interest to old Fiji residents place in November at the Cathedral of the Sa Heart, Suva, between Miss Beverley Joan Jen and Mr. Fintan MacManus. The ceremony conducted by His Lordship, the Very Rev.
Foley, SM, DD, who also celebrated the Nu[?] Mass.
The bride, who was a nursing sister on staff of the CWM Hospital, is the great-gr daughter of the late J. P. Storck and Hugh Hall Ragg who settled in the Colony the early 1860's. The bridegroom is engineer with the PWD in Fiji and comes f Galway, Ireland. Following the ceremony, guests were entertained at the home of Hugh and Lady Ragg at Tamavua, Suva.
Photo; G. Winkelkoeis
Mr. Sundin (right) and Mrs. Sundin, p[?] graphed in Lautoka (Fiji) with Mr. Fra (left), well-known Islands representative e[?] Gillespie's Flourmills (see page 9).
Mr. E. V. Crisp, Chairman of cSteamships Trading Co. Ltd. of c Papua, left Sydney early in Janu ary on a leisurely tour of the Far Bast, including Malaya and Thai land. He will return by air in Feb ruary from Manila to New Guinea.
Mr. Crisp travelled north with Captain A. S. Fitch, the founder t)f Steamships Trading Co., and now retired. Captain Fitch went on to itodia —he was a pilot in Calcutta oefore he became a trader in the South Pacific.
Mr. E. A, Sundin, who was Burns i’hilp (SS) Co. manager in Levuka or some years, and who has been n leave in Australia, leaves Syd ney early in February for Rabaul, lew Guinea, where he will occupy senior position on the Burns Philp :xecutive staff. Mr. and Mrs. Sundin ave not previously lived in New luinea. Mr. Sundin has spent most his lengthy Burns Philp service i the Fiji-Samoa area.
[?]fter three months leave in Sydney, the Bretts -Mr. and Mrs. W. J. and Stewart, 13, and [?]ay , 9—looked happy as they sailed for New [?]uinea on January "Sinkiang". Mr. Brett has [?]een at Bulolo, NG, for the Administration for the last three years.
I an d Mrs. A. Willis, with their son Peter onths) returned to Rabaul, NG, on the inkiang in January, after four months leave, spent mainly in Sydney.