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\ New Guinean businessman, who ns a coffee plantation, a herd of tie, a lighting plant, sawmill, ctor, bakery, store and a coffee ping factory, is contributing greatly the development of the mountain age of Boana, 30 miles from Lae. e man, Siugeu, who was also re tnsible for building an airstrip in : Boana area, manages a Com mwealth Bank Agency, recently in lled a town clock in Boana, and has a trucks which operate in Lae.

One of the jobs that look like being piidated in Hollandia, West New uinea, shortly is that of Australian aison Officer. The Indonesians have ready stated that although this tpointment is “no doubt important”

Australia, it is not provided for ider the agreement between Indo ;sia and Holland will have “to be considered”.

Mr. P. J. Mollison, of the P-NG epartment of the Administrator, has sen holding the position for the last iree years; in September Mr. James ray, of the Canberra Department [ Territories, was sent to assist him. heir job is normally a cross between roviding consular services, giving

This is what the smart young policeman now wearing in the New Hebrides. The en pictured are Corporal H. Kalmela ft) and Constable Wilfred. The photo aph was taken in Vila by Reece Dis combe.

information to WNG residents wa ing to go to Australia, and look after the interests of some Austral: NG natives who were attending nautical school near Hollandia.

In the last abnormal months p of their job was to look after c tressed Australian journalists w would land in Hollandia with< having made provision for a bed for transport. Mr. Mollison is c to go on leave, and under new c< ditions, has no wish to return Hollandia.

Mr. C. A. B. Pley, the Dui liaison officer in Port Moresby, a has had his job fold up under hi His wife and children returned Holland some time ago and he v leave Port Moresby for the sai destination by the end of October.

Quantities of bread, scones, call and sausage rolls are now being pi duced for sale to villages at Hanu bada. Port Moresby, by a Papus Heni Davai, who built his own bake there. Davai, who learnt his tra as a baker before the war lai worked as a carpenter with the E partment of Works and Housing, ten two months to build his bakei; Davai and his wife do all the wc at the bakery.

Miss J. Clapham (left), the Red Cross Fi Officer in Suva, recently handed over duties to Miss A. Sopper (right) who arri in Fiji on September 29 from the US. W Clapham has now returned to the US[?] Photo: S. A. Whi|

This couple, Mr. T. R. Tahapehi, of Raba[?] and Miss Flora Regione, of Nonga Hospit were recently married at Rabaul's St. Xav[?] Church, Rabaul.—Photo: Chin H. Meen.

. young Papuan, Vincent Ed, of vala village in the Kukipi sub net of the Kerema area, is now ig trained to become the Terri es first Assistant Education Officer. training, which began in Port resby in June, will continue until end of this year when it will be ided if further training is neces r.

An American who spends 12 3nths in the Fiji civil service is und to learn something about itish red tape. And an American about to do it—Mr. W. A. Kyler, graduate of the Duke University iw School and Ohio Wesleyan Uni rsity. He won a scholarship from s Syracuse University, New York, rich enabled him to make the trip the South Pacific.

Some years ago Syracuse Univer y organised a scheme for placing lected young American graduates ith colonial and other Governments that they could gain experience of ose countries. It was also planned at they should go where there was ;ed of staff.

Mr. Kyler before leaving for Fiji >ent some time studying the Fijian nguage at the School of Oriental id African Studies, London. As the >st of his fellowship is being borne y Syracuse University, Fiji is getting ic services of a civil servant for ee.

E. J. R. Davies, of Auckland (above), ently appointed Resident Agent on Penrhyn nd, in the Northern Cook Group, is keenly rested in ship-modelling, yachting and [?]ery. He has copies of the kyard plans of Captain Cook's ship [?]deavour" and intends to build a model, t long, during his term on Penrhyn. Mr. ies came to New Zealand from North Wales er World War 11. After working in the linistration office of a forestry station and thing in primary schools in the Auckland rict, he joined the Department of Agriculture in 1953.

The Islands trading firm of Nels and Robertson Pty. Ltd., of Sydm specialises in the length of serv of its executive officers but few ha outdone Mr. W. E. Ryall, a direct of the company who clocked up years with the firm within a few da of his 75th birthday in October. ] went to N & R as a junior cle m 1904 in the days when the found of the firm, the late Mr. Ivan Nelsc was in active control and when t offices were in Loftus St., Sydney.

The only concession Mr. Ryall h made to the passing years is to c down the number of days he nc goes to his office. Mr. Haro Cooper, also a Director of N & has completed 49 years with the fir and is also semi-retired—he goes the office a couple of days each wee

Dr. Bill Rees and his bride, formerly [?] Eleanor Brown leave Vila's native Ch[?] England their recent marria Archdeacon Rawchffe performed the cererm[?] Photo: Reece Discoi

A familiar face at the City of Sydney Polio Citizens Boys' Club recently has been Hold Johanson, a heavyweight boxer from Fiji, w[?] has been training there for the Commonweal Games in Perth. His trainer, Mr. Barm Hall, told "PIM" in October that Holga hi[?] a good chance of reaching the finals in h[?] division.