People

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Maude, turned to Canberra in January, afi many months abroad. Mr. Maude formerly a high-ranking official the British Colonial Office, and m attached to the Australian Natioi University—has been engaged historical research in Europe and tf Far East, and has brought back soi valuable material from tf Philippines. * * * Dr. John Cumpston, who has be in charge of the Historical Recon section of the Australian Departme of External Affairs, has gone Portuguese Timor to act, temporarii as Australian Consul. Dr. Cumpstl is a former Australian Consul Noumea. Portuguese Timor has be in the limelight lately because it presumed that the Indonesians, hs ing got the Dutch out of New Guimi will try to remove the Portugue from the East Indies.

In Fiji for six months is Mr.

Barrett, a member of the intd national department of the Britil Trades Union Congress. He is thei to advise and assist trade uniojc Mr. Barrett’s visit follows a tour the Colony last year by Mr. Rohe Willis, a member of the TU Council. Mr. Willis made an

Mr. Kennan Adeang, of Nauru, and M Anita Ahnon were married at the Rabc Memorial Church recently. Miss Ahnon[?] teacher who recently graduated at Asopa School in Australia, is the elol daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waidu Ahmr of the Education Department, Rabaul.

Photo: Chin H. Meu

itigation into the industrial move nt in Fiji, and recommended that officer be sent to the Colony to »age in a trade union education )gramme.

Mr. Barrett emphasised that he uld be mainly concerned with ablishing good relations between de unions and employers. He uld conduct classes, at which one the main subjects will be trade ion finance and accounting.

Admitted to the Lautoka Hospital January was the Fiji Government blic Relations Officer, Mr. Jack ickett, suffering from a series of art attacks. Mr. Hackett had gone North-West Viti Levu to make angements for Press coverage of ; Royal visit. So serious was his adition that his son, Mr. Michael ickett, a London surgeon specialist, w out to Fiji to be with him. At i end of January his condition had proved. * * ♦ Kabua Cairo, who was awarded j British Empire Medal in the New ;ar Honours list, is a Papuan of e old school. Aged 79, he has )rked for the New Guinea admin ration for 66 years. He was a 5ssenger boy for William Mac regor, in 1896. He still works as interpreter in the Supreme Court Port Moresby. One of his sons, Dra Kabua, 44, is also an interpreter the Supreme Court. ♦ ♦ ♦ Sydney engineer, Mr. S. J. Taylor, early February will arrive in Suva take up the post of Chief En

Aitken Fruean, of Apia, who hascom ted a year at Sydney's School of aphic Arts (Ultimo Technical College), I resume study there this year follow a visit home with his wife Mary, er completing the course, he will go a senior position in the Government nting Office of Western Samoa. Mrs. ean, who is expecting a baby, will

smain in Samoa.—Photo: Tele-photos.

gineer with the Suva City Count He takes over from Mr. T. Gemmt who is going to Queensland. In S;1 ney, Mr. Tayor has worked for lot government, a big firm of land ■ velopers, and on his own accon He is accompanied to Suva by wife, Wendy. They have no childr

Although the British Colom Under-Secretary, Mr. Nigel Fishd returned to Britain from the Sotn Pacific on January 24, the head the Pacific and Indian Ocean Depas ment of the Colonial Office, Mr..

E. Marnham, CMG, MC, continu the official tour. He was in Ton between January 24 and January ! and was expected to visit Gilbert as Ellice Colony. Unlike Mr. Fisher, , will return to Britain via Austrah and will probably make some inter©ing contacts while there, ab<K February 20.

Charming Rabaul girl Estelle East, pho graphed on her 21st birthday, which celebrated recently at a party at the N Guinea Club, Rabaul. Estelle is a hostt with Ansett-ANA. She is the daughter Mr. and Mrs. Edward East (below).