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Dr. Guy Loison, Executive Officer ir Health in the South Pacific Com ission, was due in Vila, New Heb des. early in March accompanied f an entomologist, to complete in stigations into the transmission of >sinophilic meningitis by rats and ugs carrying infected worms in their jdies. It is thought that when in cted rats or slugs come in contact ith garden vegetables, the vegetables •e contaminated, and may cause this pe of meningitis in people who eat iw green vegetables which have not »en washed.

A doctor employed by the Papua siew Guinea Administration recently pent a month in cholera areas across he border in West New Guinea. He s Dr. C. Hoogland, District Medical Dfficer in Kainantu.

His visit was arranged by the P-NG rlealth Department in collaboration yith authorities in West New Guinea, md its purpose was to “learn to treat diolera patients and how to deal with i cholera outbreak”.

The outbreak across the border has token a large number of lives, and precautions have been taken to pre vent the spread of the disease into Australia-administered territory, in cluding a campaign of immunisation-

[?]n Sydney on holidays—Mr. and Mrs. A. [?]lattar. Like many Islands people visiting Sydney they visited the Polynesian Asse [?]iation, where this photo was taken. Mr. and Mrs. Sattar came from Suva.

Dr. Hoogland said a similar cai paign had been completed in W< New Guinea and medical teams we visiting houses of the sick to tre patients. * * * Mr. Donald Gubbay, well-knov businessman of Santo, New Hebridt left Santo on March 9 for a busine trip to Australia and Japan. He e pects to be away for about six week Mr. Gubbay is head of the fir D. J. Gubbay & Co., which operat the tuna industry at Santo in associ tion with Japanese interests.

M. Marc Biros, the new Frencl High Commissioner in the Pacific was due to make his first visit to th< New Hebrides late in March. M Biros was due in Vila in the French Naval vessel Commandant Riviere or March 21, and was to spend sever days in the Group. His itinerary in cluded a tour of Efate, and visits tc Santo, Palekula, Vao, Norsup, Lamap, Tongoa and Tanna. M. Biros was due to return to Noumea direct from Tanna. * * * Mr. M. Delauney, the French Resi dent Commissioner in the New Heb rides, returned to Vila on February 28 after three months’ leave ini France. Before leaving France, Mr., Delauney was received by the French President, General de Gaulle, whoi told him that he and his Government: were following with the greatest in terest the problems of development im the New Hebrides.

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Yager, after thei[?] marriage in March at the historic S[?] Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island. Th[?] bride was Miss Carol Simmons.

Photo: Raymond Hoare[?]

The New Zealand Minister of [sland Territories, Sir Leon Gotz, will dsit the Cook Islands in April for >olicy discussions with the executive jommittee of the Cook Islands Legis ative Assembly.

He will travel in the Government motor vessel Moana Roa, which is to make a special tourist cruise to Raro tonga and the Southern Cooks.

The Moana Roa will leave Auck and on April 11, arriving at Raro tonga on April 16 and leaving on April 18 to visit Aitutaki, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke and Mangala.

Sir Leon last visited Rarotonga in June, 1962.

Among those who helped pack the Great Hall of Sydney University in March to hear Dr. John Gunther, Assistant Administrator of P-Nu, de liver the ninth Maitland Oration, were a number of present and former Ter ritorians. They included: Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Reeve, Mr. and Mrs.

Orme Denny, Mr. and Mrs. R E- Young, Dr. H. N. White, Mr. Bob Bryant, Mr. F. P. Kaad, Mrs. C. L.

Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. A. t.

Stephens, Mrs. Lucy Duyer, Mr.

Dudley McCarthy and author Colin Simpson. ♦ * ♦ Sergeant First Class Erasmus, of Raluana, New Britain, is likely to succeed Senior Inspector David Crawley as conductor of the RPNG Constabulary Band when Inspector Crawley retires soon. Sgt. Erasmus has been with the band for 20 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bridge, of Sydney, en tertained a large farewell party in their stateroom aboard the "Mariposa" in March when they left Sydney for Suva. Mr Bridge was to take up a position with the Bank of New South Wales in Suva.

The couple were married only a few days before their departure.