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JOHN lAMAN, the United ites Trust Territory’s delegate ecent South Pacific Conference iti on rural health, might have le representative for the GEIC a wartime adventure. 942, after the Japanese oc the Gilberts, he escaped in a from his home at Marakei, with a Roman Catholic priest, drifting for a long time, the

pair eventually reached Mili Island, in the Marshalls.

The priest was killed, but Dr. laman survived, settled down in the Marshalls, and later went to the United States where he qualified as a doctor. * * * Mr. Colin Marr, once a well-known member of the P-NG Administration service, is again a familiar figure in Rabaul. He has left his pastoral property in New South Wales in other hands, and is devoting himself to the management of Vanulama Plantation, in New Britain. The plantation was acquired many years ago by his late father, Sir Charles Marr, and later passed into the possession of a small company. It appears to have suffered somewhat in recent years and Mr.

Marr, on behalf of family share holders, has undertaken to remain at Vanulama for a year, in the hope of restoring greater efficiency and profit making to the property. * * * The ladies of Goroka, New Guinea, have a talent for organisation—and on a Friday night late in May they promoted a ball which raised no less than £250 towards the proposed new Anglican church. “They did a fine job,” said District Commisisoner Seale. “And, what is more,” he added complacently, “we had three Bishops there—Bishop David Hand, Bishop Schilling, of the Catholic Church, and our new native prelate, Bishop George Ambo.” * * * Two former long-time New Guinea hands, now living in Sydney, will celebrate their silver wedding anni versary on July 8. They are Bruce and Dorothy (Dot) George, who were married at Sacred Heart Church, Kavieng, in 1938.

Mr. George went to New Guinea in 1933 and worked on various copra plantations until 1937 when he be came an Administration copra in spector at Kavieng. He was at Kavieng in this job until 1941, and again from 1954 to 1961, when he joined the Department of Agriculture in Sydney. He and his wife now live at 109 Elizabeth Street, Ashfield,

Nsw.

* * * Making a welcome return to work in May after a long layoff was the Fiji Government Public Relations Officer, Mr. Jack Hackett. Mr.

Hackett suffered a heart attack at Lautoka in January while making ar rangements for Press coverage for the brief Royal visit early in February.

He spent about three months in Lau

[?]e Gilbert and Ellice Islands, and elaus, come these six boys who studying in New Zealand on hips administered by the Islands [?]n Branch of the NZ Department [?]tion. The photographs were taken [?]ent camp near Wellington where [?]an 60 boys from the Pacific Islands [?]. Top: George Kum Kee, from and Telematua Kofe, from Funa [?]ntre: Falaniko Aukuso, from the and Elia Tavita, from Funafuti, losua Faamaoni and Amosa [?]fo'i, both from the Tokelaus.

toka Hospital and convalesced ai home after a further brief period i the CWM Hospital at Suva. Mr Hackett has not fully recovered, anc is not his old ebullient self, but hf has the same cheery smile and thi same cheerful word for everyone. Hi may go on overseas leave soon. * * * An 83 - year - old German - bon Roman Catholic missionary in Jum celebrated her 50th year of work ii Papua-New Guinea. She is Rev. Siste Nicola Saurmilch who is Superior o the Society of the Holy Ghost Sister convent at Timbunke, 40 miles soutl of Wewak in the Sepik districl Sister Nicola Saurmilch went to th Territory from Germany in 1913, During World War II the Japanes imprisoned her near Hollandia, Wes New Guinea. After her release b Allied troops she spent a short tim in Australia before returning to Guinea. She has never returned t Germany.

Mr. Rex Blow of Sabah plantatioi Bougainville, has offered a schola ship to help a New Guinea boy ai tend a secondary school. * * An attempt by an employee of th Labasa Electricity Company (Fiji to unseat Mr. F. G. Archibald, th successful local candidate at the r< cent Fiji elections, failed in th Supreme Court, Suva, on June 1' The employee was Trevor Franci Frost. Mr. Archibald narrowly d( feated Mr. H. B. Gibson for the sea

Mrs. Colin White, wife of a well-know Suva boat builder, displays a golden she from Thursday Island. Mr. and Mrs. Whi[?] have lived in Fiji for many years.

Photo: Stan Whippy

Chief Justice for Fiji, Mr.

Duff, at the conclusion of a trial at Lautoka in June, the bravery of an Indian girl, Kumari, 14, daughter of Ram arma. After a house occupied girl and 12 other people caught i January 29, she twice ran nto the burning building to people. “It was an act of ex heroism,” the Chief Justice * * ♦ and Mrs. H. Wagstaff, who ived in the Solomons for 12 left on the MV Zeeland on 13 for a world cruise to d. They and their family will fftle in Western Australia.

all the Queen’s Birthday rs in the South Pacific in June, vas more sincerely applanded lat given to Mr. Harry Char )f Suva, the tireless secretary »aniser of the All Races Sports cial Club. By sheer hard work, irresistible grin which makes jssible for the average citizen »t his request for a donation, harman has carried on the r many years, often under dis ng conditions; and probably s no institution in the South hich has done more practical n welding the races together Dmmon interest in good clean Mr. Charman was awarded the as also was another equally ig South Seas sporting identity, ;s Michel, of Port Moresby, is been an official of one sport ther in P-NG since 1949. In foresby, they call him “Mr.

Mulders, of Vila, New Hebrides, [?]rried at Lismore, NSW, recently [?]ustralian girl, Miss Kathy Hamilton, [?]r nurse. Mr. Mulders, who was Belgium, will manage Vila's new [?]otel Vate, when it is opened early next year.