Soldiers Meet A Sailor

And he's a famous sailor, too-Lord Mountbatten of Burma, and uncle of Prince Philip—who paid a flying visit to New Guinea in late February in his capacity of Chief of the British Defence Staff. Here he meets members of the Pacific Islands Regiment in Port Moresby before flying to Mt. Hagen, in the Western Highlands, to officially open the new 5,400 ft all-weather Kagamuga airport.

The Kagamuga project to date has cost £lOO,OOO and further extensions are planned to enable it to take the largest aircraft.

A satellite township is expected to spring up alongside the airport, which replaces the Hagen airstrip.