They Helped Him

Launch A Book

A number of old residents of Papua-New Guinea were mong the 50 people who helped Judge Ralph Gore launch a ew book in Brisbane in November. The book, Justice Versus orcery, tells of Judge Gore’s experiences during 40 years in few Guinea—36 of them on the Bench.

E party was arranged by the publishers, Jacaranda Press, of >ane. Managing director Brian ston warmly proposed the health idge Gore in South Pacific lager, ally flown from the Port Moresby ery for the occasion by Mr.

J. Johns. e bashful new author insisted his book was not up to the lard he had wished. For once in ife he found his verdict sharply enged by his many friends and wishers. He thanked numbers pople for the help given him in ing up his reminiscences.

Ige Gore and his wife now live tirement at Southport, Queens tests at the party included lel J. K. Murray, Dr. A. J.

Messrs. R. P. Greatrix, H. L. J. er, Eric Feldt, Con McLaughlin.

Champion, lan Chester, Don

Clouston, John Irvine, Doug Chan nel, Tony Newman and R. W.

Robson.

Round about the time Jacaranda was launching Judge Gore’s book in Brisbane, another member of the same publishing group, Lansdowne Press, in Melbourne was launching Malcolm Wright’s book on coast watching, If I Die. Mr. Wright is a former New Guinea District Com misisoner and his book mentions many New Guinea old hands, includ ing Eric Feldt and Ivan Champion, seen in the above photograph. Com mander Feldt was in charge of coast watching operations. Recently he has been ill (see p. 141).

• J. K. McCarthy reviews "If I Die" on p. 21, and R. W.

Robson reviews "Justice Versus Sorcery" on p. 95.

New Guinea old hands in Brisbane are, from left, Eric Feldt, Ivan Champion, Judge Gore and R. P. Greatrix.