ISLAND CRUISE
SOUTHERN CROSS READY MATERIALS FOR BUILDING Besides the usual supplies of food aud clothing for the mission stations, the Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross, which is to leave Auckland on September S for her periodica cruise to the South Sea Islands, win carry a quantity of building materia-: for additions and improvements " yarious stations. ... . A large part of the materials w ib ' used for extensions to the hospiL buildings recently established - Malaita, one of the principal islana» in the Solomons. This island on had a sinister reputation for cannipa ism and head-hunting. The hospital was established with £ 2,000 1 rL an Australian woman, and from a woman in England. « under the charge of Dr. L. M. bury, whose wife is a trained uur. - TWO PASSENGERS The Southern Cross will cam’ passengers. The Rev. S. G. CM f has been on a short furlough in- - He will return to Dr. L. nFox’s school for native boys, on Jf island of Ugi, in the Solomons. *»*■ M. A. Hurse will return to BankIsland and reopen her mission senou for native girls.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1059, 25 August 1930, Page 8
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180ISLAND CRUISE Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1059, 25 August 1930, Page 8
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