147 Kassam New Guinea spp. and observations on Pratia, also in the Campanulaceae. A few seeds gathered this morning. There was a recently burnt house in Kaiokopa, perhaps a happening during native troubles in this general area some few weeks ago. The trouble was about land. Excitement ran high. Houses were fired, and some people hurt. One evening the "rebels" gathered at Arona Livestock Experiment Station, in the vicinity of a house in which a white woman was alone at the time. The story has it that Bob Wagonette, a rough old Australian bushman who works on the station, and another man, mounted horses. Bob, a Light Horseman in World War I, gave the order "prepare to charge". Then "Charge", and withsticks in their hands they charged. The natives, terrified of horses, took to the hills and did not come back. There was a radio scare in the country at the time. Police reinforcements were rushed in. But Bob' cavalry charge was not made public. Our hospitality a little strained by the arrival of two Salvation Army lassies -- Capt. Dorothy Stephens and Lieut. Dorothy Elphick -- to spend the night. They drove down from Kainantu on a monthly visit on infant welfare work. Very practical sorts. The captain is only visiting from Port Moresby, where the Army has H. Q. for eastern New Guinea. The Lieut. a triple-certificated nurse from New Zealand. On a child immunization campaign against diptheria, whooping cough and . The Army is supplied by government with all drugs etc. used in its medical mission work. First established in P-NG within the last couple of years at Port Moresby, where 7 officers are stationed and they run a hostel for transient natives. Two officers at Kainantu on medical missionary work for about 15 months. These the only stations so far. Tuesday, November 3. Day largely overcast, with return of the down valley (deflected SE) wind; no rain. The rain of two nights ago did not reach as far west as Goroka. Botanized c. NNE on the ridge of the Markham scarp to c. 300 ft. above camp. Nothing of particular note; mostly woody undergrowth spp. and low-epiphytic ferns. Several palm spp. noted, but none in collectable condition: the very tall Gulubia first met with (and collected) at Gono, the Calypetrocalyx collected at Arau, a largish Orania (just coming into flower), a ?Ptychandra (sp. collected at Kimi Ck.?), a slender pinnate sp. of the undergrowth, and a small Calamus. Yesterday I gathered fruiting material of a stemless slump sp. which first appeared at Kimi. Today's visitors were Acting District Commissioner Mick Foley and Robertson, a Mines Dept. man whose function it is to advise native miners on gold production. Their stay was short -- for afternoon tea. Foley on a routine inspection of his district. Robertson and his Land Rover commandeered in the chronic shortage of Admin. vehicles in general. Maa Tsing-Chao's visit with us being profitable to both sides, and pleasurable at least to us, I invited him this afternoon to continue his stay until we move from this camp -- about Monday next. Wednesday, November 4. Weather as yesterday. Ran a night shift on my dyring apparatus and as a result of this and un-prepared leftover plants was late getting into the field. Had John drive me to