Mr. E. V. Hayes

Death In New Guinea

Leading Rabaul Solicitor

From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, January 15.

BY the sudden death of Mr. Esmond Vaughan Hayes, on December 22, at Namanula Hospital, this Territory has lost a trusted, honourable and well tried citizen.

Mr. Hayes was a leading barrister and solicitor and was well-known and universally liked and esteemed through out the Territory. He was the son of Mr. R. E. Hayes, K.C., of Melbourne, and was educated at Melbourne Gram mar School and Melbourne University, where he took his B.A. and LL.B de grees.

During the military occupation of this Territory Mr. Hayes filled with dis tinction many onerous and responsible judicial and legal positions, including those of Crown Law Officer and Acting Judge. On the advent of Civil Admin istration Mr. Hayes went into private practice and for many years was the leading solicitor here. During the past two years he has suffered from a dis tressing and extremely painful illness which interfered with his work, but, in spite of this, he gamely carried on up to the day of his death. Mr. Hayes was a leading member of the Local Clubs and Institutions. His kindness and generosity were well-known.

Mr. Hayes married Miss Margaret Littlejohn, daughter of Dr. Littlejohn, Headmaster of Scotch College, Mel bourne, about nine years ago.