Mr. Leo Gors

Death in Papua

From Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, July 7.

MR. LEO GORS, a well known resi dent of Papua, died on his way into Port Moresby, while on the vessel H. & S.

He was, on June 17, on his way from his plantation and had been suffering from malaria for some time. Mr. Gors was one of four notable brothers who have been in the territory for over 30 years.

Mr. Walter Gors, the eldest, arrived as far back as Sir William MacGre gor’s time. Besides holding positions in the Government and with Burns Philp, the four brothers have all held a considerable amount of property and interests in the Territory.

The deceased, Mr. Leo Gors, had served nine years in the Public Service and at the outbreak of war had served in the A.I.F. Since then he had inter ested himself solely in the plantations owned by himself and his brothers.

Mr. Gors leaves a widow, two sisters and a brother in the Territory.