Death of Apia Business Man.
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From Our Own Correspondent.
APIA, June 20.
MR. WALTER VOIGT, an old resident of Samoa and a well-known mem ber of the business community, died recently at Apia Hospital. He was 60 years of age.
Mr. Voigt, who came to Samoa about 35 years ago, as secretary to the Ger man millionaire, G. Kunst, settled in Apia in partnership with Mr. Zuck schwerdt, now in Nukualofa (Tonga).
Later on, however, he gave up his store and entered the firm of Nelson and Son (now O. F. Nelson and Co., Ltd.) as accountant.
At the beginning of the war, Mr.
Voigt, as a German subject, was in terned in New Zealand, from where he returned in 1920, joining the firm of P.
C. Fabricius as accountant, later be coming secretary, which position he held until his death.
Mr. Voigt was highly respected for his efficiency as an accountant and his sound knowledge of local trade con ditions. He took much interest in horse racing and had, of late years, taken up cocoa planting. His funeral at Magi agi cemetery was widely attended by a representative gathering of citizens.