Hon. A. V. Johnston Dead.
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Samoa Loses Popular Citizen.
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, July 10.
ONE of the most respected and popu lar citizens of Samoa, the Hon. A.
W. Johnston, first elected member of the Legislative Council of the Man dated Territory, died on June 15, fol lowing an attack of double pneumonia.
Mr. Johnston had been branch mana ger for Burns, Philp (S.S.) Co., Ltd., in the Saluafata district since 1920. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 20, 1869, and entered the British Army at an early date, seeing active service in different parts of the world.
In 1902, together with his close friend, Sir George Richardson, he was sent to New Zealand as military instructor and he proceeded to Samoa in 1915 with the first reinforcement contingent. He re mained in the force till 1920, when he received his discharge.
He was elected M.L.C., first in 1926 and re-elected in 1929 when he received the largest number of votes and became senior elected member. He took an active part in the deliberations and discussions at the council meetings, besides which he frequently intervened on behalf of his constituents with the Administration.
Owing to Mr. Johnston’s long asso ciation with the Imperial Military Forces on active service, he was granted a military funeral, a squad of the con stabulary firing three rounds over the grave, after which a bugler sounded the “Last Post.”