About Islands People.

Brother Macarius, a member of the Marist Order of Missionaries in Fiji, who had resided in Fiji for nearly 35 years, died in Suva on September 4 after a long illness. Born in France in 1866, he went to Australia and received his training at the Marist Brothers’

College, Sydney. He went to Apia, Samoa, as a teacher, and later was transferred to New Zealand. In 1899, he was appointed teacher at the Marist Brothers’ School at Naililili, Fiji, and was for some time at Cawaci, and, later, at the Marist Brothers’ Indian School, Suva.

Mr. Percy Thomas, one of Fiji’s early pioneers, died at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, on September 22 at the age of 70. He came to Levuka, Fiji, from Tasmania in 1871, and later managed his father’s cattle station at Nanuku. He entered the service of the Union Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and was employed on the “Tofua,” which, at that time, maintained com munication with Tonga and Samoa. He retired from the Union Steam Ship Co. last year owing to illness.

Dr. H. W. Jack, M.B.E., D.Sc., B.A., of the Department of Agriculture, Malaya, has been appointed Director of Agriculture of the Colony of Fiji. He will arrive in Fiji about June, 1934. Mr.

A C. Barnes, who formerly occupied that position, has been transferred to Jamaica, Mr. R. S. Thacker, Chief Justice of St. Vincent. Windward Is., British West Indies, has been appointed Attorney- General of Fiji, and will arrive in Suva during December next. The former Attorney-General, Mr. C. G. Howell, has

been transferred to the Federated Malay States.

Rev. J. W. Burton, general secretary of the Methodist Missionary Society of Australia, left Sydney by the “Macdhui’ for New Guinea and Papua on October 12. He is on a visit of inspection to the Society’s mission stations in both

Territories.

Miss L. Lawrence, missionary worker among the Indians in Fiji, who is in Sydney on sick leave, has sufficiently recovered to return to duty. She will leave Sydney for her station at Nausori, Fiji, about the end of October.

Mr. T. B. Strong, formerly Director of Education in New Zealand, arrived in Suva, Fiji, on an official visit on Sep tember 22. He will inspect the pupils of the Suva Grammar School and the Levuka Public School, and also examine the work of all New Zealand teachers in the Colony.

Mrs. T. Davidson, of Suva, Fiji, who was an old and highly respected resi dent of the Colony, died on September 16, at the age of 83. Mrs. Davidson came to Fiji as housekeeper to Sir G.

W. Des Voeux, Governor of Fiji, from 1870 to 1884, and had many interesting experiences in the early days of the Colony.

Mr. P. F. Boyd, Postmaster-General of Fiji, returned to the Colony on Sep tember 28 by the “Monowai.” He had been on furlough in England.

Right Rev. W. H. Baddeley, D.S.O., M.C., M.A., Bishop of Melanesia, re turned to the Solomon Islands by the “Mataram” on September 30.

Mr. J. E. A. Bye, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Suva, Fiji, from Eng land, on September 26. He has been appointed District Commissioner at Labasa.

Mrs. W. Linggood, Methodist missionary in New Britain, arrived in Melbourne by the “Tanda” on September 25. She is on furlough.

Mr. P. C. T. Lord, Inspector of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. in Fiji, ar rived in Sydney by the “Monowai” on October 7. He is on a holiday visit.

Messrs. J. B. Donald and H. Hemas, members of the New Zealand firm of A.

B. Donald, Ltd., who had been in Tahiti on one of their periodical tours of in spection, returned to New Zealand in September on the s.s. “Hauraki,” via the Cook Islands.

Mr. A. G. Smyth, who was recently in Australia with Mrs. Smyth, on furlough, has resigned his position as manager of Messrs. Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., in Apia, Samoa. He has been succeeded by Mr.

G. S. Chisholm, lately of Levuka.

Hon. E. G. Theodore, formerly Federal Treasurer in Australia, will return to Fiji to look after his interests in the goldfield at Tavua, on the north coast.

He has secured on behalf of his syndi cate an adjoining property.

Mons. Salel, Assistant Governor of the Condominium of New Hebrides, ar rived in Sydney from Europe by the “Eridan” on October 12. He returned to the New Hebrides by the “La perouse” on October 19.