Died At Sea
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Mr. A. A. Burrows, of Manus, N. Guinea
From Our Own Correspondent.
Rabaul, June 11.
THE sad news was received recently by radio from the East that Mr. Alec. A.
Burrows, a well-known planter and trader of the Manus district, passed away while on a holiday trip to the East.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec. Burrows arrived in Rabaul from their home in Manus by the Montoro and departed by the Nankin on May 23. The death is reported as having occurred on May 31, while at sea.
Mr. Burrows was originally attached to the Military Forces during the Occupation (1914-1921), and served for a while as chief clerk in the Central Administration and Lands Office, during the first years of the Civil Administration. For many years he had been associated with Mr. Kramer in planting and trading activities in the Admiralty Group,