Gilbert Islander Drowned in Samoa
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Samoa
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, December 17.
WHILE fishing near the reef in rough weather in the Aleipata district, Wes tern Samoa, a native of the Gilbert Islands was thrown into the sea when his canoe capsized. Though a lengthy search was made by other natives in a larger boat, the man was not found. It is probable that the body was swept out to sea by a strong current.
Mr. H. A. Gregory, Assistant District Officer at Kieta, New Guinea, arrived in Sydney on December 19 by the Tanda.
He departed later for Victoria to spend his furlough in Melbourne.