Pitcairn Island

Death of Fletcher Christion's Great Grandson

From Our Own Correspondent

Pitcairn Is., Apr. 11.

Francis Christian, the only re maining son of Thursday October Christian, grandson of Fletcher Christian, of the “Bounty” quietly pass ed away on January 3. 1938. He was the shoemaker and boatbuilder of P.I. Since his passing, his widow, Eunice, and her brother, Vieder Young, are the only re maining people of the old stock left.

Vieder was born before the exodus to Norfolk Island, and his sister was born in Norfolk Island.

Our Papeete correspondent reports that, early in April, the schooner “Denys” hav ing on board the owner, Mr. Charles Brown, Mrs. Brown, their two nieces, Captain Mervin, Mrs. Mervin, their niece and. as a guest, Mr. Lewis Hershon, sailed from Tahiti for Pitcairn Island. Their first port of call was Mangarava (Gam bier Islands) whence a radio message wag received ann ouncing their safe ar rivai From there the party will go to Pitcairn and, on the return voyage, will call at several atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago, Mr. Brown will bring back with him, on his return, five Pitcairn boys, to work on his plantation at Papeari, a district some distance around the island from Papeete. They are Warren Christian, Victor and Austin Young, and their cousins—Aubrey and Sammy Young.