Death Of Well-Known
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Businessman Of E. Samoa
From Our Own Correspondent A„ t APIA, June 14.
WELL-KNOWN and respected resi dent of Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Apia, Mr. George M. C. Reid, died suddenly at his residence at Tanugamanono, Apia, at the age of 66 years, on June 9.
Mr. Reid, who was the founder and head of the firm of G. H. C. Reid & Co., of Pago Pago, American Samoa, had only recently retired from active busi ness and was just settling down at his property at Tanugamanono.
He was a shareholder in several Apia companies and was a popular figure in Apia and Pago Pago, where he was liked for his genial and friendly ways. He held a Tutuila high chief’s name, “Leala.”
He leaves a widow and a one-year-old child, besides two sons and a daughter of his first wife. His sons are conducting the business in Pago Pago.
Several officials of the New Zealand Department of Education paid a visit to' Apia in June. They inspected schools in Upolu and Savaii. They then proceeded to Suva, Fiji, where they held an Edu cation Conference with the Superinten dents of Schools from Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and Rarotonga, and discussed new edu cational arrangements for these islands.
The annual meeting of members of the Pacific Islands Society will be held on July 25, in History House, Sydney, at 8 p.m. Officers to be elected include pre sident, secretary, assistant-secretary, two vice-presidents, five councillors, a hostess and an assistant-hostess.