Death Of Mrs. Elizabeth

Whippy

A WELL-KNOWN resident of the Levuka district of Fiji, Mrs. Eliza beth Whippy, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Mitchell, in Levuka, on November 18. Mr. A. Whippy, her husband, died some years ago.

Mrs. E. Whippy, who was 56 years of age, was a daughter of the late Mr. David Riley, of Naigani Island, and was very widely known and respected. She is sur vived by a large family of sons and daughters—Mr. Everett Whippy (super cargo of Tui Natewa); Mrs. G. Mitchell and Miss Daisy Whippy (Levuka); Mrs.

G. Thomas (Levuka); Mrs. J. Robinson (Mango); Messrs. Mathew Whippy (Wai nunu), and Joseph Whippy (Tui Cakau); by her sisters —Mrs. E. Woodhouse (Levuka); Mrs. Walter Jamieson (Vanua Levu); Mrs. Charlotte Whippy (Yasawas); Mrs. H. D. Donnolly (New Zealand); and by her brothers —Messrs. W. and J. Riley (Levuka and Viti Levu).

Brigadier John D. Rogers was appointed as general manager for the Vacuum Oil Company in New South Wales in Novem ber. He has just returned from distin guished war service—he was Director of Military Intelligence with the rank of brigadier, and was awarded the OBE — and is well known in the oil industry. He served also in the first World War, from Gallopoli to the armistice, where he won the MC. He was educated at Geelong College, Victoria, and is a graduate in science of Melbourne University.

Invasion of New Guinea, 1942-45

Mr. And Mrs. C. H. Luxmoore,

of Rabaul and Buka Passage, New Guinea, extend their deep sympathy to all relations and friends of those gal lant men who paid the supreme sacri fice.***

Flight-Lieutenant W. S. Askew, who was well-known in the Pacific, both in New Hebrides, on a sulphur-mining enter prise, and in the Solomons on a copra plantation, has just concluded four years of active service in the Western Pacific in the RAAF. He is awaiting discharge; and his nose already is turned towards the Pacific Territories.