Death Of K. P. Johansson,

Of Tonga

( Contributed ) AFTER a long illness of eleven months at the Vaiola Hospital. Nukualofa, Karl Pontus Johansson passed away on May 21.

He was buried near his home at Tataka motonga, a village 12 miles from Nukua lofa. Many Tongans and Europeans at tended the large funeral, conducted by the Reverend E. Webber, of the Anglican Church. Among the mourners was Prince

Tupouto’a-Tungi.

In fine weather, the funeral procession moved to the cemetery, in its tropical setting, to solemn music played by the Catholic Mission Band of Lapaha.

Mr. Johansson was an island trader of many years standing in Tonga. He is

survived by a son, Adolph, and two brothers, Gustav and Albin.

He was born in Tosse, Sweden, in De cember, 1887, and left his country in 1912 to join his two brothers in Vavau, Tonga. They have been in residence here in Tonga ever since.

Karl started the present trading busi ness at Tatakamotonga 32 years ago. He was a shrewd and keen business man, and soon made a success of this under taking. For many years he has been the only white trader at this village. A man of sterling qualities, he earned the re spect and friendship of the natives throughout the villages in that region. He was a man of unbounded kindness and hospitality and his home was the gather ing place of numerous friends (natives and Europeans) at any time, day and He is another link gone from the lessen ing chain of genuine island old-timers.

Dr. S. G. Ross, who recently spent fur lough in Australia after two years ser vice as Medical Officer on Fanning Island left Sydney at the end of June to take up duty as Medical Officer at the Inter national Airport of Nadi, Fiji. He was accompanied by his wife and small son.