Death Of Mr. J. T. Johnson
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THE death of Mr. J. T. Johnson, a widely-known Suva businessman for many years, occurred at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital on March 21. He was 80.
Born in London, Mr. Johnson came to Fiji from Sydney 56 years ago. He worked as an accountant for the Fiji Sugar Com pany (later the Vancouver-Fiji Sugar Company) at Navua, and came to Suva, in 1914, to Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd-, with whom he remained until his retirement in 1942. For a time he was a director of this company, as well as several of its subsidiaries.
Mr. Johnson married Miss Blanche Cut bush at Navua in 1899. A son. Mr. C. A.
Johnson, is now living in Sydney. An other son was killed in action in New Guinea and a daughter died in childhood.
For many years Mr. Johnson was chair man of the Suva Relief Fund Committee.
He was also chairman, and for a time, secretary, of the former Suva Show Asso ciation. For several terms he was a mem ber of the Suva Municipal Council, and he was an enthusiastic supporter of many sporting activities.
The Governor of French Oceania has issued a decree banning the shooting of birds of all species in the Leeward Isles.
When the “Eridan” left Tahiti some time back, three Tahitian stowaways were found on board. They were disembarked at Papeete some weeks later when the ship was on her return trip.