Nicholson
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Death Of Mr. T. P. K
MR. T. P. K. NICHOLSON, a resident of Fiji for over 65 years, died at Suva on March 23. He arrived in Suva in 1883 from NZ to follow the trade of boat-builder and shipwright. He became one of the Colony’s outstanding boat de signers and builders and many of his craft were used to pioneer regular inters insular services and to link Suva with other ports on Viti Levu. For many years Mr. Nicholson had his own yards but, when the Suva wharf area was reclaimed, he lost his sea frontage and he later joined the Public Works Department as a boat-builder.
Mr. Nicholson is survived by his widow and two sons and three daughters.
Mr. H. J. Hinchey has been appointed Financial Secretary, Western Pacific High Commission. He has been acting since October, on secondment from the Fiji Government Service.
The French South Pacific airline, TRAPAS, is to benefit from a credit of eighteen million francs which the French Government has made to the parent com pany, Compagnie Air-France. The money is earmarked for the Pacific ser vice.
Recently a New Zealand passenger plane, unable to land on Norfolk Island because of bad weather, came on to Ton touta airfield, New Caledonia. After an hour or two, conditions had so improved that it took off again for its original destination.