Death Of Miss M. C. Roy
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Miss Mary Clapton Roy, Who
died in Suva in June, aged 89, arrived in Fiji with her parents in the pioneering days. The family resided on various plantations, and finally settled down in Bua (Vanua Levu) on Baulailai plantation. Her only surviving relative in Fiji now is a niece, Mrs. C. E. Penne father.
The fourth New Zealand frigate, “Pukaki,” left Auckland for a cruise in Pacific waters on June 23. Three other NZ Naval ships, “Taupo,” “Hawea” and “Kariiere,” are already cruising. “Pukaki” will visit the Kermadecs, five islands in the Tongan Group and will then join the three other ships in Suva, Fiji.