Death Of Mr. N. Johnston
pp. 83-84 · Read in the full issue
Of Noumea
THE death has occurred in Noumea, ot Mr. Norman Johnston, head of one of New Caledonia’s oldest business houses.
The Johnston family settled in the Colony in the 1880’s during the period of expansion caused by the discovery of nickel. Mr. Johnston’s father was British Consul in Noumea for many years; and to-day, one of his brothers, Mr. W.
Johnston is also British Consul.
Dr. T. R. A. Davis, a medical officer in the Cook Islands, left Sydney at the end of July, after spending several weeks at the University in a special study of tropical medicine and hygiene. He expected to leave for Rarotonga in August. He is a graduate of the Otago Medical School, New Zealand.