Death Of Mr. C. W. Aidney

MR. CYRIL W. AIDNeV died at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, on September 17, at the age of 62. He had been a well-known busi nessman in Fiji for many years.

Mr. Aidney was born at Stoke-on-Trent.

England. As a young man he went to New Zealand and later to Fiji, in 1910.

He was with the original firm of Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., at Levuka, and was sec retary of the company after its amalga mation with the Suva firm of Henry Marks and Co., Ltd. In the early 1920’s he went to Tonga as manager for Morris, Hedstrom, and in 1934 returned to Suva as manager for Sturt Ogilvie and Co. Ltd.

In 1937 he relinquished this post to be come a director of Williams and Gosling, Ltd., a business which he controlled until his death.

For several years in the war period, Mr.

Aidney was Price Controller, and he was secretary of the Copra Board from its establishment until he resigned last year.

He was a member of the Suva Bowling Club, the Defence Club and the Northern Club, Lautoka, as well as of the Auckland Stock Exchange. In 1920 he was a mem ber of the Levuka Municipal Council, which was then an elected body.

Mr. Aidney is survived by his wife and sons, Messrs. Basil and Don Aidney, who are engaged with Williams and Gosling, Ltd. Another son, William, died in Auck land. NZ, in 1943.

There was a large attendance at the funeral, including representatives of the principal Suva firms, the Mayor and pre sident of the Suva Chamber of Commerce (of which Mr. Aidney was formerly secretary), and the presidents of the De

fence and Bowling Clubs. The service was conducted by the Rector of Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral (the Rev. H. W.

Figgess).