Death of Mr. C. H. Came, MBE

FIJI lost one of her most valued citi zens on June 21, when Mr. C. H.

Came died, at the age of 67.

An Australian, Mr. Came went to the service of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company in Fiji in 1904. and was em ployed at Labasa, Nausori and Lautoka.

He then became a senior member of the staff of Morris Hedstrom. Ltd,, and he was their Ba manager when he retired after 20 years’ service.

Mr. Came had a strong sense of public duty and. in 1945, he became the Govern ment’s Rehabilitation Officer and made an outstanding success of the iob of help ing the servicemen back to civilian life.

He assisted the Government in other wavs, and was awarded the MBE in the 1949 New Year Honours.

He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and three sons.

The Rev. John Manisela Tonga, a Tone an. has been appointed to a station in Papua by the Methodist Overseas Mission. He recently has been doing de putation work in Australia.