Death Of Mr. Harry Bentley

Me. Harry Bentley, Head

machinist and sawyer of Fiji Pub lic Works Department, Walu Bay boatshed, died in Suva on July 7. He was 56.

Mr. Bentley was born in Levuka, where he learned his trade. He later became interested in marine engines and for some years sailed as Master and en gineer on coastal and river launches of the Fiji Shipping Company.

in 1921 he went to Makogai as station engineer at the Central Leper Hospital and five years later he joined Morris Hedstrom, Ltd., at Rotuma.

He returned to Suva in 1936 and has since worked at the Walu Bay boat shed.

Mr. Bentley is survived by his wife, five children and six grand-children.

Miss E. M. Kennedy, of the Medical Department, Fiji, has accepted a trans fer to Malaya as Health Sister.