Leopold Blackman

Death Of Colonel

Cx)L. Leopold G. Blackman, A Well-

J known resident of Tahiti, died on January 21, at his home in Paea, after a short illness. He had been a resi dent of the Pacific Islands for 50 years— -40 of them in Tahiti. He was born in England about 70 years ago. His relations reside in Honolulu.

Among notable people who arrived in Tahiti by the liner Chungking, from Europe, on January 22, were M, Pouvanaa a Oopa, Deputy for French Oceania, re turning from Paris; Madame Petitbon, wife of the new governor of French Oceania; Madame Maisonnat, wife of the new Governor’s secretary; Madame Calamy, heir to the Rougier Estate which, until recently, included Christmas Island.