Death Of Robert Prideaux

NEW Guinea friends of young Mr.

Robert Prideaux were shocked when they learned on February 5 that he had died in Rabaul Hospital on the previous night. He was only 19.

He died from cerebral malaria.

His younger brother, Brian, is still re siding in Rabaul, but his parents are both in New Zealand.

He had been employed as Junior Engineer with a local firm of engineers, and showed great promise.

Mr. Len Usher, the well-known Public Relations Officer for the Government of Fiji, is booked to visit London in June to attend an important conference at the Colonial Office. He hopes to spend a few days in Sydney in May on his way through to Europe.