Personal Items From W. Samoa

Death Of Mr. Mark Pitt

„ . , From our Own correspondent

Madang Jan 30

A NOTHER well-known Territorial!

J\ passed away in January.

TTp was Mr m t p (Mark) Pitt who completed retirement-leave last November. Prior to his retirement he was A.D.O. at Madang and was previously stationed at Rabaul and Bogia. Although, only 55. Mr. Pitt had been suffering for

some time with an asthmatic heart.

All Madang residents were deeply grieved for Mrs. Pitt who, at the time of her husband’s death, was herself in hospital.

At a representative funeral, conducted hy the Rev. Father G. Bernarding of the Catholic Mission Pitt was bmied with military honours, as befitted a re turned soldier of two wars, Mrs. Pitt intends to carry on her Guest House in Madang for the time being.

Personal Items From W. Samoa

NUMEROUS travellers have recently\ departed from Apia or are 'arrived after vacations spent in New, Zealand and elsewhere. The Secretary of] Samoan Affairs, Mr. F. J. Grattan, left! by air for Suva to attend the session of! the South Pacific Research Council deal ing with technical education in the Pacific, and has since returned. Mr. H.

Gow, manager of Burns, Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., returned from an extended holiday* in the USA. Chief Judge C. C. Marsaclo returned to Apia by the Matua aften several months’ furlough in New Zealand, where he also acted as relieving Judge; Captain Fred Allen, son of the late Cap tain Allen, well-known South Seas cap tain, arrived at Apia to act as temporary Harbour Master and Pilot during the absence of Capt. J. W. Jones, who left) with Mrs. Jones on a holiday trip to New; Zealand.

Popular Government school teacher' George Burton, with family, left Apia tc take ud an appointment in New Zealand!

The departure of the genial and hospit able Burton family is much regretted by their many friends in the Territory.

Other passengers who left by the Matua in January were the Director of Public Works, Mr. W. G. McKay, Mr. M. G, Irwin, of the Education Department, anc Mrs. Irwin and Mr. A. B. Stewart, plan tation manager of the New Zealand Re paration Estates, who is taking up an appointment as plantation manager in Fiji.

A new medical officer, Dr. H. Bor arrived by the Matua to take up an ap pointment on the staff of the Apis Government Hospital. Dr. Bor is accom panied by his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. E. V. O’Brien of Mililaj plantation, Madang, New Guinea passeo through Brisbane recently en route U Sydney.