Death Of Mr. T. O. U.

Stockwell

THE death occurred at Lomaloma (Lau Islands), on March 31, of Mr. T. O.

U Stockwell, well-known planter and trader. He had reached the ripe age of 78, and he had been over 50 years in Fiji.

In Levuka, a green young Yorkshire man, he worked hard and saved money; and in 1913 he bought the beautiful little island of Katafaga, and became a copra producer. He divided his interests between Katafaga and Lomaloma, where he owned a store; and he lived a happy and useful life in the Lau archipelago for over 30 i years. After the 1948 hurricane, he sold J katafaga to Mr. Harold Gatty and lived J in Lomaloma. He rendered public service < as a Justice of the Peace and in maintain- • ing the radio-telephone between Loma loma and Suva. He had many friends in j Fiji, and was generally esteemed. He is < survived by his wife.

The Rev. H. W. Rogers of North Sydney will shortly go to New Guinea to under- take missionary work for the Anglican!

Mission in the Sag Sag area.