Death Of Fijian Leader
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THE death occurred in Suva, Fiji, on June 17 of Ratu George Tonganivalu, QBE, an outstanding leader of his people.
Ratu George, under the name of George Brown, joined the Maori Battalion in the First World War and served in France.
After his return to Fiji, in 1919, he joined the Government service and was appointed Native Assistant Commissioner, Bua, in 1928; he became Roko Tui of the Pro vince in 1936.
He was commissioned as a Captain in the Labour Battalion of the FMF in 1943 and went to Ba as Roko Tui in 1946. He was a Member of the Legislative Council from 1940, a member of the Fijian Affairs Board and in the 1949 New Year Honours was awarded the OBE.
He is survived by his widow, Adi Alisi, and four sons and one daughter.
His eldest son, William, is an Agricul tural Assistant at Ba; David is a student at the Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand. Another son, Julian, has recently entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and Joshua is attending a course of instruction at the Gatton Agricultural College, Queensland.
A holiday cottage is available in a Sydney seaside suburb for letting to Islands folk on leave. It will accommo date four and has a garage. We will forward inquiries to the owner.