Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. T. P. L. Byrne

Chief Collector of Papua ew Guinea Customs, Mr. T. . L. Byrne died suddenly on try 1 at his home on Paga >ort Moresby.

Byrne, an official member of ipua-New Guinea Legislative 11, had lived in the territory )re than 40 years. He leaves ridow, two sons (Pat and ) and a daughter (Mrs. A. er), all residents of the ry. funeral on February 2 was : the town’s largest since the Administrator, Colonel J. K. y, headed the Administration iers, who included heads of apartments and many other s. Senior members of most iss houses were also present i a last tribute.

Byrne, some weeks ago, ed severe injuries when his verturned, but his death came great shock as it had been ed that he had got over the ; of the mishao. He was able ce his place at the inaugural ag of the Legislative Council, h he was unable to stand up.

Lvera, Of Hanuabada

most prominent of all abadans (Port Moresby), died nly in his garden late in iry. He was an original mem f the Village Council when it formed in 1926 and when it reformed as a statutory body 30 he was elected chairman, /era left five sons, all of whom naking their mark in native ■s. One is a pastor of the Dn Missionary Society, another scretary of the Hanuabada >r Red Cross. vera, who was in his sixties, tly received ray treatment at Brisbane General Hospital.

The Rev. W. Deane

3 Rev. Wallace Deane, who at one time served for nine years in the Methodist Mission in died in Sydney on February ged 74. ice leaving Fiji he had been dent of the Methodist Con ice, principal of the Burwood ney) Methodist Ladies’ College had been minister in several iey methodist churches, i is survived by his wife and daughters.

Madame Antoinette

Titipupure

Vdame Antoinette Tltl

pupure, who was born at Nukuhiva, Marquesas Is., 81 s ago, died in Papeete on De ber 28. She is survived by five iren, Frank, Percy, Leon,

Marguerite, and Alice Varney. The funeral was largely attended.

Arthur Pelletier

M. Arthur Pelletier, Chief

Accountant of the Credit Agricole in Noumea, New Caledonia, was killed in a car acci dent on December 24.

He was a well-known and popu lar local resident.

Madame Marcillac

News reached Tahiti in December of the death of Madame Suzanne Marcillac, nee Herault, at Haute- Savoie, France, on November 27.

She was connected with the families of Marcillac, Herault, Hop penstedt, and Adams, all well known in Tahiti.

Mme Marie Brault

Madame Marie Brault, a member of one of the French pioneer families of Tahiti, passed away on December 21, 1951, aged 84. She was born in France and reared in Tahiti. She made a number of voyages to France, and had been in business in both countries.

Mr. W. J. Wigmore

The death occurred recently of Mr W J. Wigmore at Raiatea Island, French Oceania.

Mr Wigmore was a New Zea lander. He had resided for many years in Rarotonga, Cook Is., where he still owned a valuable plantation at the time of his death, in addi tion to his plantation on Raiatea.