Deaths Of Islands People

Mrs. A. J. Bretag

Ihe death occurred in Lae, New inea, on November 3, of Mrs. ne Bretag, wife of Mr. A. J. stag, one of New Guinea’s best )wn and highly respected residents, ■s. Bretag, who was aged 51, joined • husband in 1934 in the Bulolo a, where he was gold mining; and y and their sons—John, Brian, and ties —lived in Wau and Lae until Japanese invasion. Mrs. Bretag limed to the Territory after the r with her husband and re-estab ed her home, and has been closely Delated with the community ever :e.

Mr. F. J. T. Corbett

dr. Frederick J. T. Corbett, a re ;nt of Fiji for 65 years, died in aon October 22. He was 83. le was born in New Zealand and 1888 joined his brothers, Bowyer I Ernest, in Fiji. In 1901 he had ►utchery business in Suva, but in 6 started cattle raising and banana wing in the Tailevu district. He r acquired several blocks in the va valley, where he extended his le raising and began growing arcane. le retired from active business in 9. He is survived by seven chil a, 29 grandchildren and 15 great idchildren.

Mr. A. D. Olsen

dr. A. D. Olsen died suddenly at ina, his plantation near Honiara, adalcanal, on October 8, as the ilt of an accident, le arrived in the Solomons early century and apart from the war rs 1942-45, and occasional visits Australia, had lived in the Pro orate ever since. is a young man, he is said to e sailed as a crew member of a ber ketch which was wrecked r the New Hebrides, and to have ved in the Solomons by raft after shipwreck. Later he engaged in ing and recruiting in the Group, rentle, unassuming, incurably srous both in good times and > and with something of a gift for ng stories of the early days, he left many friends in the Solo is and another gap in the ranks he “old-timers”.

Mr. W. J. Candler

he death occurred on October 30, he Royal North Shore Hospital, ley, of Mr, William J, Candler, for very many years was a corn eal traveller in the South Pacific ids. His principal line was aspic’s flour, and in the course of s, Bill Candler and Gillespie’s

product came to be known very well in all the Islands’ distributing centres from Port Moresby to Rarotonga. He had personal knowledge of most Islands residents, and was famous for his fund of anecdotes relating to Islands people and Islands affairs.

He retired from active work only three or four years ago, and was 78 years old when he died.

Mrs. Mabel Morrison

A well-known resident of Rabaul, Mrs. Mabel Morrison, died at Wan garatta, Victoria, on October 16 after a very short illness.

She was the widow of Major Bill

Morrison, who served with the Post and Telegraph Department in RabauL Major Morrison had a fine war re cord, and was for a long period prisoner of war in Changi.

Mrs. Morrison took an active in terest in all sporting activities in Rabaul and in the Boy Scouts’ move ment. She is survived by thre& children—two married daughters in Wangaratta, and Mr. lan Morrison, an employee of the Administration at Kokopo, NG.

Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Fulton of Makurapau Ptn., New Britain, with and Elizabeth, were southbound passengers on the MaL aita in October.