Deaths Of Islands People

Henry Aporo Williams

The death of a very well known Cook Islands resident, Mr. Henry Aporo Williams, occurred January 14 under tragic circumstances.

Mr. Williams, aged about 70, had 3een a patient at Makogai Leper hospital for a number of years and lad been successfully treated and vas to return home, when he had i stroke. He later had another troke in Suva, while waiting trans port and he knew that the end was lot far away. His only wish was hat he get back to Rarotonga.

His son, Terry Williams, now re ident in Auckland, flew to Suva n d saw his father safely aboard be TEAL aircraft as a stretcher ase.

Mr. Williams, however, died board the plane about U hours fter ft had taken off from W. amoa for Aitutaki.

A Civil Aviation Department cali ration aircraft happened to be at itutaki at the time and arrange ents were made for the body to ; flown to Rarotonga.

Henry Williams had been attached i the Public Works Department the Cook Islands for many years id was a member of one of the st known families in the Group.

Madame Brunschwig

Madame Brunschwig, mother of adame Petitbon and mother-in v of Monsieur Petitbon, Governor French Oceania, died in Papeete the Governor’s Palace on De nber 13 following a long Illness, le funeral took place at Paurani netery on the following day. rhe funeral, the first to 'take ice from the Governor’s Palace Papeete, was largely attended, my coming from distant parts of ! island.

Mr. R. Farquhar

Jr. Ronald Farquhar, elder son Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Farguhar, of /a, died at Auckland on member 9 after a brief illness, le was 32 and was born in Fiji served in the Middle East with 2l lu NZEF • After his discharge m the Army he joined the staff the Auckland City Council He survived by his wife and four ng children.

Mr. Laurie Henderson

he death occurred in Samarai, ua, in January, after a brief 3ss of Mr. Laurie Henderson, had been a resident of Eastern ua for about 40 years. He went s apua originally in the Admin ition service, and was an Assist- Resident Magistrate at Cape on. For the last 30 years he been a planter, pearler, trader hotelkeeper in Eastern Papua, was very widely known, and ersally esteemed. Mr. Hender

son was decorated for distinguished services in World War II as a guide pilot on the small ships. His son, Rex, served in the RAF, and is be lieved now to be resident in Canada.

Mrs. Flo Stewart, of Lae, is a sister in-law.

Mr. Vernon Leunig

The death occurred in Sydney, some time ago, of Mr. Vernon C.

Leunig, of Sangara Estates, Papua —aged 60. He was at one time man ager of Mr. Doug Wylie’s hotel at Sangara, He had been in poor health for several years.

Bishop Le Cadre

The death occurred recently in the Marquesas Islands of Bishop David Le Cadre, a native of Brittany, France, who had devoted over half a century to Mission work.

He was appointed Vicar Apostolic

of the Marquesas in 1920 and m that year made his only trip back to his homeland where he was con secrated at the cathedral at Vannes.

He was born in 1875, joined the Congregation of the Sacred Heart and was ordained in 1900, leaving for the Marquesas soon after.

Mrs. D. Campbell

Mrs. Duncan Campbell, a resident of the Samarai district, Papua, for 38 years, died in the Samarai Hospital on February 3, aged 80.

She is survived by her husband, who now lives in Australia, a daughter, Mrs. Simpson, likewise in Australia, and two other daughters living in the Territory—Mrs. F. L.

Burrows, of Sariba, near Samarai, and Miss Nancy Campbell, who is on the staff of Burns Philp (New Guinea), Ltd., at Port Moresby.

Until the war Mr. and Mrs.

Campbell lived at Kuiaro on the mainland opposite Samarai where Mr. Campbell, a shipwright, operated a slipway.

Mr. S. C. Falkenberg

Mr. S. C. Flakenberg, A Re

tired American citizen, who has been resident in Tahiti for several years, died in Auckland on January 20 following an opera tion.

He arrived in Auckland shortly before Christmas, his photo appear ing in our January issue. Mrs.

Falkenberg was summoned and arrived shortly before his death.