Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. E. C. Skelly

The death occurred in Samarai, >apua, on November 18, of Mr. 3. C. Skelly.

He went to the Territory as a oung man over 40 years ago, work ag at first as a trader along the oast, then as a Government Patrol Officer. Later he went recruiting rith the late Mr. Tom Powell, an ther old identity, in their schooner hamrock. They were well-known gures in Territory waters in the ays when BNG Co. first set up in usiness.

At the time of his marriage, Mr. kelly owned two boats and was scruiting in a big way; however, tiortly after he joined Burns Philp o. and was transferred to Samarai. [ere the Skellys purchased a hotel rhich was capably run by Mrs. kelly.

They were evacuated along with le other residents during World far 11, but returned as soon as it 'as possible to do so.

Mr. Skelly was still with Burns hilp when he died. He and Mrs. kelly had recently returned to amarai after leave in Australia.

Archbishop De Boismenu

The Most Rev. Alain Marie uynot de Boismenu, MSC, former icar-Apostolic of the former icariate Apostolic of Papuasia, has led at Kabuna, a mission station i the mountains of the Vicariate : Port Moresby (as it is now tiled), where he had been living nee his retirement in 1945.

Archbishop de Boismenu was msecrated at the Basilica of the acred Heart, Montmartre, Paris, i March, 1900.

Born at St. Malo, of a noble reton family, he joined the Society the Missionaries of the Sacred eart and was professed in 1888, id ordained in 1895.

After two years he was appointed the Papuan Mission and arrived ; Yule Island Mission head larters early in 1898.

As a young missionary, Father de pismenu launched an attack on the ild and almost inaccessible moun ins to take the faith to the hostile afulu tribesmen.

It was while recuperating from is exhausing expedition that ither de Boismenu learnt that the ply See had nominated him Co- Ijutor to Bishop Navarre.

He succeded as Vicar Apostolic len Bishop Navarre retired in 08.

When, in 1945, he himself re red, after almost half a century

of mission work, the Holy See raised him to the dignity of Archbishop.

Island, attended by thousands of native Catholics, and by Bishops Wade, SM (North Solomons) and Arkfeld, SVD (Central New Guinea), and many visitors from Australia,

Mr. Henry George Schuster

there on November 6. Mr. Schuster, of a very well-known family, was a keen sportsman and an employee of Morris Hedstrom, Ltd.

Mr. Frank Homes

Mr. Frank Homes, a well-known English resident of Tahiti, died there on October 8, at the age of 85.

He went to Tahiti at the age of 20, in 1888, setting himself up in a jewellery business. He married Madame Spitz, widow of the late George Spitz, Senior, and after her death married Miss Alice Gooding, an English girl born in Tahiti of a well-known family.

Mr. Homes formerly owned Tupai island, which he sold in 1951. He leaves a considerable fortune, half of which goes to Dr. Barnardo’s Homes in England. (Next Page)

Mrs. Tungane Savage

Mrs. Tungane Tavita Savage, wii of the late Stephen Savage, noU student of the Cook Islanu language, died at Rarotonga o September 24.

She had been ill for seven months.

Mr. Arthur Williams

An old and respected member the European community of Api Mr. Arthur Williams, died o October 3 at Apia Government Hoc pital. He arrived in Samoa froc Australia many years ago an established himself in business ; a master plumber. He took s active part in political and socii activities and was elected a membc of the old Legislative Council nc replaced by the Legislative A / sembly.

He was also a foundation membc of Masonic Lodge “Calliope,” which he was a Master and office of the Grand Lodge of New Zes; land. He leaves a wife and frJ sons and three daughters.

The Hon. Tuala Tulo

A well-known and highly spected Samoan leader, the Hoc Tuala Tulo, died at his home Leauvaa on Sunday, October 1953, after a protracted illnea; Tuala Tulo represented a Savs district in the Legislative Assembc and the Secretary to the Samos Government, Mr. F. J. H. Grattac paid a tribute to him during tK. recent session of the Assembly, motion expressing the sympathy ■ the House was carried and mem bers stood in silence for one minui to signify their respect.

Tuala Tulo had served as a menn ber of the Samoan legislature sina its first constitution in 1936. TM' High Commissioner, Mr. R. 0 Powles, and the Hon. Fautua a£ tended the funeral which took pla« at Leauvaa.

Mr. Ah Kuoi

One of the oldest and most rn spected Chinese resident of Apit< Mr. Ah Kuoi, died on October in his 75th year.

Mr. Ah Kuoi conducted a tailo:c ing business for many years, bic most recently had taken up plane ing. He left six sons and s:a daughters.

Mrs Ann Oelrichs

One of the last of the few sue viving links of the British Ne 3 Guinea (later Papua) of the da;* of C. A. W. Monckton (he of “Sonn Experiences” fame) was severei when Mrs. Ann (Nancy) Oelrick (69) died in Brisbane in early Not vember. The deceased, who is su;u vived by a son and daughter, live\ at Buna before the outbreak ( World War I and readers i Monckton’s books will recall thir the late Mr. “Ted” Oelrichs was ?

RM serving with Monckton. MV Oelrichs died in the 20’s.

M. Henri Spitz

Mr. Henri Spitz died in Papeete, ahiti, on November 2, aged 67.

Of a very well-known French ceania family, he is survived by his ife, formerly Miss Lena Brothers, : Raiatea, and a daughter in the nited States.