Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. George T. Robins

Allowing a long illness, the death ;urred in Greenslopes Hospital, sbane, on November 14, of Mr.

Drge Theodore Robins, who was n at Mele, New Hebrides, but 3 had lived in New Guinea since 0. He was 41.

Ir. Robins had been connected ti Burns Philp and Co. for almost entire period of his NG resid e. faring the war he served with AIF for three years in New inea, and after the end of hostil s was with BP’s in Madang be -5 going to Lae. For a time at t he was the Shell Company’s resentative and later took over s Stevedoring Department, e was the son of Mrs. E. P. (Pat) mes, wife of the retired Secre r of Lands in the Territory, who r resides in Brisbane. [r. Robins is survived by his ow, Kathleen, and two young >, William and Christopher.

Mr. Reuben Swann

!r. Reuben B. Swann, son of an Levuka family, died in New land recently, aged 55. He left in 1917 and was in business as ixation consultant in Auckland.

Swann is survived by his wife two daughters.

Mr. Michael Corrie

Mr. Michael Corrle, son of an old established Fiji family —he was born at Nasese—died at Lautoka re cently, aged 47 years. He was for many years foreman-carpenter for Emperor Gold Mines Ltd. He leaves a wife and three adult children.

The Hon. Akau’Ola

The Hon. Akau’ola, until recently deputy-Premier of Tonga, died on November 10. He had resigned a short time previously because of ill health.

During the first World War he served with the Red Cross. He com manded the Tongan Defence force during the last war and held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. During the post-war years he was appointed to the Tongan Cabinet, first as Minister for Police and later as Min ister of Lands.

His two eldest sons are at pre sent students in Auckland, NZ.

Mrs. W. J. Ragg

Mrs. Mary Hazel Ragg, wife of Mr. W. J. Ragg, of Suva, died re cently after a long illness. She was 54.

Mrs. Ragg arrived in Fiji from Australia 31 years ago. She is sur vived by her husband and a

daughter, Kathleen, who is Mother Superior of a convent in NSW.

Mrs. Sakina Sahu Khan

Mrs. Sakina Sahu Khan, widow of the late Mr. Sahu Khan, Snr., died in Suva recently, in her 74th year.

She arrived in Fiji from the British West Indies as an infant.

She is survived by a large family, members of which are very well known. Her eldest son, Mr. A. R.

Sahu Khan, JP, has served twice on the Legislative Council; another son is Dr. A. H. Sahu Khan, of Lautoka, and another Dr. M. Y.

Sahu Khan, a dental surgeon in Suva. Others are prominent in business in the Colony. She leaves six sons, four daughters, 35 grand children and five great-grand children.

Mrs /Irene F. Cox

Mrs. Irene F. Cox, who was born at Nukualofa, Tonga, and has been a resident of Fiji since the 1920’5, died in Suva recently aged 59.

Mrs. Cox was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Campbell. Her husband died in Suva in 1946.

Mr. E. Eaves

Mr. Edward Eaves, who has been associated with Fiji since 1884, died in Suva recently, at 91. He was first employed by the late Mr. J. M

orron, of Mago Island, in a hooner. Later he served in other ssels in the Solomons labour trade, [til, leaving the sea, he took a job overseer with the one-time Fiji bacco Co. at Vunimoli, Wainimala yer. [n the early 1900’s he joined the blic Works Department, being ?aged on the Cokobau Road and ; Fiji Wharf amongst other jobs, retired in 1944 and had been in health for a number of years.

Mr. Sidney Powell

Jr. Sidney Powell, born on nua Balavu, Fiji, 54 years ago, d in Suva recently. He was for ny years employed by Morris dstrom & Co., in Levuka, where a short period in the 1930’s he > Town Clerk. n 1949 Mr. Powell was appointed sountant to the Fiji Treasury, le is survived by his wife (nee :e Eastgate), a son in the Gil ts, two brothers in New Zealand I another on Mago Island, Fiji.

Madame Marguerite

Le Strat

[adame Marguerite Le Strat died ;ntly in Papeete, her birthplace, d 72 years. [adame Le Strat belonged to the leer Raoulx family of Tahiti, her ler being head of the once large leete business house of Maison >ulex et Fils.

Mr. W. L. Davidson

r. W. L. Davidson, a well-known 'ister and solicitor in Fiji, died lenly at his home in Suva on ember 24. He was 54. Mr. idson was the son of the late and Mrs. J. W. Davidson and born in Suva. He is survived lis wife and two sons.