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Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. Alfred Cowley

Ir. Alfred Cowley, long-time Ldent of Nukualofa, died there December 22, aged 96. [e was born in England in 1859, I accompanied by his wife and ng family, went to Tonga in 1895, ig first employed as a baker by Barnard, and, a year or so later

ng up in a bakery and general ness on his own account. . addition to operating this busi , Mr. Cowley acquired a planta at Fatai, a few miles from ualofa, in 1911. He sold this he Mormon Mission in 1947. r. Cowley is survived by a son, ik, and two daughters, Mrs. h and Mrs. Flemming, all of iland, and another daughter, Newman, of Palmerston North, as well as by grandchildren, 5 of whom are in Tonga.

Captain F. K. Allen

iptain Frederick Kenneth Allen in Auckland in January, aged 66. ; was well known as a seaman owner of trading stations in tern Polynesia in pre-World I days. - was in command of the Maui are on her maiden voyage from nd, in 1922. In the First World he served in AIF signals, and he second World War served the small-ships section of US y Transport Service in New lea waters. was a prominent member of Company of Master Mariners in :land. is survived by his wife.

Ruarei A Toomaru

chauffeur to a long succession xovernors of French Oceania,

Ruarei a Toomaru, died in Papeete

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caUed to him to increase ‘Tout a norLsUy tra r nslated JntoEngUsh. but not quite the reply usually made to a Governor. It was about equivalent to saying: “If we go any faster we’ll break your boko!”

Mr Clinton Chaptvr Atm

Chafman

Mr. Clinton Chapman, son of the

late Benjamin Chapman, member of an old established Tahiti family, died there on January 16* aged 70 years.

Originally from the United States, the Chapman family were leading ship builders at Benecia, California, at the close of last century. The Tahiti branch of the family has been established at Paea for nearly a century.

Dr. Charles Mcbeth Dawson

Dr. Charles Mcßeth Dawson died on February 5, aged 86 years.

It was due to Dr. Dawson that the Central Medical School, Suva* came into being, though credit

The late Mr. Alfred Cowley.

usually goes to the late Dr. H, Lambert for actually founding i school which has meant so muchr the territories of both the Sov< and North Pacific.

Dr. Dawson was chief medic officer at different times in F 3 Samoa, Tonga, Niue and the Co!

Islands in the years prior to Woe War 11. He is remembered by t older generation in each of the territories.

Dr. Dawson is survived by his w and a daughter.

Commander W. Burrows

Commander William Burroc long-time resident of Fiji, and one time a member of the WP:' staff in the Gilbert and EIIJ Islands, died in England in mr January, He was 73.

Commander Burrows had a cuj vated mind, was interested in mr things pertaining to the sea—re«; shells and sea-birds—and was< contributor to many magazines as journals, including the PIM. He v Suva correspondent of the Lono Times.

In many respects he appeared! belong to the Victorian age, rati: than the 20th century, althou Victoria was already an old worn when he was born in Devonshire As a youth, he entered the Roc Naval College, Osborne. He ser r with distinction in the Royal Ns' in World War I and in the eas 20’s joined the Western Pacific HI Commission.

He was later District Commission in many parts of Fiji until the oc break of World War 11, during whr he saw active service again, in Inc and Malaya.

He lived in retirement in Fiji uu 1953, when he went to the UK..

Mrs. Howard King

Mrs. Howard King, a sister • Mr. Oscar Nordman, of Tahiti, ca in Beverley Hills, California, January, She was formerly Ao Thompson, a granddaughter of American, Mr. Isaac ThompS' who settled in Tahiti a long tic ago, and was thus related to mu people in French Oceania and M Zealand. She married Hr Rambke, a member of a G associated with the once fame German organisation, DHPG: s she left Tahiti with him years ago. When he died, married Mr. Howard King, California, In accordance wj family wishes, her body has be sent to Tahiti, for interment what she regarded as her o country.

If Miss Jill Wood was married!

Rabaul, in January, to Mr.

Mac Cully. Both are on the staflfi Robert Gillespie.