Deaths Of Island!

People

Mr. Victor Mune

Mr. Victor Mune, well-known Suva and in the Rewa district, di in Suva on April 11, at 75.

Born in Queensland he went wi his parents at a very early age Fiji, where his father was esta lishing a sugar mill at Koroniv After leaving school he joined t Colonial Sugar Refining C remaining with the Company ] many years as an overseer, la: taking up a banana plantation the Rewa River.

Later still he joined the Put Works Department and v engaged on the construction of t Queen’s Road and other roads Viti Levu.

Mr. Mune took a keen and acti interest in the affairs of t Colony, and was an authority ; the early days of Fiji, and Fijian and Indian life, havi a very deep knowledge of t customs and languages of be races.

He is survived by his wi (formerly a Miss Coward), s David, and daughter, Marjorie. ]

Van Der Broek D’Obreni

The death occurred in Tahiti March 13 of Mr. van der Broek Obrenan, 46. He was born France but was of Belgian parei age; he had lived in Tahiti J many years and was, at one tin president of the Synducat Iniative (the local tourist agenc; He had a beautiful property ne Papeete, at the top of Haapa Hill, in the grounds of which was buried.

He is survived by his wife— English girl.

Mr. John Grant

Mr. John Grant, MBE, JP, w died at Suva on April 18 was well-known Indian resident Suva, and was for many yes closely connected with theatres a boxing and wrestling promotion.

He was proprietor of Grai Theatres, which operate the Li Theatre Suva, the Samabi Theatre, a few miles from Su and other theatres on Viti Le' As a boxing and wrestling promo he had much to do with t development of professional boxi in Fiji.

He had been in bad health 1 several years, but his death v unexpected.

His wife died in 1953 and his s Edward in 1954.

Mr. Grant was awarded the MI 10 years ago in recognition of work in raising money for patrio purposes during the war.

Mr. W. A. Freeman

A man who had a considera influence on the economic life

Guinea before the war died pdney in April, aged 82. He William Addison Freeman, one le most successful Australian ig speculators and organisers, was a solicitor, specialising in any law, and it was he who, C. A. Banks, was instrumental anding 30 years ago in Canada great mining company now n internationally 'as Placer opment Ltd. ■ many years he was president acer and chairman of its first in many ways, most successful *ing, Bulolo Gold Dredging, was also interested in Malayan and, more recently, in Oil h Ltd., which has a minority ag in Australasian Petroleum lany, which has spent about nillion in oil prospecting in a.

Mr. John Mervin

? death occurred in Papeete, ,i, on March 22, of Mr. John in. was a master mariner and lent of the Tarona Section of church of Latter Day Saints, as a member of a well-known i family.

Mervin is survived by his three married daughters and

Brother Alphonsus

r . Brother Alphonsus-Mary, one of the best known maries in Fiji, died at the end >ril at the age of 91. rn near Maitland, NSW, Brother >nsus, then Archibald Pilson, his childhood on an outback He was educated at St. h’s College, Hunter’s Hill. In 1883, while still at school, he sd to devote his life to religion, became a Marist Brother, en volunteers were asked for in 1888, Brother Alphonsus d himself, was accepted, and the rest of his life in the iy-