Deaths Of Islands People

Lolonel John Walstab

ie death of Colonel John ;tab, well-known former Super ident of Police in New Guinea, ported on page 155, this issue.

Mr. Colin M. Brown

. Colin McKeon Brown, a ent of Fiji since 1904, died in on February 13, aged 69. He to Fiji as a cane planter and, v years later, joined the staff ie CSR Co. He spent most of time with the Company in sa and retired in 1937. He was in England. He and his wife with their daughter, Mrs. Jean ie (wife of Dr. T. H. Clunie, of Voeux Road, Suva); but Mrs. n died last year. Besides Mrs. e, Mr. Brown is survived by a Mr. F. M. Brown, of the CSR Raki Raki.

[R. Donald Mckinnon

Donald McKinnon, a planter had lived continuously in the ion Islands for 26 years, died 5 home in Lane Cove, Sydney, arch 4. He was in his seventies.

McKinnon came from Cal , India, to the Solomons in and took up a plantation at on Vella La Vella, about 250 from Honiara; and he spent lext 26 years developing his ation and producing copra. He i well-read and a very well ned man, who took a keen ist in public and international s; and he was a member of the h Solomon Islands Advisory nl for a long time. In 1938, he had given 21 years’ service le Council, he was made a of the Order of the British *e.

McKinnon left the Solomons 11 and was married in Bris in that year; and his wife es him. He went to the ions on a special visit in 1945, he attended his last meeting i Advisory Council. Soon after his health began to deteriorate ie underwent an operation re in Sydney. He had many s and well-wishers in the West Pacific who since have tribute to his memory.

. E. J. Stuart-Russell

death occurred in Brisbane, sland, on March 19, of Edward Stuart-Russell, 59, formerly of Moresby. Although of a 7 well-known in Papua, Mr. :-Russell (apart from war 3) lived in the Territory for ibout three years. was employed first by Steam- Trading Co., and then left ke over the management of Plantation for the Catholic n. returned to Australia on Feb

ruary 20 this year and a month later died of a sudden heart attack.

His father, John Rae Stuart- Russell, was at one time Registrar of Titles, Port Moresby. A brother, Henry, formerly Collector of Customs, Samarai, died some years ago in Australia. A sister, Mrs.

Drew, still lives in Port Moresby.

Mr. Edward Stuart-Russell served in the 18th Battalion, Ist AIF, and was badly wounded. He enlisted again in the Second World War and served for 2 years in New Guinea as a signalman in the Air- Warning Wireless Co.

He was married last year while at Obo Plantation and is survived by his wife, Vivienne.

Mrs. Dorothy Lester

The death occurred in Suva on March 30, of Mrs. Dorothy E. Lester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Stinson, a much respected Fiji family.

Mrs. Lester was Canadian-born but had lived in Fiji since 1913. She was well known as the secretary of the family firm of Stinson’s, and as an active worker for the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, where she was a choir member. She took a keen interest in the church’s youth movement, and was a founda tion member of the Fiji Arts Club.

She married Mr. R. B. Lester, in Suva, in 1927. She is survived by her husband and by a son and a daughter.

Mr. Abdul Rahman Manu

An Indian nominated member of the Fiji Legislative Council, Mr.

Abdul Rahman Manu, died at Lautoka, Fiji, on March 29, aged 48.

He was born in Fiji and until re cently owned a business in Lautoka, and a cane farm in the district. He was nominated to the Legislative Council last year. (over)

. Manu was president of the i Natal Islam, Fiji. He is sur by his wife and family.

Mrs. H. T. Allan

3 death occurred on Friday, 5. of Mrs. Gertrude Allan, wife ill known Colonel H, T. Allan, irly of New Guinea, and now isident of Mullaway, Coffs >ur, NSW. i. Allan became seriously ill ago and was admitted to a y hospital for special treat but her condition did not ve and she died after a long I of unconsciousness. . Allan was widely known in luinea. She was with Colonel ’ Allan when he was gold g at Wau before the war; re in Sydney while he rendered e war service in the Middle md in New Guinea; was with gain in the New Britain area after the war, he became interested in copra; went to arth Coast of NSW, when he erred his interests to land isions and banana-growing; pent part of 1955 and 1956 dm in Britain, Europe and the of Spain. She was a woman Iture and charming social es. and will be missed by a ircle of friends.

Mr. C. T. Wurth

death occurred in Brisbane [-March of Charles Theodore at the age of 76.

Wurth was, until his retire a well known resident of where he was at one time a at Magistrate, and later Corn ier for Lands. mtered the Papuan Service World War I but left the ry temporarily to serve in th Battalion, AIF. When he id to Papua after the war, k with him a bride, from rgh. believed that Mr. Wurth was i South Africa. As a young \ was a noted amateur boxer, liderable part of his service ma was in the North-East a, where he was credited with :ood work. s survived by Mrs. Wurth, Lighter Jean (Mrs. David Cox,

'Wick, Q’ld.)

Tfrs. M. Hopewell

M. Hopewell, an old resident who was held in high regard, Suva on March 26, aged 78 isband, Mr. C. H. Hopewell, rev 20 years ago. Members f family are well known in ie daughters include Mrs. R. of Lautoka; Mrs. Randall •s. Mercer, both residents of SA; Mrs. H. F. Sale, of Suva; A. Moore, who died in 1942.

Dpewell’s brother, Mr. Arthur is a resident of Suva.

A Sydney accountant well known in Papua-New Guinea, where he has planting interests and is a member of the P-NG Copra Marketing Board, Mr. H. Quinton, had a wind fall in April: he shared £12,000 first prize in the NSW Lottery with a medical friend. They took the ticket as the result of an April Fool’s Day joke—but it was a joke that paid handsome dividends.