Deaths of Islands Pe[?]

Mrs. S. Horton

Residents of Norfolk Islam shocked on April 11 when Horton, the wife of the Revj Horton, the Anglican vicaii following the birth of theii child.

Mr. and Mrs. Horton hao to the Island a year previor a newly married couple and two young people quickly en themselves to residents.

Showing great fortitudJ assisted by the Rev. Mr. Ba the Methodist Church, Mr. conducted his wife’s funeral at All Saint’s Church, and graveside.

Mr. Marcus Estali

An old and respected resic Rarotonga, Mr. Marcus Esta:. there on March 26, aged 77. E Tahiti, in 1881, Mr. Estall the Tuamotus when that Grc struck by the severe hurric 1902. Two years later, at t: of 23, he settled at Rarotong Mr. Estall is survived b; children —Messrs. James, ar Estall, of Rarotonga; Mrs. M.. of Rarotonga; Mrs. D Reid, oi ington; Mrs. McVregh, Mrs Campbell, Mrs. L. Grey an Arthur Estall, all of Aucklar Mr. William Estall, of Wa; NZ.

Mr. Ben Allen

One of the best-known of the Burns Philp Lin.

Benjamin Allen, died in Syc March at the early age of 2 Mr. Allen joined the se; staff of BP in May, 1925, and course of his career serv Mar sin a, Montoro, Mu I Morinda, Macdhui and Bulc He was on the Macdhui dm war until she was bombed Japs and set afire in Port N.

Owing to ill-health, he II sea in December, 1954.

He is survived by his w: one daughter.

Mr. P. Costello

The death of Mr. Pat ■ is reported on page 73, this

Mrs. Norma Vicar

The death occurred in Mel Victoria, on April 26, of Mrs..

Vicary, of Madang, New Guin is believed to have been early 40’s.

Mrs. Vicary was the wife; Roy Vicary, an agricultural! of Madang, NG. Both were w known in the district.

She is survived by her 1! and by three children, tea Parnala and Beverley; and: who is about 7.

Lady E3Llis

The death occurred in Av New Zealand, on April 28 < Ellis, widow of the late Sin

Ithe man responsible for the pery of phosphate on Ocean id Nauru. [y Ellis was a prominent h and social worker and 60 I ago she became the first ary of the New Hebrides in, the forerunner of the yterian Overseas Mission. : is survived by her daughter, G. R. Milne, of Wellington,

; Mr. G. S. Rowley

of Fiji’s best known business Mr. G. S. Rowley, the Ba fer of the CSR Company, died ily in Ba on April 26. He was ,rs old.

Rowley went to Fiji 30 years s a chemist; and practically [ service was given in Ba and l as chemist and manager. In le was manager of the Pine- Canning Division of the CSR ; Lautoka.

Rowley took a keen interest ling and golf, and was gener ipular. He leaves a widow wo daughters—Mrs. Walter in, of Labasa, and Mrs. t, who lives in New Zealand.