Deaths Of Islands People

Dr. I. H. Beattie

. Ivor Hamilton Beattie, who at Levuka early June, was a who, in 33 years residence in contributed substantially to life of the Colony in many was born in Edinburgh in After holding various medical Intments in the United dom for a few years after the World War he bought Dr. sworth’s practice in Suva, was soon appointed to teach >thetics at the hospital, and ne a lay reader in the Anglican :h. 1928 the old organ in the ro-Cathedral wore out and he i to design a new one and this iment is now installed in the Cathedral, Beattie started classes in aid and presented St. Luke’s :ic ground to the Medical >l. h Pandit Durga Prasad Misra :arted a monthly vernacular >aper known as Vriddhi, and med publication until there Indian members on the ative Council. 1930 Dr. Beattie married Miss , a New Zealand girl who had to Fiji to teach in a Chinese I. en Fiji became a district of 3t. John Ambulance Brigade, leattie was appointed Brigade on. Later he became an r of the Venerable Order of »hn. 3n Suva Cathedral was built s secretary of the Chapter, ntended the work, particu in the final design of the and its partial installation.

L 955 Dr. and Mrs. Beattie left to live in Levuka.

Er G. E. Bergeron, Sm

Rev. Father G. E. Bergeron, lied at Lami, Suva, in June, 76. He was born at Boston e United States and joined larist Fathers in 1905. He rdained two years later, many years he was Professor cred Theology at the Marist ary, Boston, but followed this a number of years as a nary in Tonga, next served as Provincial of arist Fathers of Oceania, and ing that was appointed to where he was stationed at a and Lami. i.er Bergeron died shortly the golden jubilee of his tion,

J Apt Ain And Mrs. J.

Linfoot

;ain and Mrs. J. Linfoot, who billed in a plane accident off York, North Australia, while urvey flight, were well known i.

They had spent many months there at Nadi while Adastra Airways made survey flights of Fiji.

Mi’s. Linfoot was an energetic worker for many fund-raising efforts, particularly when money was required for a new swimming pool.

Mr. William Bentley, Junior

Mr. William Bentley, Jun., of Suva, was drowned in an accident in the Lau Group in June.

He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bentley, of Struan Street, Suva.

Mr. Bentley is survived by his widow and one child.

Mrs. Nellie Brown

Mrs. Nellie Brown, widow of the late Mr. R. Brown, former manager of Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., at Apia, died at Nukualofa, Tonga, on June 5.

She was a daughter of the late Mr. R. L. Skeen, a former Chief Justice of Tonga.

Mrs. Brown is survived by one son. Her elder son, lan, was killed during the Second World War.

Miss Holly Barker

The death occurred recently on Norfolk Island, of Miss Holly Barker who, following an accident, had been an inmate of the local hospital for many years.

Miss Barker was a sister of Mrs.

Moltke, of NI, and of the late Sir Alport Barker, of Fiji.

She will be remembered by many Fiji residents.

Mr. James Brown

Mr. James Brown, a New Zealander of Indian ancestry, who served for many years with the Fiji Police Force died in Auckland on June 17 at the age of 58.

He had reached the rank of inspector when he retired.

He is survived by his widow, a daughter and two sons, one of whom is resident in Fiji.

Mrs. S. Raphael

Mrs. Sophie Raphael, widow of the late Max Raphael and a daughter of the late Charles Netzler, who for some time served under the notorious Bully Hayes, died at her home in Apia, Western Samoa, on June 30, the day of her 70th birthday.

Mrs. Raphael leaves two sons and

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lighter residing in Australia, of her sons, Karl, is a Pastor he Seventh Day Adventist on.

Mr. Otto Stehr

Otto Stehr, of Manuan atiqn, in the Duke of Yorks, Guinea, died in Rabaul late ne, after a short illness. He his brother (who died about years ago) were well known 3w Britain. Mr. Otto Stehr, was born in Samoa, came to Britain in 1901. and had led extensively in the South c before settling as a planter le Duke of Yorks. He is r ed by his wife and three iters.