Samoan

Bath Of

Old Hand

)ne of Western Samoa’s best iwn citizens, Mr. Arno Max

•au, MLA, died suddenly—

peacefully— at his home in a on June 1. He was 75, but

appeared in good health.

GURAU had a most interest ing life. He was born and grew nd trained in the timber industry, erlin. When he was 23, his em irs sent him to Russia. Later, two years’ training in the Ger army, he went to German South- Africa, in 1911, and was a rail construction clerk. 1913, young Gurau spent a few hs in New Zealand and in Tonga, le arrived in West Samoa (then ian) only a few months before mtbreak of World War I. He Samoa and, after the war, he his permanent home there, and ed. the next 20 years, Mr. Gurau uccessively a clerk in the service F. Nelson and Co.; a cocoa ;r at Lesea; a Government 1, dealing with banana ship ; and accountant and office ger for the old firm of P. C. :ius. When that firm was sold, tered business on his own ac as a commission and import and agent for the well-known if William Breckwoldt, of Ham ing all the latter part of his Vlr. Gurau took a keen and interest in public affairs, and n and out of the Legislative il on a number of occasions, led innumerable positions on bodies and was widely known ghly respected.

Gurau was one of the first )ondents appointed by Pacific ■ Monthly on its foundation in and he held that post until his His commentaries were some forthright, but always well ed, kindly and tolerant, and al written with the interests of at heart. He acted as corres it for various New Zealand istralian newspapers. His work jblic man and publicist will be missed in the new Samoan to which he gave 48 years of . His big funeral cortege was rkable demonstration of public II and friendship. and Mrs. Gurau had six i, and 23 grandchildren, and five him. Only his widow and

his youngest daughter (Mrs. Greta Percival) now live in Samoa—his four sons and one daughter are resi dents of New Zealand.

The late Mr. A. M. Gurau.