Deaths Of Islands People

Ratu Etonia Seru The Tui Levuka, Ratu Etonia Seru, died at Levuka Vakaviti Village, Levuka, on February 18 at the age of 85.

He had a link with the signing of the Deed of Cession in 1874 through his grandfather, who was present at the ceremony.

Ratu Etonia was proud to show the uniform his grandfather wore at the ceremony. It had been given to him by the captain of the British warship, HMS Pearl, which went to Levuka for the occasion.

Ratu Etonia was with the Fijian Administration till 1935. He suc ceeded to the title of Tui Levuka in 1915, so long ago, that few people are alive today who remember his father.

The new Tui Levuka will be his son, Ratu Kolini, a member of the Fiji Police Force. Other survivors are his wife, Adi Kilo, and a daughter, Asenaca, Mr. V. R. Jam Mr. V. R. Jam, who died in Suva in February at the age of 54, was a pioneer manufacturers’ representative in Fiji. He went to Fiji from India in 1926.

After working for a general mer chant for some years Mr. Jam set up on his own account. At that time there were only two other manufac turers’ representatives in the Colony.

Mr. Jam maintained a business in terest in South India, and frequently visited the sub-continent. He made his last visit to India in 1960 while on a world tour.

Mr. Minto McCoy The death occurred in Santo, New Hebrides, on February 15, of Mr.

Minto McCoy, who had been in the New Hebrides more than 40 years.

He originally went to the New Hebrides from Norfolk Island.

Towards the end of his life he was associated with Burns Philp in Santo; he was a leading member of the Seventh-day Adventist mission and a keen fishermen. He left a widow and daughter.

Mr. G. S. Jagroop The death occurred in hospital in Suva recently of Mr. G. S. Jagroop, of Samabula. Suva, a member of the staff of the Fiji Public Works Depart ment for many years. The late Mr.

Jagroop was a man always interested in education, who gave much en couragement to moves to establish new school'.

Salum of Karkar A Paramount Luluai of j Madang District of New Guii Salum, of Karkar, died in hospital Karkar Island in February. Sal who was in his 80’s, had bee] highly respected native official si the German times and owned a lj plantation of his own.

Sir Clifton Webb Sir Clifton Webb, a former f Zealand Minister of External Aff and Island Territories from 1951 1954, has died in Wellington, a