Deaths Of Islands People

Mrs. Viti Snodgrass Mrs. Viti Snodgrass, daughter of i pioneer Taveuni family, died at he CWM Hospital, Suva, on June ), after a long illness. She was the laughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. \. McKenzie, of Nagasau Estate, Taveuni, and was born at Mua estate on the same island.

Her family was actively associated vith copra plantations and cattle aising for many years. After her narriage to Dr. Robert Snodgrass, vho went to Fiji in 1927, Mrs.

Snodgrass became well known in nany other parts of Fiji.

She took a prominent part in Red 3ross work and was a member of he Board of Visitors of the famavua Hospital, until failing lealth forced her to curtail her ictivities. Her husband died in Jcotland in 1948.

They had no children.

Mrs. Mabel James Mrs. Mabel James, wife of Pastor . Ross James, died in California, on day 1. Pastor and Mrs. James were leventh-day Adventist missionaries n the New Hebrides from 1917 to 929, and in Papua from 1931 to 936. Mrs. James was much loved ►y the native people where she served, iome years after retiring they went o the USA, and were not able to eturn to Australia because of Mrs. ames’ poor health.

Rev. Dr. A. C. Cato The Rev. Dr. Arthur Cyril Cato, TA, BD, BEd, PhD, who was a dethodist minister in Fiji for more ban 20 years, died at the Balmain >istrict Hospital, Sydney, at the end d May, aged 60.

He started his ministry in Tas mania, and went to Fiji in 1934, as rmcipal of the Teachers’ Training nstitute, Davuilevu, Nausori. In 938, at his own request, he was ap ointed to Kadavu, where he spent ve years.

In 1934 he was back at Davuilevu s Superintendent and Principal of me Theological College. Next year e was Acting Chairman of the Fiji ijian District of the Methodist hurch, and in 1946-47 he undertook full-time study of the Fijian people, nd their attitude to changing social mnditions.

At the end of this research he sub mitted a thesis to the Melbourne niversity and it gained him his h. D. In 1948 he went to Lautoka

as Superintendent of the Ba-Nadroga division of the church.

Dr. Cato left Fiji in 1952, and was appointed to Adamstown, Newcastle, NSW. At the time of his death he was superintendent of the Five Dock Methodist Church, Sydney.

He is survived by his wife and two married daughters.

Mr. Peter Quan Hang At the age of 72, Mr. Peter Quan Hang, widely known and respected Chinese plantation owner and busi nessman, has died in Madang.

Mr. Quan, who was naturalised in 1960, entered New Guinea in 1913 and engaged in mission work. Later he joined New Guinea Company, his work taking him through most Ter ritory centres, including Manus, Ra baul, Wewak and Kokopo.

During the war years Mr. Quan moved to Karkar Island, which he left in favour of Madang in 1947. He is survived by his daughter. Miss Margaret Quan, of Madang.

Mr. J. E. Willoughby Mr. John Edward Willoughby, First Assistant Secretary of the De partment of Territories, collapsed and died while playing golf in Can berra on June 23.

Mr. Willoughby, 53, had been hirst Assistant Secretary since 1956.

He joined the earlier Department of External Territories in 1950 as Assistant Secretary after working with the Commonwealth Public Ser vice Board and the Department of Post-war Reconstruction.

Mr. Willoughby was a member of the South Pacific Commission Re search Council from 1953-56, and was acting Australian Commissioner in 1952 and 1956.

He was a part-time tutor in public administration in the University of Sydney from 1944-47, and a lecturer in public administration and political science at the Canberra University College from 1948-50.

Mr, Willoughby is survived by his widow, two sons and two daughters.

He was to have attended the South Pacific Conference in Pago in July as an Australian Commissioner.

Bishop Darnand

Bishop Joseph Damand, SM, who died at Apia on June 1 at the age of 83, was Catholic Bishop of Samoa from 1919 to 1953, when he retired.

Bishop Darnand, who was born at Lyons, France, was ordained to the priesthood in 1905 and immedi ately volunteered for service in the South Pacific. He arrived in Samoa

in the same year and was appointed to Falefa.

In 1908 he was placed in charge of the Catechists’ Training School, 0a^ 10a , an d held that appointment till he became Bishop, succeeding Bishop Boyer, who died in 1919.

He was honoured for his work by the French Government with the Legion of Honour, and by the British Government with the OBE.

Bishop Joseph Blanc

The death occurred in Nukualofa m June of Bishop Joseph Blanc, at the age of 90. Details of his career are given on p. 49.

Mr. W. F. Hayward Mr. W. F. Hayward, a former Postmaster-General in Fiji, died in an Auckland hospital on June 18, aged 71. He was born at Suva and joined the postal service in 1905 when he was 14.

After his retirement he made his home in New Zealand, before settling in England for a few years. How ever, he returned to New Zealand a few years ago, and lived at Auckland till his death. He is survived by his widow, one son and one daughter.