Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. Chris Wager Tie death occurred in a private pital at Burleigh Heads, NSW, August 14, of Mr. Chris Wager ), many years ago, was well known Fiji. He was 84. lr. Wager was an Englishman > went to Fiji about 1903 in the ice of the Cable Company, when vas laying the new cable across Pacific. He left that service and ame an officer in the Fiji istabulary, and he remained there il he retired in 1920, and went to in Australia. While in Fiji he Tied a Sydney girl and they had children —three of whom were a in Fiji. One, Frederick Wager, I in Victoria—the others now are dents of NSW. Mrs. Wager died ut two years ago—also at an anced age.

Ir. Wager was an interesting and lorous writer, and contributed isionally to PIM.

Madame de Scitivaux ladame de Scitivaux, wife of rural de Scitivaux de Greische, imander of French naval forces the Pacific, died in Tahiti early \ugust. She had a heart attack le bathing at Papeete, ladame de Scitivaux served in Free French forces during the , and at one stage joined her band in London after many peril adventures. Later she was para ted into France on a mission, ifter the war, Madame de Sciti- K became an expert glider pilot. [ was in Tahiti with her husband I son when she died, foumea newspapers described her ‘one of the most illustrious avia of the Free French Forces dur the war.”

Father Hervaeus Narvor, SM 'ather Hervaeus Narvor, SM, who It about 10 years on mission work the Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis I Futuna, died in St. John of God Ipital, Richmond, NSW, recently,

[was 58.

ifter receiving his early education Brittany, France, Father Narvor ed the Marist Fathers’ scholasticate Dissert, Belgium-Luxembourg. He i professed at La Neyliere and ipleted his studies at Ste. Foi-des )ns, where he was ordained.

Ie went to Wallis Island in 1938 [came to Sydney about 10 years ■r. Because of ill-health, he re ined in Sydney until his death.

Ramelusi Druma Ramelusi Druma, the first Fijian to win a medal in the Second World War, died at Tokatoka, Tailevu, late in July at the age of 66.

He was born in New Guinea, and was the son of Fijian missionaries who went there late in the 19th century.

Ramelusi enlisted in the Fiji Labour Corps in 1942, and soon afterwards was awarded the British Empire Medal for risking his life to save others who were in difficulties with a huge military truck in high seas at Vatoa, Lau.

Ramelusi later served in the Solomons with the Ist Dock Com pany.

He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Miss Grace Horne Miss Grace Horne, a member of one of Fiji’s old European families, died at Sydney in August.

The Horne family conducted the well known, but now defunct, drapery and men’s outfitting firm of Walter Horne and Co. Ltd., in Thomson Street, Suva, for many years.

Miss Horne, and her sister Jessie, left Fiji many years ago to live at Sydney.

Mr. Abdullah Makawa Mr. Abdullah Makawa, who went to Fiji in 1900 as an indentured labourer, died at Lautoka in July at the age of 115.

He was well known in the Lautoka district for his social work, and his contributions both in money and ser vice for the Lautoka Mosque, the Vitogo primary school and the Teidamu school.

Mr. Makawa is survived by four generations of descendants.

Mr. R. Stebbins Mr. Roland Stebbins, a former schoolmaster in Fiji, died at Mel bourne on June 26. He was head master of the Suva Methodist Boys’

School from 1926 to 1931, and before that was headmaster of the Lautoka Methodist Boys’ School for many years.

His son, Roly, who was born in Fiji, married a daughter of the late Rev. T. C. Came, a Methodist minister who was stationed in the Colony.

Mrs. Stebbins died several years ago.

Mr. I. H. Manning The death occurred at Honiara, BSIP, on August 6 of Mr. T. H.

Manning, Comptroller of Posts and Telegraphs, BSIP. (See p. 63).

Mr. Eric J. Scanlan The Secretary and Lieutenant- Governor of American Samoa, Mr.

Eric J. Scanlan, was drowned near Pago Pago on August 11. (See p. 21).

Mr. Bill Royal The death occurred in Lae, NG, in late August of goldfields pioneer, Mr.

Bill Royal. (See p. 142).