Deaths Of Islands People

Sir Alfred Clarke Turnbull r Alfred Clarke Turnbull, KBE, Drmer Administrator of Western oa, died in Stamford Hospital, necticut, USA, recently, r Alfred was in Western Samoa i 1930 until his retirement early 946. He experienced many diflfi and trying years, e was there first as Government etary while there was much poli turmoil over the Mau troubles; from 1934 to 1943, he knew all uneasiness of being Acting Ad strator the New Zealand >ur Government refusing for ; reason to give him the full al title. hen at last he was given the full in 1943, he had to carry the y burdens and embarrassments ar. One of his most embarrassing was to order the internment of / long-resident German nationals le territory, some of whom were Tiends and acquaintances. ic fact that Samoan affairs were )letely calm and harmonious 1936 onwards was largely due ir Alfred’s great patience and tact. This, together with the athy and understanding of the Zealand Government, led to a measure of self-government be »ranted in 1948 and to the in idence of Western Samoa on ary 1 this year.

Alfred’s services were rewarded a knighthood in the 1946 New s Honours List, just before his ment. PIM said at the time: “In listory of the Pacific Territories, men have more completely d the distinction of knighthood Sir Alfred Turnbull.” ter his retirement. Sir Alfred and Turnbull moved to the US to ;ar their daughter Ruth, who had tly lost her husband, an Ameri airman.

Alfred is survived by his widow daughter.

i/lr. George A. Whitehouse

e death occurred recently of Mr. ge Augustus Whitehouse, aged t Mosman, Sydney. He was in lank of New South Wales ser in Fiji for many years and he ed Miss Ivy Milne, in Suva, in and had one son. He was ap sd to Suva in 1912; became ac ant there in 1918, and was ger in Levuka in 1919. He was

manager in Auckland when he re tired. For a period, in World War I, he served in the Suva Garrison, and, among other experiences, he had custody of Count Felix von Luckner for a period.

Mr. Toka Gaudi A well-known Papuan, who helped the work of the Boy Scouts’ Associa tion in the Territory for 36 years, died in Port Moresby on November 21. He was Mr. Toka Gaudi of Pari, who lived at Hanuabada village, near Port Moresby. He was 47.

In a tribute, the secretary of the Boy Scouts’ Association, Mr. J. Gwil liam, said Mr. Gaudi’s passing was a great loss to the association and to the community.

Mr. Gaudi joined the Scout move ment in 1926 and was engaged in scouting activities until his death. He was a member of the Territory Boy Scouts’ Council and was recently elected Territory representative of the Australian Boy Scouts’ Council.

Mr. Gaudi represented Territory scouts at a meeting of the Council at Canberra in 1961, and again at Hobart last month.

He was employed by the Adminis tration for nearly 33 years with the Electrical Undertakings Branch; he was one of two Papuans on the com mittee of the Port Moresby branch of the Public Service Association; and was recently elected to the Church Council of the London Missionary Society. More than 600 people at tended his funeral.

Mr. Gaudi left a widow, a married son and a daughter.

Colin George Hodgson

The death occurred at the Repat riation Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, on November 11 of Mr. Colin George Hodgson, a well-known resi dent of Bulolo before and after the war. He was 48.

Mr. Hodgson first went to Bulolo in the late ’thirties where he worked in the machine shop on the dredge repair gang until the start of the Japanese war. He then served with the NGVR and ANGAU, returning to Bulolo after the war.

Mr. Hodgson was a keen sports man. Before going to New Guinea he represented NSW as a Rugby Union five-eigth.

He is survived by his widow, Rachel, and son, Geoffrey.