Islands People

Deaths of Islands People

High Chief Ibedul High Chief Ibedul, one of the two lior chiefs of Palau, Caroline ands, died recently while on a trip Japan. He was 55. A police icer under the Japanese before arid War 11, he served as Com moner of Police, magistrate, judge, incilman and local congressman Jer the American administration of cronesia. -lis body was returned to Palau an official burial.

Mr Thomas Michael Crotty rtr Tom Crotty, Papua New inea’s Director of Public Works I a senior public servant for 11 rs, collapsed and died suddenly ile playing squash in Port Moresby ently. He died the day before his h birthday. tfr Crotty worked with the Com nwealth Department of Works in t Moresby from 1951 to 1953 are returning to Australia, le returned to PNG in 1963 to ►in Comworks. In 1965 he was ointed construction manager of nworks, PNG, and in 1967 he seconded to the Department of •lie Works.

Ir Crotty is survived by his wife, three sons.

Mrs E. Miller Irs Elizabeth Miller, a member the well-known Hennings family, I in Fiji on September 4. Her mts, Mr and Mrs Gus Hennings, d on Naitauba Island, northern , for many years.

Irs Miller, in the 30s, designed made costumes for films made he J. Arthur Rank organisation in UK. She returned to her island le after World War 11, and about years ago moved to Suva, where opened the Chez Liz boutique.

Mr Harry Terry

lr Ernest Henry (Harry) Terry, a fishing authority, died recently at a, aged 71. For many years he associated with marine activities, i boatbuilder, shipowner and sea . Harry was a keen fisherman and ial Fiji correspondent for the

rnational Gamefishing Association

e joined the staff of The Fiji es in 1957, in charge of distribu , and was still with the Times n he died.