Islands People

Deaths of Islands People

Mr C. Vandenberg Mr Charles Vandenberg, a former senior civil servant in Fiji, died in Suva recently, aged 64. Mr Vanden berg was born in Ceylon. He served with several government departments, and was prominent in welfare organ isations attached to the Roman Catholic Church. A government language interpreter for many years, he was fluent in English, Fijian and several Indian languages.

Judge Pablo Ringang

Judge Pablo Ringang, presiding judge of Palau and one of the long est-serving members of the Trust Territory judiciary, died at Koror after a long illness. He was 62. He joined the TT judiciary in 1946. On May 1, 1973, he received the Attor ney-General’s annual Law Day Award for service to the judiciary.

Judge Ringang attended the Japan ese elementary school in Palau, and attended high school in Japan from 1927 to 1930. He took legal courses at Waseda College (now Waseda University of Japan).

Mr N. Young Mr Norris Young, 87, a fifth generation descendant of midshipman Edward Young, of the Bounty, died recently on Pitcairn Island. His fore bear and Fletcher Christian, who led the Bounty mutiny in 1789, were the only officers among the mutineers.

Mr Young was Island Magistrate from 1945 to 1948.

Mrs Maurice Lenormand Mrs Maurice Lenormand died in Noumea in late February, aged 54 years. Member of a Melanesian family from Lifou, Loyalty Islands, she was the wife of the metropolitan French pharmacist who became Caledonian deputy to the French National As sembly and still continues as leader of the autonomist Union Caledonienne party.

Mrs Lenormand, who had eight children and several grandchildren, was buried after a ceremony at the Protestant Teirmle in Noumea.

Mr N. M. Fraser Mr Nigel Mac Donnell Fraser, who died recently, was well known in New Guinea for many years, having settled there soon after World War I. He was in his late 70s. On his return to

Australia after the war he took up land at Yeppoon in Queensland. Next he moved to a plantation at Witu in New Guinea.

This venture “folded up”, so Mr Fraser joined the staff of the Bulolo Gold Dredging Co. For many years he worked as a medical assistant for Dr Carl Gunther. Mr Fraser married Dorothy Spark, a pianist-entertainer in Burns Philp ships.

Dr S. Buresova Dr Savenaca Buresova, who served for many years in the Fiji medical service, died recently, aged 65. He was a graduate of the Central Medical School, Suva, fore runner to the Fiji School of Medi cine. Dr Buresova served in many rural parts of Fiji. His last position was at the CWM Hospital, Suva.

He leaves a widow and six children.

Mr L. V. 'Akau'ula Mr Latu Vula ’Akau’ula, 43, of Kolomotu’a, near Nukualofa, died at sea near Sydney in the Tauloto on February 28. He was a sea cook.

Before becoming a seaman he was a soldier in the Tonga Defence Force. His body was returned to Tonga for burial.