Islands People
pp. 75-76 · Read in the full issue
Deaths of Islands People
Mr C. L. Evans Mr Charles Leopold Evans, of Norfolk Island, died in hospital in lydney on July 22. Mr Evans leaves i widow and five sons and t hree laughters.
Mr F. Muller Mr Frank Muller, a works super isor in the GEIC, died recently at lutaritari. He was 50. He was a reat-great-grandson of a German orn trader who settled in the GEIC lany years ago, and became a trader, le leaves a widow and several chil ren.
Mrs Christian Chatterton The death occurred in Port Mores y on August 13 of Mrs “Chrissie” hatterton, wife of the Rev Percy hatterton, after long illness. She ent to Papua with her husband om England in 1924 and was osely involved with their mission ork until recent years. (A detailed :count of her work will appear in ctober PIM).
Mrs W. Simmonds Mrs Win Simmonds, who lived on orfolk Island for many years, died Auckland on August 3. She and :r husband went to the island from ew Zealand for their honeymoon •out 40 years ago, and decided they Duld like to live there. But they ;re unable to realise their dream 1 about 23 years ago. For part of e time she managed the Leeside opping centre. Mrs Simmonds is rvived by a daughter, Mrs D. iger of Norfolk Island.
Mr N. Takiala, MBE Mr Nason Takiala, MBE, who ;d on August 4 at Rabaul, aged 63, ; nt most of his life serving the lai people. After World War II became a paramount chief, and :n first president of the first local vernment council in the Toma area the Gazelle.
Mrs Kirsty Powell Mrs M. C. (Kirsty) Powell, of Port >resby, author of several articles ich have appeared in PIM, was led in August when her car was in lision with a police car in Port >resby. \ged 39, she was the wife of Keith Powell, a former physician Port Moresby General Hospital, left recently to take another posi
tion in Melbourne and Mrs Powell was planning to join him in a few weeks. She took a great interest in the preservation of Papua New Guinea’s culture and traditions, usually basing her articles on kindred themes. Her last contribution to PIM, a report of the activities of a co operative movement in the Tro briands, appeared in August.
Dr B. Eyres Dr Brian Eyres, the principal medi cal officer in the Solomon Islands, died recently in Britain, aged 47. He went to the Solomons in 1964, and in the next 11 years held a number of senior medical posts in the govern ment service.
Inspector U. Taupaki
Inspector Uikilifi Taupaki, officer in charge of the security branch of the Tonga Police Department, died suddenly on July 9 at the Police Training School. He was in the de partment for 27 years. His promotion to inspector coincided with the intro duction of the security branch, of which he was the first head.
Mr Len Christian Mr Len Christian, formerly of Norfolk Island, died in Auckland on July 21. He was the son of Len and the late Anna Christian, of Norfolk Island. He left a widow and three children.
Ratu Inoke Mara Ratu Inoke Mara, a high chief of Tailevu, Fiji, died in July. He was the Roko Tui Namata. Ratu Inoke is survived by his wife and 11 children.
Dr W. H. McDonald Dr William Hector McDonald, wellknown South Pacific medical officer, died in his native New Zea land on August 2, aged 63.
He joined the British Colonial Service in 1946, and after a period in the Solomons, he went to Fiji as medical superintendent of the Mako gai Leprosy Hospital, where he did some fine work. Dr McDonald rose to become Deputy Director of Medi cal Services in Fiji, and occasionally acted as DMS there, and as Inspector- General, South Pacific Health Ser vices.
He retired to NZ in 1961, and while a member of the Auckland Hospital Board staff he was seconded to Niue Island as Director of Health. He later returned to Fiji as external examiner in preventive medicine at the Medical School. He had only re cently spent six months in Western Samoa as Director of Health. Dr McDonald leaves a widow and a son.