Transition

Died: Viliame Toalei Molimea ’llola hia, 70, legendary Tongan-born butler who served New Zealand Governors- General since 1941. He began his life of service while still enrolled in Tonga College during the 1930 s before emig rating to New Zealand in 1941. He became the manager of the Northern Club in 1964, a position he held until 1984. Mr ’llohahia waited on Queen Elizabeth II during visits to New Zea land and Tonga and attended to the needs of both British and Tongan Royal families. In 1981 he served at the wedding banquet of Prince Charles ana Princess Diana. He helped found the Tongan Society in 1948 and was an active member of Auckland’s Tongan Community. He is survived by his wife Melenaite and three children.

Died: Aloysius Noga, former Catholic priest, councillor, politician and businessman. One of the North Solo mons’ most outstanding leaders, he was at the forefront of the 1975 Bougainville Secession Movement. Mr Voga served from 1976 to 1980 as Speaker of the Provincial government md had been president of the Buin ocal council under the Australian col onial administration.

He is remembered for his work to

eradicate illiteracy and promote

education in the region.

Died: Talu Bolt, former MP for the Papua New Guinea seat of North Wahgi in the Western Highlands dis net. Mr Bolt, 55, was a former luluai md tultul. He is survived by three wives, several children and grandchil dren.

Dn Display: An unidentified body lamed Taru, in the limestone cliffs of Vlt Antina in Enga Province, Papua Guinea. The preserved body is hat of a Wambulin tribesman thought o have been killed in a tribal fight 40 /ears ago between the Yanum and 3 indikin tribes in the Tsak valley.

Faru’s people reportedly believed him

q be a great leader and so preserved lis body rather than burying him as radition prescribed. His body stands ipright in the cave, and is so well pre served even his eyes, teeth and hair ire intact. The body has been pre viously displayed at the Mount Hagen >how and the Lae Agricultural Show.

Died: Dr Tevita Puloka, 65, renowned ihysician, in Seattle, Washington on fanuary 12. A graduate of Tupou Col

lege and dux of the 1942 class at the Fiji School of Medicine where he earned gold medals in surgery and medicine. Dr Puloka joined the Civil Service in 1947 and served for 31 years in a number of hospitals, rising to the position of superintendent. He is a member of the renowned Puloka

family of physicians.

Died: Terence Acraman, 52, Fiji-born architect, in Auckland on January 21.

Mr Acraman workedf for the architectural section of the Public Works Department and served in the Fiji Military Forces. He qualified as an architect in Perth, Western Australia, and was chief architect at the Auck land Education Board at the time of his death.

Died: Annie Barbara Parry, 88, traveller, painter and sculptor, in Can berra last December. Mrs Parry was a trained nurse who married radiog rapher Arthur Parry in 1922. The couple moved to Papua New Guinea and pioneered radiography services in that nation. Mrs Parry joined her hus band on many island patrols and was reputed to be the first white woman to enter many remote areas. Mr Parry

was captured by the Japanese during

World War II and never returned, but Mrs Parry remained in PNG to estab lish a coffee plantation. She returned to Australia and worked as a chiropod ist until 1982. □