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Obituary

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                 TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE
                                 IN
           ETI  GIDA  SANAYI  VE  TICARET  ANONIM  SIRKETI,  a  Turkish   Tora believed this cultural obligation precluded the iTaukei
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           company,  of  Organize  Sanayi  Bolgesi  11.  Cadde  Eskisehir   from full economic participation.
       ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, a a Turkish company, of Organize
           TURKEY, does hereby provide notice that it claims proprietorship
       Sanayi Bolgesi 11. Cadde Eskisehir TURKEY, does hereby provide notice that it claims   Throughout the 1990s, Tora ran unsuccessfully in a
           of the trade mark
       proprietorship of the trade mark
                                                              number of elections, signalling what Fijian commentator
                                                              Bimal Chaudhry, describes as “the beginning of his fate as
                                                              a star outside the galaxy – out of Parliament yet pulling the
                                                              strings”.
                                                                Tora did indeed morph into star out of the galaxy but his
       in relation to:                                        status in the Vanua ensured he had a full schedule and a
           in relation to:                                    constant stream of human traffic that approached him for
          Biscuits; chocolates; pastries; crackers; wafers; cakes; tarts; desserts; baked
          desserts; desserts made of flour and chocolate; breads; puffed grains; oatmeal;   traditional advice, money to pay for school fees, transport,
            Biscuits;  chocolates;  pastries;  crackers;  wafers;  cakes;  tarts;
          breakfast cereals; ice cream; edible ices.
            desserts; baked desserts; desserts made of flour and chocolate;   tabuas for a reguregu or mats for a wedding. Other times,
            breads;  puffed  grains;  oatmeal;  breakfast  cereals;  ice  cream;
       ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI cautions that any use of the trade mark   the people he had helped would return their gratitude with
       or any confusingly similar trade mark in relation to any of these goods or similar goods,
            edible ices.
       would be seen as infringement of their rights and that they will take such action deemed  gifts of food – the fruits of their labour – fish, taro, and an
       necessary to protect those rights.
           ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI cautions that   endless list of other items.
       ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI can be contacted care of their address   In later life, Tora became a kind of go-to guru as politi-
           any use of the trade mark or any confusingly similar trade mark
       for service:
           in relation to any of these goods or similar goods, would be seen   cians and activists sought his advice.
           as infringement of their rights and that they will take such action
       AJ Park, Level 22, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
           deemed necessary to protect those rights.            I was always touched by the villagers who, over the years,
                                                              trekked long distances from remote areas of Viti Levu to see

           ETI  GIDA  SANAYI  VE  TICARET  ANONIM  SIRKETI  can  be   him and unburden their troubles on him.
           contacted care of their address for service:         I remember distinctly one afternoon when a young Fijian
           AJ Park, Level 22, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011,   boy had travelled a fair distance from his home to deliver a
           New Zealand                                        handwritten note to him.
                                                                It was a letter from his grandmother telling the old man
                                                              that she had run out of food and money and had nothing left
                                                              to feed her numerous grandchildren.
                                                                None of us had ever met this woman.
               TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY                            Straight away, Momo instructed that we fill up the family

                      NOTICE IN NAURU                         car with bundles of dalo, an entire sack of rice, sugar, and
                 TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE                 sundry other grocery items.
                                 IN
           ETI  GIDA  SANAYI  VE  TICARET  ANONIM  SIRKETI,  a  Turkish   And off we went in the car with the young boy navigating,
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           company,  of  Organize  Sanayi  Bolgesi  11.  Cadde  Eskisehir   to some unknown destination.
           TURKEY, does hereby provide notice that it claims proprietorship   It seemed like the trek into a separate universe, the
       ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, a a Turkish company, of Organize
           of the trade mark
       Sanayi Bolgesi 11. Cadde Eskisehir TURKEY, does hereby provide notice that it claims   tarsealed road having long disappeared behind us as the car
       proprietorship of the trade mark
                                                              struggled through rough terrain.
                                                                Finally we saw the house – a rundown shack that was
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                                                              barely standing.
                                                                When the grandmother saw us, she almost fell to her
                                                              knees as she approached Momo, and thanked him over and
       in relation to:                                        over for his generosity. I lost count of the number of children
           in relation to:
                                                              who surrounded us that day, but she was their sole caregiver.
          Biscuits; chocolates; pastries; crackers; wafers; cakes; tarts; desserts; baked
             Biscuits;  chocolates;  pastries;  crackers;  wafers;  cakes;  tarts;
          desserts; desserts made of flour and chocolate; breads; puffed grains; oatmeal;   This episode remains fresh in my mind as it if took place
          breakfast cereals; ice cream; edible ices.
             desserts; baked desserts; desserts made of flour and chocolate;
             breads;  puffed  grains;  oatmeal;  breakfast  cereals;  ice  cream;   yesterday. It warms me to think that the old man spoke her
       ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI cautions that any use of the trade mark   language and knew completely the troubles of her heart.
             edible ices.
       or any confusingly similar trade mark in relation to any of these goods or similar goods,
       would be seen as infringement of their rights and that they will take such action deemed  He understood her pain and suffering – because he too, had
       necessary to protect those rights.                     been there.
           ETI  GIDA  SANAYI  VE  TICARET  ANONIM  SIRKETI  cautions
           that  any  use  of  the  trade  mark  or  any  confusingly  similar  trade
       ETI GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI can be contacted care of their address   Apisai Tora is survived by 10 children and several grand-
       for service:
           mark in relation to any of goods or similar goods, would be seen
           as infringement of their rights and that they will take such action   children and great grand-children.
       AJ Park, Level 22, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
           deemed necessary to protect those rights.            May the old Lionheart rest in eternal peace and love.
           ETI  GIDA  SANAYI  VE  TICARET  ANONIM  SIRKETI  can  be
           contacted care of their address for service:       Iva Tora is Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora’s daughter and a journal-
                                                              ist and writer.
           AJ Park, Level 22, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011,
           New Zealand                                        editor@islandsbusiness.com
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