OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16417, 10 January 1919, Page 5

OBITUARY.

"Writing from White Horse, Yukon Territory, to Mr A. C. Holms, of Feathorston. Mr William Tumbull, formerly a resident of Wellington-and Wairarapa, gives the sad news of the death of Mr Syd. Smith and his wife and three children in the wrock of the Princess Sophia. Tho vessel'ran on a reef when four hours sail out of Skagway, the port of the Yukon, and some 300 people on board were drowned. Mr Smith lashed his wife" and three children to a raft, which was afterwards picked up, but no tracc of his own body was found. The late Mr Smith had been in business in Featherston, and for several years ho represented tho Wairarapa Thursday Rugby Union in senior football. In 1907, in company with other footballers, Messrs Turnbr.li, Holms, and Crowthcr, he made the trip to Canada. The death occurred at his residence, Mauku, Auckland, on Monday, of Mr Richard Cotter, third son of the late Mr Thomas Cotter, and a brother of the late Mr Thomas Cotter, formerly a wellknown Auckland solicitor, and King's Counsel The deceased gentleman, who wae 75 years of age, is survived by his widow and two brothers, Messrs Edward and Albert Cotter, of Auckland. The death took place at a private hospital in Gisborne, on Monday, as a result of heart trouble, of Mr John Anourin Jones, aged 58 years. He was for the past twelve months Home Missionary in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Ormond, and prior to that was in business ■as a land agent. He was for nearly three years organising secretary of the Gisborne branch of the No-License League. He went to Gisborne in 1909 from Masterton, but originally hailed from North Wales. His wife predeceased him some years- ago, on the way out to Now Zealand. _ Mr Alf. Snowball, of Christchurch, is his stepson, and his eon Ernest was killed in France in September, 1916. The deceased was an excellent preacher, and worked hard for the good of all 'the churches, and had /many friends. ' In the Old. Country he was in great demand as a local preacher in various districts in Wales, where he preached in Welsh. He was at one time organisor for the Liberal party in North Carnarvonshire.