OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16435, 31 January 1919, Page 3

OBITUARY.

Mr Thos. Boyd, fourth son of Mr Kdwnrd Boyd, of .Stirling, died in the Hospital a few days ago at the age of 54 years. He was agent and auctioneer for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company at AVaverley, v.hcro ho had been stationed for many years.

A. verv well-known identity of the Dobson "(West Coast) district, Mr G'eor-rp Geoghegan, died this week, at the age of 76 years. Tho deceased gentleman, who wns exceedingly popular with all who knew him, had not, of Into yenre, enjoyed very good health. His wife predeceased him hy 10 years, while two soils were killed in the Brunner disaster, and one was drowned on the Dobson dredge.

Dr. J. G. O'Neill, who for many yeara and until recently- was a wellknown figure in Auckland, died this week, at the ago of 73. Dr. O'Neill, who was born at O'Neill's Point, was i< son of the lato Hon. James O'Neill, one of the early Auckland settlers, who >vas a member of tho legislative- Council from. 1869 to 1872, and ft one-time director of the Bank of New Zealand. 7)r. O'Neill was educated; at Trinity College, Dublin, and he held the record of being tho youngest graduate of the college up to his time. After taking his medical dogree, Dr. O'Neill practised in England, and subsequently also in San Francisco. Ho w-as in tho latter city Tfh(?n the destructive earthquake and firo occurred in April, 1906, He then returned to Auckland, and resided there up till his deatli. Ho leaves two sons and two daughters. His wife died about three years ago. .

Tho death has occurred at his late residence, St. Mary street, Wellington, of Mr John Jamicson, one of tho pioneers of tho printing trade, and a': gentleman respected and esteemed by a wide circle of friends. liorq.at F«l----kirk,. Scotland, the late Mx Jamiesoh oame put to New Zealand when a lad of. 19. He ivas a compositor; on tho "Weekly Press," Chfistchurch,'.in' tli<ji early, -day and ihen 'was at lJokUikfifor some time, during, which period he ran a paper on the goldfields, .Ho then to and was on the etiiff of the old "Indepeur dent" (under tho owmersliip of'the lato Mr. T, W. McKenzie and Mr W. M. Muir, of Majoribanks street). lia.tor he was on the Government Printing Ofiico staff, and, at the time of the meroorablo '.strike of compositors, was tine of tho participants. After the strike, Mr Jamicson did not return to the Government office, but joined the "Evening Post, M: whore he remained for sonio years, retiring owing to failing eyesight. He was later on the messenger staff of the Government-Insurance Office, from which he rqtired on pension, and ho had been since living privately. The late Mr Jamieson leaves a widow and a family.