OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18903, 19 January 1927, Page 11

OBITUARY.

,:AMES COBB WHITE. iBT CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) AUSTRALIAN AND X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 18th, 9.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, January IS. James Cobb White, a member of the State Legislative Couticii is dead, aged 72. [The Hon. James Cobb White was born in New South Wales in 1855. He .vas called to the Legislative Coune : in 190 S. At different times he held important positions in local bodies throughout the State.] LORD AND LADY BEARSTED. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIGHT.J (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 18th, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, January 17. Lord and Lady Bearsted are dead. The couple have been ailing for many months. Lady Bearsied died last ovening and her husband to-day. [Marcus Samuel, first Viscount Bearsted, was 73 years of age, and has travelled widely in the Far East and Japan. He introduced the transport oi petroleum in bulk through the Suez Canal, and was in 1898 knighted for services rendered to H.M.S. Victorious. From 1891 to 1902 he was an Alderman of the City of London, becoming Lord Mayor in 1902. He developed large oilfields in the Far East, and received an official vote of thanks from the A/dmiralfcy in 1915 for "services r the utmost importance to the fighting forces." His peerage was bestowed for eminent public and national services.]

AUCKLAND PIONEER. [THE PBESS Special Berries.] AUCKLAND, January 18. A resident of Auckland for over 81 years, William Douglas Buttle, has died. Mr Buttle was -the eldest son of the late Eev. George Buttle, one of the early Methodist missionaries in Now Zealand, who arrived in 1839, and was stationed mainly in the Taranaki and Waikato districts. For many years Mr Buttle had been in business as a land agent. MR JOHN MANSON. A sixty years' connexion with the Lakeside district was severed last week-end, when Mr John Manson, of "Bridgefield," passed away, at the age of 87 years. Mr Manson was born in Northern Ireland, but left the Old Land in 1863 for Australia. After a, short stay there he came to New Zealand, his first employment in this country being at the well-known Ham Estate, Riccarton. He subsequently took service at Killinchy, Lakeside, and Southbridge. In 1868, Mr Manson married a daughter of the late Mr Moore, subsequently taking up the block of land on which he resided up to the time of his death. Mr Manson did not take a conspicuous part in public life, but he served on the Lakeside School Committee for a lengthy period. Although handicapped by rheumatism, he enjoyed good health otherwise, and, like many of the early settlers, was. blessed with a strong constitution. The late Mr Manson is survived by his wife and a family of four sons and three daughters, two members of the family passing away a number of years ago. ' The sons are Messrs David Manson (Dunsandel), William Manson (Rangiora), George Manson (Lakeside), and Bert Manson (Leeston). Mrs Boxburgh (Belfast) is one of the daughters, the other two being the Misses Manson, who reside at-Lakeside.' The funeral took place yesterday afternoon.