LATE MR JUSTICE ALPERS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 12

LATE MR JUSTICE ALPERS.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY.

The funeral of the late Mr Justice 0. T. J. Alpers, Judge of the Supremo Court, was held yesterday morning, the cortege of mourners being one of tho largest seen in the City for a very long time. The funeral left Canterbury 0-1-lege and proceeded to the Wnimain Cenieterv, where the last rites were conducted by the Rev. H. S. Leach, vicar of Fcndalton. The chiel mourners were Mrs 0. f. J Alp°rs and Fetor and EUsaueth, the sou and daughter, and Mrs Rose, sis-ter-in-law ot the deceased. Messrs M. J. Gresson, C. S. Thomas, A 'l\'Donnelly, ¥. Wilding, J. 61ns-,-ow, R. A. Cuthbert, G. 'l. Weston, and 0. N Gillespie were tho pallbearers. „.., Amongst tho mourners were:— We Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer) Cr. J. W. Beanland, and the 'iown Clerk (Mr J. S Neville), Messrs E. Nicliol, A. K. Jordan, and J. Dolph (Public Trust Office). A. W. Watters (Official Assignee), H Dr Acland (Canterbury College Board ot Governors), Professor C. Chilton (Professorial Board), L. A. Stringer (Registrar), E. R. Webb, and Rev. E C. Crosse (Christ's College), H. H. Cornish, A. W. Blair, and H. E. Anderson (Wellington Law Society), Messrs H. M. Chrystall (Old Collegians Club). A. ri. Taylor (Christchurch Tramway Board), A. G. Henderson and J. Jackman (Lyttelton Times Company), A M. Burns (m nager, Press Company). C. East (Editor "Weekly Press"), Superintendent C. C W'arner (Christchurrh Fire Brigade), Messrs R. P. Tabley (Old Boys' AssoD. F. Laurenson. W B. T Leete, Peter Hall (Canterbury College Law Students), E .1 Riehton (president of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association of New Zealand), W. M. Hamilton A. R-seves. and C. A. Stringer (Canterbury Law Society), A. C Bretherton (Perpetual Trustees), H. G Livingstone, E. H. S. Hamilton and C. F Champion (Christehurch Drainage Board), G. S. Cowper (Waimain Countv Council), C. H. Gilby (Canterbury Justices of the Peace Association), D. J. Shea (Cnnteibury Frozen Meat Company), C. R. J, Ward and Sir Joseph Kinsey (Kinsey and Company), Messrs J. B. Morris (New Zealand Trotting Association and Trotting Conteteuce), B. E. H. Whitcombe, E I H. Wyles, A. H. Kirk, J. A. Poulton, [G. E. Mannering, J. Hutchins, A. L. Cropp. C. B. Trimnell, R, D. Harman, H. Marsh, Dr. Bevan-Browu, Messrs R. E. McDougall, F. I. Cowlishaw, W. M. Cowlishaw, C. J. Petersen, W. J. Hunter, F. \V. Johnston. C. J. Sams, J. E. Donald, H. L. Bowker, J. B Newman A W. Blair, A. W. Bascand. J Ballantyne. W. Ballantyne, C. N. R. Ballantyne, C. F. Harrison, G. Woodharn, T. Cargill, H. J. Otley, S. Otley, J. Otley, C. Cooper, S. J Tav. lor, H. H. Kenner, J. Cuiiingham, E. D. Johnson, R Lonsdale J. Barnett, H C. D. van Asch, W. H. Lawrence, T. H. Merton, A. J. Merton, N. L. Macbeth, G. Reeves, T. G. Russell, Dr. Gibson, Messrs J. A. Flesher, M. J. Burn* L. Booth, C. J. Sloman, S. C. Bingliam, E. J Bell, G. H. Mason (ex-Registrar Canterbury College), S. K. Garrick, Mrs G Weston, Messrs W. H. Simpson, H. E. Lonsdale, J. H. Uphnm, W Buchanan, J. R. Kirk (Gisborne), TA. Murphy, H. D. Loughnan, Mr and Mrs Cecil Wood, Messrs Albert Freeman, D. E. Wnnklyn, E. T. Reese, H. D. Andrews, T. H. Foster, J. N. Ormerod. C. G. Wilkin, G. Purnell, A. E. Talbot, H. S J. Goodman, W. J. Stacey T J. Rantin, M. Burke, H. Anderson, E. W. White, J. J. War drop, C. W. Hervey, representatives of the Canterbury College Students' Association, Mr F. Wilding, K.C , Dr H. T. D. Acland, Dr. Coleridge Farr, Mr F. V. Robinson, Dr. Macmillian Brown .Chancellor of the University of New Zealand), Messrs S. Hurst Seager, H. Edgar, H W. L. Digby, C. C. Kemp, J. Logie, Dr. Denham, Messrs A. E. Flower, R. Tv/ynehanv R. Lascelles, C. J. Studholme, J. Patrick, J. J. Dougall, L. A. Dougall, -A. B. Hobbs, J. B. Corbett, C. A. Stringer, A. C. Bloxham, T. M. Charters, W. H. Down, Roy Twyneham, W. S. Godfrey, R. L. Hicks, J. S. Barrett, D. Cottrell, C. M, Ollivier, G. T. Booth, R. H. Booth, K. S. Murchison, P. P. J. Amodeo, F. E. Dale, W. A. Day, A. C. Brassington, Dr. F. L. Scott, Dr. H. Gould, Dr. F. G. Gibson, Dr, and Mrs Molyneaux, Dr. Duncan, the Rev. F. Rule, Mrs A. R. Bloxham, Mrs J. Nixon, Miss B. Bloxham, Messrs H. Fleck, G. Dabourn, G. W. Lloyd, G. A. Hayden, E. W. Smith, E. Orchard, A. Gibbons, E. F. Willcox, W. E. Leadley, D. S. Murchison, and A. Gibbons, Christehurch Returned Soldiers' Association.

Included amongst the wreaths, which numbered over 150, were those from the following: Mr Justice Frazer and Mrs Frazer, S. H. Batchelor, Sir Eobert and Lady Stout, Walter Eeid, Canterbury College Students' Association, Fellow Graduates and Friends at Canterbury College, Members Canterbury District Law Society, Members Wellington District Law Society, Members N.Z. Law Society, Mr and Mrs H. Cotterill, Miss Baker, Marsden School, Mr and Mrs Harold Johnston, Izard, Weston, Stevenson and Castle, Raymond, Stringer, Hamilton, and Donnelly, Mr and Mrs Irving Carney, Mrs Chaffey and family, Canterbury Old Boys' Association, Lawrie, Cliff, and Max, Christchurch Citizens' Association, Dr. and -Mrs Seott, Mr and Mrs R. B. Ward, Mr and Mrs C. M. Ollivier, J. R. Reed, Mr H. CD. van Ascli, Mr and Mrs W. O. Campbell, the partners of Garrick, Cowlishaw, and Co., Mr and Mrs F. I. Cowlishaw, staff of Garrick, Cowlishaw and Co., Mr and Mrs C. S. Thomas, Williams and White, Mrs Wm. Day and G. W. A. Day, Sheila and Anthony, Directors of Whitcombe and Tombs, Mr and Mrs G. T. Weston, Mr and Mrs Cheviot Bell (Lowry Bay), Aunt Isabelle Carrick and Barbara Mr and Mrs W. J. Sim, F. H. B. Nixon Fairbe and George, Norah and Bob' Mr and Mrs J. H. Williams, Mr and Mrs C. F. Cowper, Claude, Walter, and Shailer Weston, Mr and Mrs Jack Glasgow, the Nelson Law Society, Professor and Mrs Speight, Mr and Mrs A F Nicoll A. T. Donnelly, Sir Beaton and Lady Rhodes, members N.Z. Trotting Conference, Mr and Mrs R. A. Cuthbert, members N.Z. Trotting Association, Marsden School parents, Mr and Mrs C. J. Sloman, Izard and Loughnan Law Students Canterbury College, Mrs Guy Pascoe and family, the Rev. and Mrs E. C. Crosse, Mr and Mrs Tom Hislop (Wellington), Mrs Jutta Harrington, Leslie and Irene Molineaux Mrs Jas. Nixon and family, Head Master and Staff Christchurch Bovs' High School, Mr and Mrs N. Neil'sen, His God-child Suzanne, Mr and Mrs A. H. Firth, Mabel and April Maclean, Harry and Dorothy, Miss Vetta Rose, Iris and Cecil Wood, "Old Boys" High School (Wellington Branch), Mr and Mrs Ross Lascelles, Mr and Mrs J. R. Cuninghain. Mr and Mrs T. W. Cane, Mr and Mrs M. J. Gresson, Dr. and Mrs Neil Guthrie, W. H. Norton and family, Mr and Mrs Mervyn Stevenson, Leicester Matson and family, Mr and Mrs Rov Twyneham. Jessie, Mr James Hutchins, Mr and Mrs Edward Cross, Mr and Mrs Malcolm Prouse, Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, Sophie and Susan, Dulcie Mitchell and Leslie Cookson (of the Red Cross Coneert Party) Mr and Mrs E. T. Recce, Dr. and Mrs Thomas Mill, Christchurch Press Co., Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Christchurch, Wellington Magistrates, members and staff of Christchurch

Drainage Board, D. Spence and H. Waters, Mr and Mrs J. W. Mac Donald (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Russell, B. Bcals, R. E. Burden, W. T. Churchward and F. F. Reid, Mrs Maundrell Hobbs, Messrs Monteath, Ward, and Macassey, Mr and Mrs W. Ballantyne, Mr A. J. Abbott. Selma and Philip Cooke, Raymond, Stringer, Hamilton, and Donnelly, and the Misses Morton. COURTS ADJOURNED. The continuation of the trial in connexion with the Burwood murder was scheduled to commence at 10.15 a.m. yesterday. At that hour the Registrar announced that the Court had adjourned until 11.30 a.m. The adjournment was made to enable the Judge, counsel, and officers to attend the funeral of the late Mr Justice Alpers. The same procedure was adopted in the Magistrate's Court. HOSPITAL BOARD'S SYMPATHY. At the monthly meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board yesterday, the chairman, Mr F. Horrell, referred to the death of Mr Justice Alpers, and the Board passed a resolution of sympathy with ithe relatives.