OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20101, 3 December 1930, Page 17

OBITUARY.

MR ALLEN STEWART COOKSON. Iho death of a well-known young vJn-istehurrh man, Allen Stewart Cookson, occurred yesterday at LewiHospital. • Mr Cookson was 22 years of age, and bad become widely known through his interest in life-saving, for besides be'"g an active member of the Taylor's -Mistake Surf Club, and a competitor m representative surfing teams, he had acted, for years as life-saving coach to several clubs, many of the teams successful the annual competition for the Sir John Hall Shield U-iving hoe,, trained by him. While m - i a P U I J '' ilt the Christcluirch Boys' High School, he qualified as a lifesaving instructor. He was also a member of the Linwood Swimming Club. i\lr Cookson also took an active interest in Itugbv football. He was a member of the Boys' High School first hil.een in 1926, and after leaving school he joined the Old Boys' Club. On several occasions during the past season ho played in the scrum for the club s Senior A fifteen. He was a monitor during his last years at the Boys' High School, and showed so much promise that in 1920 lie was awarded the Old Boys' medal as the student of most outstanding character. 11l rep weeks ago Mr Cookson became ill with pneumonia and was removed to Lewishnm Hospital wliera he died. He was employed as nn accountant by the firm of It. T. Tosswill \u / ? om l jan y« Ho was a son of Mr W. Cookson, of Linwood.

DR. E. H. WILSON. News of the death of Dr. E. H. Wilson, the famous horticulturist, was received in Cliristchurch yesterday. Death followed injuries received in a motor accident in his homo city, Boston, U.S.A. Much of Dr. Wilson's lifetime was spent in remote parts of the world, and in search for raro plants he encountered many dangers. He was always fortunate, and the only major hurt he suffered in the course of his work was a broken leg. Dr. Wilson was curator of the Arnold Arboretum, tho famous gardens attached to Harvard University, Boston. He succeeded in this post Mr C. A. Sargent, who was keeper of the Arboretum for fifty years. Dr. Wilson was well-known as a traveller in China, and he was responsible for the discovery of many plant rarities which have since been distributed all over the world. Among these was tho lilium regale, more popularly known as the regal lily. Dr. Wilson found this in China, and he introduced it first to tho United States, but specimens of the plant may now bo seen coming into bloom in many Christchurch gardens. It was dxiring the (search for the lily that Dr. Wilson received a broken leg. Suffering great pain he was carried for long distances over rough country, until he could be given proper treatment. About seven years ago, Dr. Wilson visited New Zealand. Ho toured the country from Auckland to tho Bluff, linciing great interest in vhe varied flora, and he took back to America many specimens of native plants. lie was particularly impressed by the kauri.