OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20496, 15 March 1932, Page 14

OBITUARY.

MR J. A. P. FREDERIC. Tito death occurred in Dunediii on Sunday of Mr John A. P. Frederic, aged Go years, who for many years was associated with- the old Volunteer movement in the southern centre, and who was also a prominent Freemason. Mr Frederic first joined the Duncdin Naval Artillery in as trumpeter, Sir James Allen being captain at the time, and, rising through the various ranks, wai appointed lieutenant in 1890, later to become captain. Jlo was officer in -command ol" the Coastguard Detachment at tho time of the introduction of the Territorial movement. Mr Frederic had been in the employ of Glendermid, Ltd., formerly jVliehaelis, Hallenstein, and Farquhar, Ltd., for over fifty years, having joined the company's service as a lad and risen to become the head of one of the. departments. He retired from business only a few months ago. A Past Master of Lodge Iliram, Mr Frederic was also a member of th; fxjdjje.or Treasurer of Grand Lodge in 1920-21. In November last in "\Vellingt9n his Excellency Lord Bledisloe appointed him as his Senior Grand Warden. MRS EMILY J. ROUS-MARTEN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, February 2. There are many people in all parts of New Zealand who will regret to learn of the death of Mrs lious-Marten, widow of Charles Ilous-Marten, former well-known residents of Wellington. Before her marriage she was JSmily Jane Hickson, one of the four daughters of Mr and Mrs William Hickson, who were closely connected with the settlement of the Wellington Province in the early days. " ' Mr and Mrs llous-Marten always took an active part in the life of the capital city, and were both to tho forefront in musical circles, the latter being a cultured pianist and always much in request as an accompanist. 1 They had friends in every part of the Dominion, and though more than thirty years have elapsed since they | last left New Zealand to reside in L<>n don, they never lost touch with its development and its people. Their home was a centre for New Zealand visitors. Mr Rous-M artei died more than twenty years ago, and his widow—the solo survivor of what, was once a large family—had been in failmg health for some time. The immediate cause' ot her death, which occurred on February Ist at St. Ann's Heath, Surrey, was broncho-pneumonia. The end came verv peacefully. The funeral service is to be held at the Woking Crematorium. Mr and Mrs Rous-Martsn had no family, but there are a number ot nephews and nieces resident in botn the North and South Islands. MISS REES-MOGG. On January 22nd, 1932, at Looc, Cornwall, the death occurred of Ellen Mace Leyson Rees-Mogg, only daughter of the late Charles Baker Coxeter Rees-Mogg. of Wanganui, New Zealand, and granddaughter of the late William ReesMogg, of Cholwell House, Caiueley, in her 51st year. P/O W. E. GRANT, K.A.F. With regret one has to record the death of a young New Zealander, who came from Auckland in July, 1929, to take a short service commission with the It.A.F. —namely, Mr W. E. Grant. When he first came to England he was not accepted by the Medical Board on account of a heavy cold 011 the;lungs, but after a course of light exercises, lawn tennis, and swimming, at Margate, he recovered, and was successful in the attainment of - his hope. He was posted to I>igby. Of late he had been stationed at. Wendover, and there some Iwo months ago he became critically ill ns the after-effects of a boil on his neck, but he did not know how serio.us his condition was, or how little hope was held out for his recovery. The news nf his death arrived at K.A.F, Headquarters in London this morning. During his illness he had been visited frequently by Lady Wilfoid and by Miss V. A. Russell. SIR A. W. CLARKE. Sir Arthur Wcllesley Clarke, K.C.V.0. ; K.8.E., deputy-chairman of King George's Fund for Sailors, died on January 28th, at the age of 75. His son, Lieutenant-Commander A. vV. Clarke, R.N., is in New Zealand. Sir Arthur Clarke's illness was due to heart trouble, and it was said by one in close touch with him that he had "worn himself out in the public service." He had long been prominent as a zealous and tireless worker in the interests of sailors. He was largely instrumental in securing the establishment during the war of King George's Fund for Sailors, and had been deputychairman of its general council from its formation. The Fund was an instant success, thanks largely to Captain Clarke's efforts. Contributions poured in from every part: of the Empire, and in the first two years of its existence more than £BOO,OOO was subscribed and, £IOO,OOO distributed in grants among marine charities. His in- | defatigable services were rewarded with the honour of K.B.E. He was also chairman of the Marine Society (which has charge of the training ship W&rspite), chairman of the Seamen's Hospital Society (the Dreadnought), one of the Governors of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a member of the Boards of the Sailors' Home and the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution.

For 33 years he was one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, and from 1910 till 1927 he was Trinity House representative on the Port of London Authority.