LAST RESPECTS TO LATE HON. J. O'BRIEN

Chronicle (Levin), 1 October 1947, Page 5

LAST RESPECTS TO LATE HON. J. O'BRIEN

WKLUIXGTOX. Srpt. 3i. in Ihe silrnt entrance liall, sliroudrd i n soinbic lilark and pnrplr draprs, ihe raski't ruiitaining tlir inortul remninof ihe lalc Iioii. .1. ()'Brirn, rested os a llow ri-sniot lirrcd ratafal(|iic in Parliament Buildings tliis al't rrnoon, wliib' incinhers of ika ] ni b! i- paid their liist ir-prrts. Tlir t nuiit ionai niilitarv gunrd was niounled aronnd tlie easke' al'tcr it liad been rnnied into Parliament Buildings. Floral tributcs, rert'ivcd in grrat uumbrrs. lestPicd P tlir gmal irspn-t and fil'l'ecl ion tlic 1,-it Alinisiri' riijoyid in nll walks t.T lil'c. Tlir lion^i: of i{rpi rsi 11 1 at i vrs nict tliis aftrinoon and ai'trr lvrording' Pliigli si-nsr oi' llr. O'Mriou's dis-tingui-lird "srrvirr and sympatliy with his widow and rilativrs, adjonnir't imtil i ]i.ui. on Tnrsiiay nrxt. l.atr tli's niii'iiioon tlir body of XI r. O'Brim wa- i.d -n (o tlir ferrv whatu w lirrc 1 1 was j.bu-rd aboard tlir Ranga ti ra for l.yttv.ion. An arinv partv Hankril by ('abinrt Mini-trrs, carried tlir rasket dnuii tlir steps of Parlinliirnt Biiibiinu-. and tlir proressicui nio\ rd otl to i in- inqoessivr plaving" oi tlir Police I'ipr Baioi with its drunis dniprd in blark. A sqund of t ra tiie insprrtors Ird by Iiii-:' Insjirrtor B. ( '. Watson, inonrdiatrly jnrceded the heaise wllirll wus followrd bv tl'llrks Joaded with wrratiis and ;i lung liii" of rars. Tlir (»o\ niior-tirnriai was ro jiri'siMitril by Mii.jor Xrvillr Wigran;. Jinndrrds of proplr bared t i i r i r lirads as tlir rortagr juissrd down Molesworth Btrrrt and along Bunny Strrrt at tio"wliarf. Two watrrsidr workris assistfd in plaring tlir raskrt on llie small Joading' tray and lioistnl it on boam tlir Rangatira. The raskrt will b takrn toniorrow by sprrial t rain froi ; Lyttrlton to (irryniont h wlirrr a Stat" i'unrral will takr pbu'r on Tluirsday.