LATE MR. G. LAURENSON, M,P.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1914, 24 November 1913, Page 4

LATE MR. G. LAURENSON, M,P.

| FUNERAL OBSEQUIES. la ,- Rn KaUioring of people .at* tended tho funeral of tlra late Mr. G Laurenson, M,p. t f or Lyttolton, on Sat! « Tho £? rl "« > loft Hob. son Street fop the Karon comete.r.vrtJ,? I fore 11 0 clock, .preceded by n- I'i lgtoU Y j , ltjrsido Worker* Hand, wlj 1 h si'veial -hundred waterside l?,i \* ? j W / in j 1 '- 0 Procession, motor cv° 801110 tWrt y cabs and i \v'C+ 0 p , tt , U ;, boa / r f ra "ere: Messrs. 6.' rvl ir m '' / ; lol,Jes J M'.P., ii. G. ' VI v ""Isir.,, aft very old friends of the. deceased. Tho chief mourliers were-: Mess®. James j e^ r S° Laurenson (sorts.), Jamesand Morgan Laurenson (brothers), John James, and W.illiam Tait, and A. 1. .Morrison (bfo.thers-.in-.law). Among others whp accompanied tho cortege wore: The Prime Minister (tlvo Hon. W. P. Masse.v), the- Hon. \V: I'raser tho Hon R..H. Rhodes, tlio Hen. H. D. BeU ? tho Speaker of the ijegislativo Council (Sir Charles Bowon). the Speaker of tho House of ileSrcsentattves (Mr. F. W. Lane), the leader S- H l ,? Opposition (Sir Joseph Ward), bir Walter Buchauaii, and many other members of both branches of tho Lcg'islat.tjve; tho Mayor of Wellingron (Mr. J. 1 . Luke), and members of the Corporation staff .j tho chief officials of Pniv lament and private secretaries to tho Ministers; tho chief of tho Hansard staff (Mr. S. S'pragg); the chairman of the Parliamentary Press Gallc.fy' (51 r. A. Buljpeit.) j tho Conciliation Comm-is-" sioiior (Mr. P. Hally); iho Harbour, master (Captain .Johnston)., and tho Harbour Board En*!fleer (Mr. J. W. Marcliba.n-ks); M.r» J. Moore, representing (by request) the Lyttelton Branch of the .British- and Foreign "Sailors' Society ; and representatives of the Lytl elton Waterside Workers' Union., the United Labour Party, tlie Federation of Labour, and other bodies.. Mr. R. Fletcher, the chairman of; the Wellington ttarbour Board, was unable to attend, owing to urgent public business in the city. 1 Tlio Rev. J, Gibson Smith officiated at the grave-side, and the filial prayer vas recited by tlio Rev. Dr. Gibb.