SHIPPING MANAGER'S DEATH

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2153, 20 May 1914, Page 6

SHIPPING MANAGER'S DEATH

SIK. J. a, N\ A. BURKS. Geuetal regret, will bo felt; at ihq news that M;\ J, 1.1. N. A. Hums, reaiiagftf of "tli-o New Zealand iShip'pi'Mg Company at.. Wellington, died lit-' tlio Wellington UK;!) last awning, Mr, Bums was taken il'i shortly before 7 p.in.; imrao.dut., ivid \ms rendered, but lie tltcfl half an hour later. Dr. Cahili who was called in pronounced Jf® extinct. Mr. Bunts liad been iiiliiiig for a long time" past and liis death was not unexpected. Bis late Mr. Burns enjoyed a wido popularity in Wellington. His father, air. Adam Burns, iv.as a. well-known banker. Mr. Burns liad been, in tho servico Of tho New Zealand Shipping Company for some 30 years and was about 52 years of age at the time 'Of his death, lio joined (lie Wellington oflieo of the company as a youth when Captain Iteo- was manager, Afterwards ho Hvas stationed .for a number of years at Dimedin. and then became Ciiiet Clerk in tho cdntpany's head dffico at Ciiristelnirch. |iir. Burns was promoted to ' tho position ef manager in Wellington fourteen or fifteen years ayo, j'.u ■Ms '. day ho was a noted footballer, lie playetl for tho Athh'tio Club, and represented Wellington i I'ioviiieo in the 'seventies. lio was a 'tiiombe.rs of tiio Ciub, and his place of residence was Lowry liav. Two or Uueo years ago Mr. limns paid a risit to J3)ig}aad, and tha trip appeared to do hint good, but- -ho beeanio iii a&iin, and spent six months in hospital. and ha.d aiot sin.ee enjoyed go"d health.

Mir. Bur.hs is survived by a widow aiul two cliildron. a son 1 and « daughter, both unmarried. Tho daughter, Miss Miiflji® -Burns, .is on a visit to England, and tin* son, Mr. Allan Burns, who is ■Wigaßtifl in sheep-fanning in this country, is ar present .<in a visit to Sydney. Tlire.o bothers of tho Ir.to Mr. Burns are in ilic (niv«rmneiit I.vfo Insurance Department; .Mr. Adam Born? at Welling!#!), jlr. Geo. .Burns at Invercarpill, and Mi Vfc \ Bn lis it Nelson., Another brother, Mr. Ernest Burns., is : jn business lit Melbourne, and a sister, Mrs. Lo'uglman, lives at Christehiucii,