FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. J. A. TRIPE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 123, 25 May 1926, Page 6

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. J. A. TRIPE

. The respect in which theI'late Mr. J. A. Tripe was held by all sections of the com-. TOujiity."was exemplified at; the funeral, which, took place this morning. The funeral was preceded by a service..at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. The Yen." Archdeacon A. Mi. Johnson, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Bianchi, officiated, and Mr. Robert Parker presided at the organ. Those present included the Chief Justice (the Hon. C. P. Skerrett), Sir Robert Stout, Mr. Justice" Alpers, Mr. A. Gray, K.C., Sir John Findfay.K.C., Mr. W. G. Riddell; S.'M:, Mr.•• B. Page, S\M., the Rev. Dr. •Kennedy. .Elliott, General Robin, Prbfessor Rankine Brown, Captain Edwin, Sir John Luke, M.P., Dr.-.W. E. Herbert, Dr. J. S.'Elliott, and Messrs. J. B. Harcourt, S. Harcourt, A. Cooper, G. Shirtcliffe, H. D: Bennett, T. L. Dwan, L. Dwan, W. Maw-bray; T. Ward, W. F.Ward, W. R. C. Gswin,?J. J. M'Grath, H. P. F. Blundell,,H»,M. Gore, T. E. Corkhill (representing, the Bank of New Zealand), W. E. Beiihuiie;' T.. Ballinger, R. W. Hawkins (Tegis.trar'of the Law; Society), E.C. Battersby, -R.. W. Shallcrass (representing Sports! Protection League), W. Kellow; 0. •V-. Ellis; :C. E. Knch, J. M. A. llott, W. A. Izard, -E. W. Kane, T. F. Martin, E. G. Pilcher, W. H. Tustinv D. 0. Whyte, Ay Young, A, T. Youiig, D. S. Smith, F. ■\V.- Rowe, Eric llow«, P. Ryan, and ■others; including a large number of ladies. The pall-bearers were the immediate relatives of the late Mr. Tripe—his two brothers (Messrs. Septimus Tripe and G. C. Tripe), his t'two sons, Messrs'. R. E. and A. C. Trip,e, and his two: brothers-in-law, Messrs. C. E. and E. F. Richardson. Over 200 floral tributes were sent.