GOLDEN WEDDING

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1934, Page 13

GOLDEN WEDDING

MR. AND MRS. I. J. ROTHS-

CHILD

Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Rothschild, of 158 a The Terrace, Wellington, will celebrate their golden wedding tomorrow,- October 14. Mr. Rothschild is well known throughout New Zealand as the head of tho firm of I. J. Rdthschild and Co., Ltd., wholesale jewellers. Mr. Rothschild was born in Bristol, England, and was educated at Dr, Stone's Academy in that city. As a boy, lie clearly'remembers he saw the British troops leaving for the Crimea. He came to New Zealand as a young man sixty-eight years ago, at the time of the gold rush on the West Coast, and after prospecting there for two years spent some time at Auckland and Christchuch, and then returned to England. He came back to New Zealand, and'in 1878 founded the wholesale jewellery business (in Dunedin), which he has conducted ever'since, but during the past twenty years in partnership with his son, Mr. Leo Rothschild. On October 14, 1884, Mr. Rothschild was married to Miss Sara: Levy, daughter of Mr. Phillip Levy, merchant, of Melbourne. One of the most memorable incidents in the life of Mr. Rothschild occurred in connection with the wreck of tho Huddart Parker Company's steamer Tasmania, on July 29, 1897, when on her way from Auckland to AVellington. Mr. Rothschild states, that she struck a rock near Table Cape, Mahia Peninsula, about 11.15 p.m., and after the lapse of about an hour the passengers and crew were ordered into the ship's boats. Excellent order was kept.. The vessel remained on an even keel until 1 a.m. As the Tasmania showed signs of sinking, the order was given to sheer off. After pulling away a short distance, they saw the ship sink stern foremost. Mr. _ Rothschild was in the boat which was in charge of the chief officer. The boat reached tho shore after a long 'pull of about nine hour's, three miles from Mr. Ormond's station, and they remained there for two days. They wore conveyed by steamer to Napier, and thence proceeded to Wellington. Mr. Rothschild had a valuable stock of jewellery on the Tasmania, and as his baggage went down with the ship, ho suffered a severe loss, amounting to many thousands of pounds. All attempts to recover the treasure failed. Facing the world without capital, but, with undaunted courage, he won success again in his business. He has taken no part in public life, but by goodfeliowship and strict integrity has won for himself not .only success, but also tho regard and esteem of many friends. The family comprises Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rothschild, two daughters—Mrs. F. H. Pope (Auckland), Mrs. B. .T. Isaacs (Melbourne), and one son—Mr. Leo Rothschild (Wellington), who now conducts the business. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for children's backing coughs.—Advt.