Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 808, 31 October 1929, Page 6

Obituary

MR. W. H. SMITH The death has occurred at Palmerston North of Mr. William Henry Smith at the age of 75 years. Mr. Smith was a well-known newspaper proprietor, who successively controlled the “Wairarapa News,” now the “Wairarapa Times,” which he founded with a partner; the “Manawatu Times,” which he turned into a daily newspaper; arid the “Rangitikei Advocate,” of which he was editor and manager until his retirement recently. He was a strong advocate of free trade and in his early days was prominent as a cricketer and swimmer. He is survived by a widow and four daughters. Two sons predeceased him, one, Lieut. K. G. S. Smith, being .killed at Passchendaele.—P.A. MR. T. W. CANE The death occurred in Christchurch yesterday of Mr. Thomas Walter Cane, lecturer in English at Canterbury College. He had been ill for nine months. He was for 16 years English master at the Christchurch Boys’ High School and was appointed to the lectureship in 1911.—P.A. MR. H. JEROMSON Mr. Henry Jaromson, who has died at Palmerston North at the age of 76, was born in the Shetland Islands and came to New Zealand about 50 years ago. settling in Dunedin. He went to Palmerston North about 18 years ago and had lived there until his death. Mr. Jeromson is survived by his wife, one son and three daughters. There are 13 grandchildren. NURSE V. A. BURKE Affectionately known as the “mother of Huntly,” Nurse Vera Ann Burke died yesterday at the Waikato Hospital at the age of 74 years. Nurse Burke held the record among maternity nurses of New Zealand, more than 1,300 cases passing through her hands in the course t C her career. She was recently presented with a public testimonial at Huntly. She will be greatly missed in the Lower Waikato. MR. R. W. HALL A heart seizure caused the death of Mr. R. W. Hail, Mayor of St. Ivilda, at Dunedin yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hall, who was 50 years of age, was well-known in local body and Parliamentary politics. At the General Election in November last year he stood as Labour candidate against Mr. W. B. Taverner (United) and Mr. C Todd (Reform). He topped the poll on the night of the election, but .was defeated by 33 votes by Mr. Taverner on the final count. He was president of the Otago branch of the Temperance Reform Council.