Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1054, 19 August 1930, Page 9

Obituary

DR. W. P. JOHNSTON The death is reported from Hastings of Dr. William Phillip Johnston, aged 43. He was on the medical staff of the hospital ship Maheno during the war, and had been practising in Hastings for the last nine years. His wife died two months ago.—P.A. MR. H. B. DIXON Tho Auckland office of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Limited, yesterday received advice from Sydney of the death of Mr. Henry Bronin Dixon, for many years general manager. The message said Mr. Dixon’s death occurred on Sunday as the result of an accident. No details were given. Mr. Dixon retired from the company’s service in June last year. MR. A. H. LOGAN Mr. Alexander Hugh Logan, who has died at Kaitaia at the age of 75, was one of the first students of Otago University. Later he visited America and then went to the South African War. He had lived at Kaitaia for the past 14 years. Mr. Logan is survived by his wife, three sons, Mr. J. W. Lugan, Dunedin, A. Logan, Kaitaia, and R. S. Logan, Auckland, and two daughters, Miss Violet Logan, Dunedin, and Mrs R. H. Jeffries, Kurow, Otago. MR. G. C. S. CARTER Born SO years ago at Wandsworth, Surrey, Mr. George Charles Smith Carter, who died at Te Aroha yesterday, came to New Zealand at the ago of 24. He lived first at Picton and Blenheiih, and later came to the Auckland Province, where he lived successively at Thames. Rotorua and Te Aroha. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F. W. Dodson, Blenheim, and Mrs. N. Tibbs. Te Aroha: and by five sons. Messrs. W. A. Caj*ter. Rotorua. H. Carter, Auckland, E. Carter, Eltham, G. Carter. Sydney, and A. Carter, South Africa. MR. G. H. SADLER An Auckland pioneer. Mr. George Henry Sadler, died yesterday at his residence in Nugent Street. “He was 90 years of age. Arriving in Auckland by the ship Maori 70 years ago, he spent some time here before going to the West Coast goldfields. On his return he took up racing and trained a. number of horses for the first race meeting held on the Ellerslie course. In 1890 he began farming in North Auckland, where he remained until his retirement 22 years later. is survived by three daughters and three sons. MR. E. J. CAMPION The death has occurred at Bayswater of Mr. Edward Joseph Campion, at the age of 91. Mr. Campion was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and spent his earlier life in Liverpool. He was a talented musician, possessing a fine tenor voice, aad showing marked, ability with the violin, and before going to Australia he was associated with a number of choirs, both in Europe and America. After living in Australia for a number of years Mr. Campion came to Auckland 23 years ago, and although he had retired, he : was still keenly interested in music | until is death. He is survived by his \ wife and four daughters, sequins. MR. R. F. PUGH The death occurred at Mercer on Friday evening of Mr. Robert Francis Pugh at the age of 72 years. He was born at XVaimate, Bay of Islands, and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pugh, pioneer settlers of the North. At the age of IS years he went to Hawke’s Bay, residing at Te Aute, Pourerere and Maungakuri. Some 18 years ago he acquired a farm at Mercer. He was for over 50 years a member of the Manchester Unity Oddfellows and was a trustee of the Royal Pokeno Lodge since its constitution. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Miss M. Pugh, Matamata; Miss R. Pugh, ’ Mercer; and Miss A. Pugh, Mercer. MRS. J. TROUNSON

j, airs - Martha Trounson, widow of the ; late Mr. James Trounson, donor of the Trounson Kauri Park, in the Kaihu I * alley, died at her home in Northcote yesterday morning at the age of S 6. Mrs. Trounson was Mr. Trounson’s . second wife. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. James Caughev and a sister of the late Mr. A. C. Caughey. Born in Portaferry. County Down. Ireland, she came to New Zealand about 50 years ago, and before going to Northcote lived at Paparoa. She was a keen and enthusiastic worker and supporter of the Methodist Church and with her husband made a generous bequest to the church for the purpose of relieving distress among Methodists throughout the Dominion. She was also a supporter of the \V omen s Christian Temperance Union. MR. P. McELWAIN A prominent figure in the Rugby world a few vears ago and still a. well-known supporter of the code, Mr. I. McElwain, died at the Auckland Hospital yesterday after a brief illness. For more than 30 years Mr. McElwain was associated with Rugby in the Auckland Province, plaving his first representative game for* Poverty Bay. then for Thames, and later for Auckland in 1896. After retiring from the playing side of the sport, Mr. McElwain continued his interest in an executive capacity. He was secretary of the Auckland Rugby Union for several years, and also Thames delegate to the union. He was a life member of the Auckland Rugby Union, tho j Thames Rugby Union and the Newton Club, of which he was still secretarv at the time of his death. He was a mem - I £ er of the old Eden Terrace Road ; Board and for a time a member of the j Auckland City Council. Mr. McElwain ! I® surged by his wife and a son, Mr. 1 \\ alter McElwain. MR. j. A. FLESHER The death occurred in Christchurch last evening of Mr. James Arthur Flesher, barrister and solicitor, at the age of 6years. He was a verv wellknown Christchurch resident and was a former Mayor. He had been ill lor several months and had never regained his usual health. Mr. Flesher was first elected a member of the Christchurch City Council in 1593 for a term of two years, and was Mayor of New Brighton' from 1915 to 1917. In the following year he was elected to the City Council, and was Mayor of Christchurch from 1923 to 1925 At the time of his death he was a member of the City Council. He had been a member of the Tramways Board for many years. Mr. Flesher was associated with several other local bodies, including the Red Cross Society, the Patriotic Fund and the Canterbury Progress League. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Flesher’s death causes the third vacancy through death during the present term of tbe council.—(P~A.).