OBITUARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 44, 22 February 1939, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR. W. T. LILL SEVENTY-TWO YEARS IN ASHBURTON COUNTY FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE (Per Press Association, I ASHBURTON, Feb. 21. Mr. William Thomas Lili, aged 92, a resident of the county since Decem--1 ber 16, 1867, has died. He was a former chairman of the County Council and Hospital Board. He was one of the only two lay presidents of the New Zealand Methody.t Conference and had never missed a quarterly meeting of the circuit for 50 years. He was a member of the High School Board, Technical High School Board, Power Board, and was an exchairman of the Ashburton Dairy Company. He was an ardent temperance worker. He had been farming in lhe Willowby district for 49 years. MR. ANDREW BAIN PROMINENT INVERCARGILL CITIZEN. [ Per Pi ess Association.] INVERCARGILL, Feb. 21. Mr. Andrew Bain has died at the age of 83 years. He was a prominent citizen and had had two terms as Mayor. He was a councillor for 20 years. He was a well-known building contractor in his earlier life and later devoted 40 years’ service to Southland local bodies. Mr. Bain left Glasgow in 1877 for Bluff in the ship Marlborough and returned Home and then came back again to New Zealand in another vessel, to settle here. He was a member of the harbour board for many years and occupied the position of chairman for several terms. He was also connected with other organisations on which his wide knowledge and good judgment were invaluable. On his eightieth birthday he was presented with an illuminated address as a tribute for his public service. SIR GEORGE WILSON [ Per Press Association. I AUCKLAND, Feb. 20. The death has occurred of Sir George Wilson, a leading citizen and (prominent businessman in Auckland. [He established the firm of Wilson and Canham. He was prominent in politics as Auckland president of the Reform Party and later the National Party. He was a director of several companies. Sir George was aged 70.

EVIDENCE AT INQUEST.

[ Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Feb. 21. A verdict in accordance witli the medical evidence was returned by Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M., at the inquest into the death of Sir George Wikon. After the hearing of evidence the coroner returned a verdict that death was due to acute generalised pneumonia supervening on exhaustion

naturally following loss of blood from a knife wound self-inflicted A'hile deceased was in a mentally depressed condition.

MR. E. D. MOSLEY

FORMER MAGISTRATE I Per Press Association.l CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 21. Mr. E. D. Mosley, who recently retired from the position of stipendiary magistrate at Wellington, has died at the age of 63 years. For eight and a half years Mr. Mosley was a magistrate in Christchurch.

Mr. Mosley was born in Otago and was in the Civil Service from 1893 to 1907. In the latter year he began practice as a barrister and solicitor, continuing for 11 years. He was subsequently magistrate in Auckland, Thames, South Otago, Central Otago, South Canterbury. Christchurch, and Wellington. He is survived by his wife and a Son.