OBITUARY

MR W. T. FOSTER 3 The death occurred suddenly ori'iftl 3.55 pjii. train from Christchurch: tt Lyttelton. yesterday of Mr William Thomas Foster, Deputy-Mayor of .Ly#. tcltpn. Mr Foster collapsed before the train reached Woolston and waf attended by Dr. C. H. Upham, wh6 was a passenger, but death occurred 1 almost mimediately. An inquest will i not be necessary. * . - . • ;,' Mr Foster, who was born, in Lyttefi * t°u y ear s ago, was educated ; at;Mr. . John Ross's school and was a'flist- , day pupU at the Lyttelton -.Borough , School. For many years he was-L$J-L telton manager for the firm of Ka*e . and Carter, seed merchants. He wasta • member, of the Lyttelton borough [ Council for nearly 40 years and wis . Mayor of 1929-1931. - Mr Foster■ \yss Deputy ■'Mayor of the present council and presided at the council meeting on Monday night in the absence of the v Mayor (Mr W.-T. Lester). He took ft very active interest in municipal affairs, and his long experience • and mature judgment earned him the respect of his fellow-councillors during years. Mr Foster also represented the Lyttelton 'district on the North Canterbury Hospital Board and for a shorter period was a member of the Christchurch Domains Board." -' Joining the Loyal City of Norwich Oddfellows' Lodge .in 1885, Mr Foster served in almost every office, being a' Fast Master and-. Past Provincial Grand Master.. He was permanent secretary of the lodge from 1898 till 1938. He was also a Past Master, of the- Canterbury Kilwinning Masonic Lodge,- a member of the Lyttelton fowling Club, and an officer of the Lyttelton Methodist Churehi--Mr.JFos-ter is survived by a son*. Mr Frank Foster, of tha ForestrV Department* Wellington, and three:daughters, Mrs S. R. Evison { Wellington.; Mrs? A. Couch, Kaiapoi.. and Mrs, K Werry, Wellington. • r - > mr s. n. b; Wynne Mr Sydney Nicholas Brian Wynne, who was a well-known golfer and businessman, died suddenly in Wei-' lmgton > yesterday.- Mr Wynne, who had been ill for a short .time, left Christchurch for "Wellington on Tuesday. ..-■'•. ■■ ',.■.-.;.•;■. Born in Dnnedin 48 years -ago, Mr Wynne was educated at the Otago EOys' •High SchooL At the age of -19* he left New Zealand with a reinforce- " ment of the Ist New Zealand Expeditionary Force. '.. .>• ,■:. ■-. •- »'-.•■■ , s ■■' . Mr "began employment' wrtir - the British Imperial Oil which, later became ' the T Shell -Oil Company. Up to the time of his death :■ he continued his service wittf*th*v : company—he. was attached to the nSad- - office in Wellington arid was' South-: island superintendent of the ■? coin* ■■; pany. ' .• ■ t-'.■■■:■■-■;'■ '.;'-. ■ A member of the Chnstchurch" X36lf Club, Mr Wynne was a low handicap player arid took a prominent the gamer '• ■ >-■..-.:-.. ~;..| :■':,*.;,.,,v,-•<•:;' : '; He was; a member of the Canter-i bury. Chamber of' Commerce and- the -'' Christchurch Returned- Services'" Assd-' ciation. ■;.••■•",' .'v\.v.v- ■"•"-'■^'.■•'•>fr-,'.:--:^'.'. ,, .''>^& ; .-r' . Mr, Wynne's wife, died about a: year; ' ago, and .heSis survived and ; two;^aaughters.'■'. ;..: '; c .:■.::■.