OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 208, 31 August 1920, Page 7

OBITUARY.

MR. GEORGE SAVERS. Many friends will regret to learn that the death occurred yesterday at a private hospital of Mr. George Henry Savers, after a somewhat lengthy illness, at the age of 51 years. Mr. Savers was the sixth son of Mr. Thomas Hind Sayers, of Mitcham, Surrey, England. He joined the Royal Artillery, and after leaving the service came to Auckland, where he had for a long time been a well-known land and estate agent. Mr. Savers was at one time Mayor of Grey Lynn, and it was during his term of ollice that a big loan was raised to form, kerb and channel the principal streets I of that borough. Mr. Sayers possessed a good tenor voice, and was for many years a member of the Male Choir. He is survived by a widow and family. Tbe interment took place to-day at St. Mark's, Remuera. MR. S. CLARKE-JOHNSON. Mr. Samuel Clarke-Johnson, whose death in Wellington was recorded yesterday, passed away very suddenly on Saturday r.fternoon very shortly "after lunch. He had been ailing for a fortnight, but could only be persuaded to remain in bed for one week. On Saturday morning he went to his office and spent an hour attending to important matters there. Ho then visited his barber and returned home, but did not complain of feeling really ill. Coming into the drawingroom he gave a visitor a most hearty greeting, and said, "Now we will have some music," and stated that he had promised to sing "Why Do the Nations," on Thursday week, at St. John's annual soiree, lie died suddenly soon after lunch, apparently from heart failure. At St. John's Church on Sunday morning special reference was made to Mr. Johnson's death, and the choir sang his favourite hymns. Mr. Samuel Clarke-Johnson was 03 years of age. He was born in Sydney, and joined the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. in Christchurch, from the railways, and went in 1889 to the Auckland branch, where he was manager till 1896. Then be was appointed inspector at the liea.l office, Wellington, and lie hehl tLis post till early in 1918, when he was appointed chief inspector for New- Zealand. He was an elder of St. John's Church, Wellington, for many years, and well known in Presbyterian Omrehes in Auckland. He leaves his widow, one daughter (Miss Queenie Johnson), and four sons (Lieut.Col. Frank Johnson, R.A.M.C. at present in England) -. Messrs. Harry and Chettle J., of Tahora. Taranaki; and Mr. Noel Johnson, of Wellington!. _________________________