OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1926, Page 6

OBITUARY.

MR. HERBERT TATTERSALL. The death towards the end of last week of Mr. Herbert Tattersall, at the age of 62 years, removes one who was much respected by many friends. He was born at Manchester, England, and came to Auckland when a boy of eleven, fifty-one years ago by the ship Miltiades, on the maiden trip of that vesseL With the exception of a trip taken to the Old Land in 1923, Mr. Tattersall has lived continuously in Auckland. He was for thirty years with the well-known firm of BouskilFs, monumental masons, and when that was taken over by a company, became managing director. Latterly Mr. Tattersall resided at Fairholme Avenue, Epsom. Deceased was for a long time a member of the Auckland Savage Club. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Mayes, and one son, Mr. Ivan Tattersall.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NELSON, Monday. The death has occurred of Mr. William Bunten, a well-known farmer of Wakapuaka. The deceased was president of the Nelson Trotting Club. He came to Nelson from Balclutha where he was Mayor.

VETERAN MUNICIPAL OFFICER. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star ") WELLINGTON, this day. Advice has been received from Sydney of the death of Mr. James Ames, who for 59 years was in the service of the City Council, and for 55 years was city valuer and returning officer. He had been suffering a little in the winters lately, and it was thought a trip to Sydney would prove of benefit. Deceased, who was in his 86th year, leaves a wife, a daughter, and two«sons.

MR. W. D. ANDREWS. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The death is reported of Mr. William Douglass Andrews, for ten years librarian at Canterbury College. He was a Greek and Latin scholar, with critical taste and sound judgment in literature, and he contributed many delightful articles to Canterbury and other newspapers.

The action for £.3000 damages for alleged libel in the publication of two election circulars is coming on for hearing in the Auckland Supreme Court before a special jury summoned for Wednesday, of next week, July 7, at 10 o'clock. Sir John Finlay and Mr. Eric Inder will appear for Mr. Hall Skelton. and Mr. George Findlay appears for defendants, Messrs. H. H. Seabrook and Farrell, printers, Albert Street.

The two months during which the new regulations have been in operation have not been long enough to demonstrate the working of the Customs preferential tariff, which does not apply to goods containing less than 50 per "cent of British value (says the "Post," Wellington). As was to be expected, previous to the alteration a quantity of goods was rushed into the country," ami since the regulations have come into force a drop in the non-British goods has been recorded, but the balance" has yet to be struck. In the meantime a number or articles have been "queried." while cable advice i s being sought about the percentage of British-created value.

The hopes of thousands of holders of pre-war German bank note*, that some day the notes would again become lef*al tender, have been crushed by au adverse decision by the Supreme Court at LeipZic. The decision upheld the contention of a Lower Court that these pre-war notei have cea»ed to bt legal ttndtr.

MR. WILLIAM BUNTEN.