OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 289, 7 December 1931, Page 5

OBITUARY.

MR. W. F. JONES. Mr. William Frederick Jones has died at Northcote, aged 83 years. He came from liis birthplace, Dublin, to Auckland with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jones, and his six brothers and three sisters, in 1863. He was apprenticed to Messrs. Owen and Graham, warehousemen, Queen Street, and afterwards joined the staff of McArthur and Co. Later he started business on his own account as a general storekeeper at Waiuku. Upon retiring he lived for some time at Papatoetoe, before going to reside at Northcote. The cause of Home Eule for Ireland made a strqpg appeal to him, and for his ardent advocacy of it through its vicissitudes and varying fortunes he earned the sobriquet of "the Young Redmond" among '""his local friends. He was a keen yachtsman, and in former years was a successful competitor in many of the events for open sailing boats. He owned the 24ft boats Dart and Hesperus, and sailed others in association with his brothers, who owned the Alert, a centreboard boat, and the deck yacht Jessie Logan, of seven tons, and the Magic, a 24ft boat. Mr. Jones was married in 1806, and his wife died in 1908.- He is survived, by one son and three daughters. These are Mr. Wilfred H. Jones and, Mrs. W. Groves, of Morrinsville; Miss, Viveen Jones, of Northcote; and Miss Kathleen Jones, of Devonport. His surviving brothers and a sister are Mr. Frederick A. Jones, of Northcote; Mr. Edwin Jones, of Sydney; Mr. Alfred H. Jones, of Ponsonby; Mr. Arthur C. Jones, of Northcote; and Miss Sarah Jones, of Northcote. MR. GEORGE E. TANSLEY. . A prominent figure in the trotting sport, Mr. George E. Tansley, died at his home, Pah Road, Epsom,, this morning. Mr. Tansley was Li Hertfordshire G9 years ago, and came out to Auckland when a young man. He was engaged in a dairying business for a number of years. He took an active part in local body affairs, aud for 14 years was a member of the Mount Road Board, being chairman for eight years. One of the earliest members of the committee of the Aucklanl Trotting Club, he was an active member for 30 years, and for many years a vice-president. Anything that made for improvement of trotting received his st-ongest approval, and some time back he was made a life member of the club. Last year he was seriously ill, but managed' to pull through, and until a month ago, when illness again overtook him, jhe continued to act on the committee of the A.T.C. He is survived by his wife.and'one son, Mr. H. M. Tansley, and one daughter, Mrs. H.iL. Jessop. LADY JOHNSTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The death has occurred of Lady Johnston,, widow of the late Sir Charles Johnston, formerly Speaker of the Legislative Council. Lady 'Johnston was a daughter of the late Dr„ Isaac Earl, of Featherston, who was for many years Superintendent of the Province of Wellington. ■ .