OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 238, 8 October 1934, Page 3

OBITUARY.

DR. F. V. BEVAN-BROWN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CIIRISTCHURCII, Saturday. A well-known city physician, Dr. F. V. Bevan-Brown, died in St. George's Hospital 011 October 5, aged 40 years, after a brief illness, the result of war service with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Flanders, Mesopotamia, and Persia. He was not married. Deceased was a son of tho late Mr. C. E. Bevan-Brown, a former headmaster of Cliristehureh Boys' High School. Dr. Bevan-Brown was honorary physician of the Cliristehureh Public Hospital for many years, and one of the founders of the Cliristehureh Clinical Society. He was also honorary physician of the Karitane Hospital, a member of the committee of the local branch of the British Medical Association, a lay canon of Cliristehureh Cathedral, and a past president of the High School Old Boys' Association. Dr. Bevan-Brown bought an area of native bush at Kowliai to preserve New Zealand birds and plants. He was also the author of several medical works. He is survived by his mother and two brothers, Dr. R.E. and Dr. C. M. Bevan-Brown.

MR. JOHN McFARLANE. A resident of Titirangi, Mr. John McFarlane, died on October 5, aged 82 years. He was born in Troon, Scotland, and learned sail-making, but later went to sea. After making numerous voyages to various countries, including New Zealand, Mr. McFarlane settled at Wanganui, and witk his brother started a sail-making establishment. He retired from business 4o years ago, and came to Auckland, building his homo at Titirangi. Mrs. McFarlane survives her husband. In 190S, while at Wanganui, Mr. McFarlane was coxswain of the boat which rescued Captain Harris, of the threemasted scow Uruoa, which had been wrecked. The crew reached the shore safely, but the captain refused to leave his vessel, where he remained till the evening of the following day, when almost unconscious he was saved. Earlier in the day the crew had tried without success to rescue the captain. Mr. McFarlane volunteered to act as coxswain, and despite the heavy sea, brought the boat alongside the wreck.

MRS. E. C. WALTON. The death occurred in Auckland last week of Mrs. Emily Beatrice Walton, wife of Mr. Edward C. Walton, of Liverpool Street, Epsom. She was the daughter of Mr. H. P. Webb, of Bristol, England, and was married to Mr. Walton by the Canon of Bristol Cathedral in 1900. They lived for a time in the United States before coming to New Zealand, and after residing at Waimate, South Canterbury, went to Birkdale in 1910. Mrs. Walton was Mayoress of Birkenhead in 1920, and at a later date she carried out the ceremony of officially switching on the borough electrical supply, the instrument then used, suitably inscribed, being handed to lier as a memento of the occasion. Mrs. Walton is survived by her husband and five children, Messrs. R. L. Walton (Bifkdalc), E. C. Walton and G. F. Walton (Epsom), and Mesdames 11. M. Vincent and J. G. Male (Devonport). There arc four grandchildren.