OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9110, 22 May 1895, Page 5

OBITUARY.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright London, May 20. Lieut.-General Feilden, M.P. foe Chorley. May 21. The death is announced of Dr. Honeyman, of Auckland.

Major-General Bandle -Joseph Fielden was born in 1824, and entered the army at nineteen years of age. 'He was made a C.M.G. in 1870 for his services in the Bed River Expedition. He retired in 1883. Two years iatee be was returned for Chorley (Lancashire North) by a majority of 2559; in 1886 and 1892 he was returned without opposition. In politics he was a Conservative. . -

Dr. Honeyman was formerly a member of the firm of Hay and Hcneyman, of Auckland, and was son-in-law of the Rev. David Bruoe.

(PBKSB ASSOCIATION TEUEWBAM-I AUCKLAND, May 21. The Rev. Father Downy, of St. Benedict's, Newton, died to-night somewhat suddenly. He has been here twenty yearsj but latterly was in impaired health. H< officiated in Chrietohurch on Sunday week.

Mr 'John Thompson, whose death at Lyttelton, at the .comparatively early age of sixty-two, was recorded yesterday, had been intimately associated with the Port) for a great many years. He was born at Billquay, a email village near Newcaatle-on-Tyne in 1833. Hβ served an apprenticeship of seven years to the ship-building trade, and on Attaining his majority decided to visit Australia, arriving there in 1854. He alao visited China, and was engaged during the Indian Mutiny shipping elephants to. Calcutta fox the troops. After » short visit to Englanc he sailed again for New Zealand in Novezn ber, 1858. Landing in Wellington os remained there for some time, afterwafds removing to the Napier district, wh«te»ne was engaged building several large bridges. About the year 1862 became to Canterbury, and accepted the position of foremaa for Mr £. G. Wright, with whom he remained for la great many years, during which he constructed bridges over the Hurunui, Ashley, Selwyn, Kaiapoi, *£*»*■ »«»; tota and Styx rivere. The old "seawall" at Lyttelton, and the patent slip, as well as a great deal of the reclamation works at the present railway station yard were carried out by him. Jne Whole of the works under his control were executed with a thoroughness and dispatch whicb gave the greatest satisfaction to his employers. Although a prominent resident! , at Port for so long it was only of late "yean he took a leading place in public affiurs. Five years ago he was elected to a seat on the Borough Council, and his ample leisure allowed aim to fill the position with credit to himself and benefit to the ratepayers; Hβ was afterwards elected Mayor of Lyttelton, and filled the chair for the year ending December last. . . Hβ wae a msmber of the Masonic fraternity ', worked hard to obtain a Grand Lodge ! for New Zealand, and was W.M.inthe ! Unanimity Lodge, No. 604, EC, when ib seceded and became No. 3, NZ.C. Hβ held several prominent positions' in the Grand Lodge, and was Grand Senior Deacon at the time of hie death. He was also a com. BUian j)i \ko Albert Edwwrd Koynl AeoK

Chapter, in which he attained the degree of I'astZ., and at the time of his death was Most Excellent Master of the Chapter. He took a keen iutcrest in the Ancient Order of Forchtets, aud was formerly Past District Chief R;in;,'er. The deceased geutlcman leives a son and * daughter, both married. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 3.15 p.m.