OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16363, 7 November 1918, Page 5

OBITUARY.

MR HENRY LITTLE. Quito a gloom was cast over Norui Canterbury when It became known oii Saturday that Mr Henry Little, of M Vulcan, Omihi, haddiod Little FridaA evening. Mr had not enjoyed tho test of health to so tne lime, but his sudden deathcam^ Rnmndfin Otano, and educated at tne m with his parents to t^ a t ISS9, Lis station from Mr H. D. uu charge of his father's stua Border Leicester sheep. . He startea farming for himself at h first training with stud' He S°^ r,e^t a SD°a" S B™l McCrostio, of Spar ♦ lfyives a tr.ijsicsrio loss The funeral took tteco ab . tarn' last Monday, and attor.ttad. Mr &, a«" eonchicten by trio jxe* • r ~ Wreaths sisted by the Rev. Mr Watt Wreaths were sent by many friends from tar and near. •MR J. SWTNNERTON. place "it «| elbournej where'he landed Tn 1862 : later coming -to New Zealand. He arrived inXbrufr [phurch in 1879, and had resided here till his death. For several years he-was in business as a wood-carv r, * ; 9 1887 started , a book agent s businc , both for and lending I in connexion with tho li nitca -v ?i d l^e^asmoftw!d e eir known, offices in the <Order for tfie Victprift' three lodges ,jji * of appointed Mr ® the Mistletoe Lodge. In 1880 Uj Swinnnrton. vvas uppointwl TD- . New /.calaiv.l, and during that year c offico he succeeded in new lodges, four mOtago,onom l*rey one in Wellington, and «x in. r-tnterWv. The Grand Lodge of \«- toria on account of his strenuous ser--S£s presented Bro. Swmnerton with an illuminated address, togothcr with other tokens of their apprecmbon l e was elected District Grand president m -icqfi About three years ago Bro. in- fillec that position for 2o years MR J. C. CHAMMEN. . Mr James Chance Chammen, who died on Moiidav, at tho age ot ySrsioinS the . 14th Foot Repment 'in Baniford, Dorset, in IBp6, and subsequently came to New Zealand with the regiment, and took part in Maori war, becoming the possessor of the Maori War Medal. He leaves two sons* one Mr W. D. Chammen, of New Brighton, and another, who now m France, and who left with the 7th Reinforcements. Another son Albert Victor Chammen, who tho South African' TiVar, was k lied in France recently. The funeral took place Yesterday afternoon. J he Rc>Copeland, Methodist minister at Woolston conducted a service, at tho ' deceased's house, 34 MaunseJl street, Woolston. and officiated at the grave side at the Sydenham Cemetery. A number of relativer, and friends weio present, and the Veterans' Association was represented. reaths .were sent by the Veterans' Association Miss Honevfield, Mr and Claridge, Mrs Coleman, Messrs Taylor, Mrs Taylor, and .others.' Mil GEORGE STEPHENSON. (SPECIAL TO "THB FEESS.") DUNEDIN, November 6. Air George Stephenson, whose death at* Auckland is announced to-day, had been for some time manager of t_uller a Opera House in that city. He was one of the football idols ot Otago over 20 Sears ago. He was at tnat timo Messrs AVlight, Stephenson and Co. s auctioiieer. Later lie became better known to the general public for h . several theatrical ventures. He was only 42 years of age. He was the youngest son of the late V O . n Stephenson, of the firm of \\ right, Stephenson and Co. He was educated at tho Waitaki Boys' H'Eh School, and afterwards entered his father s business and was sent homo to Bradford tp master the woollen industry by expedience in the Yorkshire mills. distinguished himself in tne football arena, becoming one of the erac.v threequarters of-the crack Maniiighain Olub. His football career in Otaco was also a notable one. ■ About 1902 lie determined to enter the managerial ranks of .the theatrical profession, and the next vear he brought out from America the Stinc-Evans Comedy Company. A still, more ambitious enterprise n e^fc year was the importation of a highsalaried company with several musical comedy attractions. Airs Alex- "• Burnes, who died in C'hristclnirch recently, ivas his- sister. The body will be brought to Duncdiu for interment. CAPTAIN BUI'WETTF.. (SPECIAL TO "the rp.ESS.'') DI'NEDIN. XfjveinW!- c. By tho. death-of Captain Dro-.vetto. wiucn occurivd in Wellington yes inday as the result of pnesimonia .suferon ;.n attack of influenz-i, the mercantile marine loses a ot!icer. He was born .in.Glasgow, anil at quite an early iige eamo out to New Zealand. He followed the sr.i tor a livelihood* and served tor many years on several -sailing vessels a* a seicnan in the coastal and intercolonial trade. In IS9G Captain Drewette, haying served his apprenticeship and gained his officer's certificate, - the seiviee of the.Union Steam Ship "Company, and was appointed fourth officer of the Manapouri. He subsequently served: for several years in the vanoa* grades, and was appointed master on April Ist, 1906. During his career he

had command of the Corinna, Pengnui, Whangapo, "Wairuna. Katoa.. Kaiapoi, Koromiko, Waitemata, W arrimoo, Paloona, Tarawera, Mokoia, and Monowai. Ho had been in command of the Monowai for the past three and a half ■ years. No vessel while under _ his charge liad ever met with a serious mishap. He was never ashamed to tell his friends that he had served at . sea as captain's boy. brass boy, ordinary seaman, able-bodied seaman, and so on, right through tho grades. The only position lie had not held dur- i ing his early days at sea was that of j ship's fireman. Tho late Captain | Drewette married a Dunedin lady. Thero was one daughter of the marriage. • News has been received in Wellington from London of the death of Mr A. Ij. Berrill, a director of Messrs Gordon and Gotcli, Ltd., the woll-known pubushing house. Mr Robert Grigor, who died at his residence. Balclutlia, on Saturday, aged 17 years, was one to whom the history of Clutha was an open book. _ from Edinburgh, he arrived in Baicluthn. in 1858, and in 1861 took up service with tho Government as a surveyor. After doing valuablo work on the Oaniaru seaboard, ,in \Ti Gabriel's Gully, and in the Clutna Valley districts, he resigned the Government service in 1864' and settled ' dowu in' privato business in Balclutha, first as stock and station a£ent for tho firni of Grigor and Maitland, and later 011 ho resumed his surveying profession, which ho carried .on until increasing age in the last few years compelled him to relinquish work. For a long period he had been registrar of electors and j returning officer for the electorate of Clutha. Mr Grigor was in tho seventies Mayor of Balclutha for terms, and lie at all times took a keen interest 111 educational matters.