OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17982, 28 January 1924, Page 11

OBITUARY.

MR J. D. AIHvLTON. The death occurred on Saturday of Mr J. D. Alillton, of Birch Hill, at the of 61 years. The late Air Alillton came to .New Zealand with his parents in lc'>S. and with them settled at Birch Hill. Upon the death of his lather the property was divided ber.vevii the Kite Alillton and Tiis bnnJjcr ; Col. .Miiltori. Mr Milkon ieave.-! a wiie and one son, who. is now I :!-s>i.x.-iatc to ."sir Frederiflj Chapman, j and was previously aic-Ue-camp' to the j (iowi■i;nr-Gc)ioral. Hie late Air Alillton ivih in earlier years a well-known luotballcr, havin-V represented Canterbury at one time. In the early montlus of l'-']'i. he helped to organise the Citizen-/ Defence Corns, and for some linu; was ollirer commanding. He reliin|!ii>h' <\ iiis command to take a place on the -Military Service Board. Mr .M'' l ! ■,!.. :n later years, was a keen ! golfer. Ml: PETER HELMLIN'G. TKe d'-atii_ occurred suddenly at his r.-sifleiico. Worcester street, yesterday morning of Mr Peter iielmling. who l'i>r many years had t>oen a member of the Canterbury Park. Trotting Club. The late All- Helmling, who was formerly licensee of the Royal Hotel, an operation some months ago. and for. some -time past had been in indifferent health. The death occurred in Wellington re- ! i-cntly ■ of -.Mr George Noble, of Newtown, a- well-known bowler: Although the late M> Noble had been in indifferent ' health for some time, his death was quite unexpected. Born in Rangiora ;"." years ago. the deceased gentleman resided in Wellington-for over 30 years, ami was in business as a tailor. , In his younger days he was a prominent athlete in Canterbury, and earned a great deal of success as a runner. He was a member of the Newtown Bowling Club for many years, and. in 1918-19 was president of that club-. More recently he belonged to the Wellington Bowling Club, and was an esteemed member. The late Air Noble was a son-in-law of Mr George Prince, the veteran Newtown bowler, and he is survived by a widow and two sons, Mr G. C. Noble, of Taihape, • and Air A. Noble, of Wellington. He was a member of the Masonic craft as well as a Druid, and at the. interment at Karori cemetery, where the Rev. J. F. Martin, of the Methodist Central Mission, conducted the funeral service, the Masonic rites were also carried out. Representatives of the . Wellington, Newtown, and other bowling clubs were present at the funeral.

The- death has occurred at Hamilton of Mr George Kyme, at the age of 63 years. Air Kyme w-as a musician and a teacher of easy methods .of mastering the principles of music. Ho lived in New Zealand 17 years ago, when he was teaching music and lecturing on the subject! He later, went to Australia and. the United States. He issued- a number of'. publications in connexion with his work, and latterly he ■■was lecturing and teaching in the New Zealand schools. '

Captain .John Cameron, one of the best-known and mostly highly respected residents of North' Turanaki, died at WaitaTa last Sunday week. He was born in Glasgow 84' years ago, and educated in that town and Lancashire. Then he went to sea and traded to the Crimea during the Crimean' War. In 1857 he proceeded.to India' and joined the East India • Company's-:, imrv'y: l .- '-'-the mutiny broke out he left the' Navy sttfd joined the Naval Brigade, and saw active servieo in various parts of Bengal. Later he came out to Australia, and having a brother in Taranaki, came to New Plymouth in 1861. When the Maori War-broke out, Captain Cameron offered, his services to the Provincial Government, which- detailed; him to hmrbonir duties^-landing- store's /'at ;Ne,w Plymouth'and up and down the coast, Svhi.eh was in a turbulent condition. He also assisted in taking to Nelson the -women;and' children-refugees from -New In 1871 he received the appointment at Waitara of harbourmaster and pilot, also Customs officer, positions which he only gave up a few years ago. In his earlier. years he took a keen interest in Freemasonry, having passed the offices in De Burgh Adams Lodge, LC, in record time, and holding the position of Worshipful Master in the years 1870 and 1872. Captain Cameron refused ..to accept medals or pensions from - the Imperial Government for his services, in the- Crimean War and Indian Mutiny, and from the New Zealand Government for the part he played during the Maori War. His friends urged him to make application for the pensions and medals he had earned. "Why should I be rewarded for simply doing my duty?" He leaves a widow, who is in delicate health, and a family of ten, eight daughters and two sons. One son is manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Taumarunui and the other is in Sydney. . Recently Captain Cameron and his wife celebrated their diamond wedding. Mr William' Blair Tait, a well-known figure in Auckland insurance circles, died last week. He was for 18 years the Auckland manager of the National Insurance Company, and was later manager of the Atlas Insurance Company. He was the eldest son of the late Rev. John Tait, formerly of Geelong, Victoria, and was born at IllawaTra, New South Wales. He was the first scholar to enter the Melbourne Academy, afterwards renamed the Scotch College, as a boarder. After being connected with a number of banking institutions in Australia, as teller, accountant, and manager, he went to Dunedin in ' 1872, and was appointed accountant to the National Insurance Company of New Zealand, which commenced business in this country in

1873. He later went to Auckland as manager of the company. After 18 years in that position ho became manager of the Atlas Company ; and also of Watson's Estate.

Further news has been received regarding the death of Mr Roland William Saint-Clair, formerly of Auckland. Mr iSaint-Chur, who died at Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, in November, was widely known in Auckland business circles. He was an enthusiast in all matters relating to swimming and lifesaving, and was a life member of the Auckland Swimming Club. Formerly he was a keen oarsman ana belonged to the Star Boating Club, Wellington. At a later date he was a member of the Waitemata Rowing Club, Mr SaintClair was one of the founders of the Auckland Accountants' Association and an original member of the Pacific Club. He was also a member of the Auckland Golf Club and belonged to the A Battery Volunteers. He, had made several trips to England and Scotland, and had been to Norway, where he had s an audience with King Haakon. Until his departure for Canada, Mr Saint-Clair held in Auckland the position of ViceConsul for Norway. . His wife predeceased him by about fifteen months.