OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18128, 18 July 1924, Page 11

OBITUARY.

WINIFRED EMERY. (BT CABLE—PItESS ASSOCIATION COPHUOHT.) (iCSTEAXJAK AXB X.Z. CABLZ ASSCCIAIIO"-/ LONDON, July 16. The death is announced of inifred Emerv. the well-known English actiess. [Winifred Emery (Mrs Cyril Maude) made her first <mpoarar.ee in Livcrpop in IS7O. In 1881 fhe played mtlr&ir Henry Irving in, "The Merchant or Venice, 7 ' that being only her beginning in Shakespearean characters. in the 'eighties she toured the IJnitw States with Irving. One of her notable parts \vr& in "Under tho Red TtoWe, at the Havmarket Theatre, LondonIn 1911 she played in a command performance at Drurr Lr.ne.] VISCOUNT KURODA. (BI CABMS—rBZSS ASSOCIATION COPTXIGBT-) TOKYO, July 16. The death is announced of Viscount Kuroda, a political leader in the House of Peers.' MR J. T. EDMONDS. \ very old colonist, Mr John Thomas Edmonds, of C 22 Madras street North, died on Tuesday at the age of 85 years. Mr Edmonds was born near Penzance, Cornwall, and came to I New Zealand in the ship Tip Tree, arriving at Lyttclton in January, 1864. He was employed'for some years managing the Hcathcote and Hoon Hay quarries, amongst his work being the quarrying of the foundation stono of I the Christchurch Cathedral, the huge 1 stone which formed tho base of Godlev's statue, and tho two stones which formed the original Lady Godlcy's wellon the Bridle path. Mr Edmonds then joined the firm-of W. Goss and Co.. afterwards being in business on his own account, retiring about twenty years ago. Mr Edmonds, was a kcon Methodist, and held mnny important offices in the Durham street Methodist Church. The deceased was widely known.for his genial manner, and in business for his absolute integrity. The funeral took place at Barbadoes street Cemetery _on Wednesday afternoon, tho service being conducted nt the house by the Rev. Arthur Hay and at the gravesido by the Rev. Canon Staples Hamilton. Mr Edmonds is survived by one soil—Mr G. Edmonds —and threo daughters Mrs W. B. Austin (Sheffield), Miss Lily Edmonds, and Mrs T. Harris (Radley)*

Mr. Charles Duncan, one of the old identities in. tho frozen, meat trade in New Zealand, passed away. suddenly at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr .T. Thompson,' of Waikanac. The latu Mr. Duncan was for some yfears connected with tho Gear Meat Company at. Petohe in the early days of the meat trade. Later ho. was with the W.M'.E. Co. at Ngahauranga, where for a long time he held the position of grrtder fo: the Home market. Severing his connexion with that company in 1904, ho took up a position as grader in the new IT.rigorifico La Blanca, Argentina, where he was for a yeari After the expiry of this contract ,he was engaged for a three years' contract on the opening, of the new Frigorinco Argentino at Puento Al6ina, Buenos Aires, before returning again to New Zealand. In 1907 ho returned to New Zealand, and took up farming at Tawa .Flat;, later removing ito - Levin. ;