OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18138, 30 July 1924, Page 14

OBITUARY.

MB ALEXANDER McKENZIE. ' (rana association telkqulkJ AUCKLAND, July 29. The death is announced of Mr Alexander McKenzie, one of the original Settlers of Omaha, aged 99 years. Mr MeKenzie was born in Nova Scotia, and with a brother, the late Captain Kenneth McKenzie, and others, he decided to emigrate. With these companions he set about the construction of a vessel of 105 tons, built entirely by their own hands, and named Spray Venturesome. The party set out from Cape Breton for New Zealand in 1557. After his arrival, Mr McKenzie still followed the sea, and also engaged in farming.

MR C. E. PAGE. The death occurred yesterday, after a lengthy illness, of Air C. E- Page a well-known builder. Mr Page, who was born in England, was 5i years or age and arrived m New Zealand 42 vears ago, settling in Christchurch. lie was a founder of the firm of Edmonds and Page, timber merchants, and .alter it went out of business through his lllbealth he entered the building trade. As a voting man Mr Page was a keen and enthusiastic footballer, and was a mem'>er of the old East Christchurch Football Club. He also played cricket and for somo time tumod out regularl> for Fubrman's cricket team He was well known in yachting circles at *ew Brighton and Sumner, and hiniselt built and s&iled several The late Mr Page was for some time a member of the St. Albans Bowling Club, from which, owing to ill-health, he retired about two years ago. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and waa connected with Lodge St. Augustine. He ia survived by a widow, a married daughter '(Mrs Morgan, of Christchurch), apd three sons (Messrs Norotan, John and Laurie Pagt>>. MR JOHN BAMBERY. .There recently died, at Sydenham, Mr John Bombery, an old colonist, who was born at Berwick, Scotland, in 1839. Arriving at Port Chalmers m the ship Norma Hall iii 1838, he took lip land at St. Leonards, Otago. and later participated in the first rush to the Dunstan sulwequently trying his luck at tbo TiV est Coast diggings. Some time afterwards he went fanning at Hampden, Otagp, where he remained for over thirty years. Ho sold out in 1910 and came to spend his retirement in Christchurch. He is survived by a widow and a family of fivo eons arid five daughters, also twenty two grandchildren and six great-grand-children. MR J. B. PEARSON. Mr John Blair • Pearson, 23 Oxl ey 6treet, St, Albans, who died in Lewisham Hospital on Saturday after a short illness, was well known in business circles in Christchurch. He took a'keen interest-in sport and at cnetime was a prominent meluber of the Christchurch Sailing and Power Boat Club lis leaves a'widow and three young daughters.