OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18152, 15 August 1924, Page 11

OBITUARY.

ME J. L. BENNETT WELLINGTON. .August 14. The death is announced of Mr- J. L. Bennett, caretaker; of - Kapiti Islan-i bird sanctuary: H? was a native of Oamaru. 2nd 55 i-ear; or a^-e, • -The _death :s rcpjmd. of Mr H.. C. Broo.\3eld. n v. x-il-knovrn Wang-nntu citizen.- Born in Auckland, Mr Brookftell studie-! for hi-, profession in Dun-e-din, oon'V.etinsj bis course as a dcnta! surgeon in his Lome city, taiinaj up his residence in A\ angnnui over thirty veai'S. :tgo. He vsi an enthusiastic' fcow!or and golfer, and was. a member of the New- Zealand bowling team which -visited England a couple of years ago.

'lhe death is announced at Palreersfcon North of' an old colonist, Mi" Alfred Andrews, whose brother. Mr E. Andrews, re-sides in Christ'.'hutch Bs-c-eased came- to New Zealand in 1853 in the ship diver Laing. Twenty-three years ajo he settled ' m Palmerston North, and founded a successful furnishing business. Cable advice received in Auckland the death of Dr. John Slingsby Reekie, formerly a well-known .uid respected resident, of Auckland, who passed away at Los Angeles, California, on August 7th. Dr. Keekiewas ror many years ,-i, medical practitioner 111 tho Auckland disti-ict, heme a raem- . of the Auckland branch of the British Medical Association. He took

Keen interest in education and fcr some time was a member of tho Auckland Education Board. About, three years ago h© gave up his practice, in Auckland on account of his health and went to California, where he eventually -j°" I U P at Los Angeles. His health, however, continued to f;iil, and his death occurred after an illness, lasting for over a year. Dr. Reekie is survived bv his wife' and five children, all of whom are in California.