FUNERAL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18673, 23 April 1926, Page 3

FUNERAL.

i ♦ THE LATE MR AMBROSE JOHNSTONE. The very large and representative company -which attended the fuueral of the late Mr Ambrose Johnstone at the Sydenham Cemetery yesterday testified to the general esteem in which the deceased was held. Tho llev. J. D. Webster, of St. David's, Sydenham, to ninth church the family had belonged for a great many years, officiated at the services, both "at his late residence, ''Kilbirnie," and at tho graveside. The pall-bearers wero Messrs A. L. Piper and Walter Johnstone (nephews) and Messrs R. Sinclair and Geoige Wilson, of the staff of Andersons, Ltd. Tho chief mourners wero Messrs Ales., Herbert, Archie, Rudwin, and Gordon Johnstone (sons), Mr Arthur Johnstone (brother), and Masters Ronald A.Smith ar.d Raymond Bascand, grandsons; Messrs E. D. Johnson, Robert Wilson. W. Manning (brothers-in-law), and Messrs H. C. Smith, E. K. Bamfield, and A. C. Barnes (sons-in-law), Messrs James Kidd, Arthur Johnstone, Fred. Johnstone, Jack Douglas, W. H. Young, and H. Johnson (nephews). Amongst those present were:—Messrs Best (president) and Ackroyd representing the Beekeepers' Association, Messrs Arthur Smith, D. Allingham, Fred Dacre, and J. M. McLean the Fanciers' Clubs, Messrs A. and F. Anderson, representing Andersons, Ltd., Messrs Graham and Robert Wilson, of Graham, Wilson, and Smellie, Messrs G. T. Weston, T. Wood. W. Steele, A. W. and 0. H. Bascand, T. Prosser, T. Barnes. F. Barnes, Eric Hargreaves ("Gisborne), W. Manning, J. Cooper, Hbitv and Bobby Wilson, T. Kirhv, J. Kidd'. W. Petri'e. Jack Scott, T. W. Pratt, Bain McKenzie, Tongc (Ashburton), Patcrson, Ernie Johnson, George Ritchie, McKenzie, sen., George Wilson, and W. Maine. Floral tributes and expressions of sympathy were sent by the following:—Mr Arthur Johnstono and family, Mr and Mrs E. D. Johnson, Mr aim Mrs W. Manning, Mr R. Wilson and family, Mr and Mrs A. L. Piper, Mr and Mrs Willoughby, Mr and Mrs H. B. Chris'tie, Mr and Mrs Harry Wilson, Mr and Mrs J. M. McLean, the McKenzie family, Mrs Searle and family, Mrs Davis, Mrs J. J. Jenkins', Mr and Mrs J. F. Scott, Messrs E. and A. Smart, Mr G. T. Weston, Mr and Mrs Lucas, Dr. and Miss Coleridge Farr, Canon and Mrs Sharp, Miss Hilda Yeoman, Miss H. Gaie, Mr and Mrs Bartram, Messrs Andersons, Ltd., the employees of Andersons, Ltd., Messrs F. E Shaw and staff, Messrs A. S. Paterson and staff, Y.W.C.A. board and staff, Mr and Mrs W. Smith (Rangiora), the staff of Parrotfc and Co. (Rangiora), Canterbury Beekeepers' Association, Sydenham Hockey Club, Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, J. W. Graham, T. Hargreaves, and Peter Iverach. National Beekeepers' Association, and canterbury Beekeepers' Association.