OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19725, 16 September 1929, Page 10

OBITUARY.

MR BERT ROYLE.

[MB TRESS Special B#rrice] WELLINGTON, September 15. The death occurred to-day of y r Bert Eoyle, representative in New Zealand for J. C. Williamson, Ltd. Mr Royle has been for many years now a leading figure in theatricalliie in New Zealand. He was in his earlier manhood an actor, but he soon forsook the stage profession for the management side of theatrical enterprises. He has been for as long as the present generation of playgoers can remember the New Zealand head of the great Williamson organisation. His health had been indifferent for the past two years. MR A. E. HORNE. Mr Arthur E. Home, until recently licensee of the Masonie Hotel, Napier, died suddenly last week. For a time Mr Home was licensee of the Havelock North Hotel. From there he went to New Plymouth as licensee of the White Hart Hotel, which he retained for five years. Mr Home was always prominent in football and sports generally, and was well known in Hawke 's Bay. MR E. D. S. ARCHER. The death took place in the Christchurch Hospital on Thursday of Mr Edward D. S. Archer, of Southbridge, at the age of 51. Some five or six weeks ago, Mr Archer met with an accident when tree-felling at Mr I. McGill's farm at Sedgemere, receiving severe injuries. He enjoyed much popularity in the district. When he first settled in Southbridge, the late Mr Archer was employed by Mr P. Delargey as a horse trainer. He married several years ago and is survived by his widow. MR JAMES H. CLAYTON. Mr James Henry Clayton, who died at Tauranga last week at the age of 78, was particularly well known in the early days of journalism in New Zealand. Born in Gloucestershire, he arrived in Dunedin in 1873, and was engaged by the late Mr George Bell, proprietor of the "Evening Star," as publisher. After four years Mr Clayton joined Mr W. Fenwick as a partner in the publishing of a new daily evening paper, the ''Age," which was printed at the "Guardian" office. When the "Guardian" was merged into the "Otago Daily Times" the difficulties of the new evening paper became greater. And in spite of the fight it put up, aided by the editor, Mr A. W. Hogg, later M.H.B. for Wairarapa, it ceased publication. From that day Mr Clayton wandered over New Zealand, engaged in many newspaper ventures. From Dunedin he came to Christchurch as sub-editor of The Prjcs<, later engaging in journalism in Timaru and Ashburton. His next venture was the founding of tiie "Dannevirke Daily News," which he carried on for a few years before taking up financial interests in papers at Wanganui, Patea, and Baglan. -Finally he settled in Tauranga.