OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20776, 9 February 1933, Page 14

OBITUARY.

- - ■■■■• MR JAMES HOWEY. The death occurred yesterday of Mr .lames Howey, in his 78th year. Mi' flowey was born in Northumberland, whore he was apprenticed as a stonemason, and came to New Zealand iu 1883, where, for a time, he carried on his trado in Otago. From 1905 lie was licensee of the City Buffet "(now the Central Hotel). In ID 14 ho established llowev ! s Saltwater Baths, at New Brighton.' He was a member of the Board of Directors of Mahakipawa Goldfields, Ltd., and was associated with other mining companies. Mr Howey leaves a widow. MR R. W. SHORT. The death occurred this week at Wellington of. Mr Ilichard Walton Short, who had been engaged in business in Mutt and Petone lor over 'A> years. Mr Short had been connected with trotting lor over 30 years. He was the secretary ol the old Hutc, Valley Trotting Club early in the century," and years later, when the Wellington Trotting CJub was formed to hold' meetings in " Hutt Park, Mr Short was appointed secretary. He retained that position up till a year ago, when lie reluctantly h;id to resign owing to ill-health. MR D. M. HERON. The death occurred at his residence, Mount Eden, Auckland, at the- weekend, of Mr David Maxwell Heron, for many years well known in insurance circles in Auckland. Mr Heron was born in Bangalore, India, 63 years ago, and had been a resident of New Zealand for 52 years. For about 25 years lie was in the service of the New Zealand Insurance Company, and more recently he joined the Yorkshire Company. He had a number of active interests. ant} was , a member of the Avondale Racing Club and of the Auckland Savage Cliib, being a member ot the executive of the latter club. MR J. C. GRIERSON. The death of Mr John C. Grierson. occurred at his residence, Epsom, Auckland, on Sunday. Mr Griersou, who was 7U' years of age, . was specially well-known for his long connexion with the Auckland Co-operative 'terminating: Building Society and also as an exponent ol chess. Mr Grierson was farming in the Waikato until 1890, when be went to Auckland aiiu joined the firm of McArthur's, a wholesale soft goods business. When the Auckland Co-operative Terminating Building Society was formed in 1897 Mr Grierson jo:ned by taking up two shares, and he won the first ballot o< £4OO. When the 'first secretary, Mr Robert Hood, retired from the position in 1902. Mr Grierson was selected from 34 applicants, to fill the vacancy, Six groups were then in existence in the Society, but now there are 71. After 29 years' service, Mr Griarson retired from the position of secretary in 1931. In sport, both indoor and outdoor, he took a. wide interest; Re was three times chess champion of the Dominion and hiore than 12 times. champion of the Auckland Chess Club. of. which he was- president''at -tho time of- bis death.' Tn his younger days- he' was -i successful cricketer and played against

one of the- early Australian teams, which inclvded the famous SpoH'orth and Murdoch. MR W. B. ROWAN. The death of Mr William Butler Jlowan, postmaster, of Petone, at the age of 47 years, occurred at Petone recently. Born at Mosgiel, Mr Rowan joined the Post and Telegraph Department at Ashburton as a messenger boy in 'IS99. He served at different times at YVangauui, TaihapO. Hastings, juristchurch, and Auckland, and lor the last, ten years had been postmaster -it Otautau, where he was keenly interested in athletics,- cricket, football, and bowling, as well as being an active member of the Otautau Progressive League. Shortly after going to Petone on November 22, he joined the Petone Bowling Club. He .was a highly respected - member of the postal service, and enjoyed a great measure of popularity among the officers who served under him. He is survived by his widow and five daughters and two sons. COUNT APPONYI. (OXITlip PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY rXECTIIIC TELEGRAPH—CDPYIirnHT.) .. . ' GENEVA, .February . 7. The death has occurred of Count. Albert Apponyi; due" to influenza at the ago of 77 years. • [Count Albert Apponyi, one :of Europe's distinguished elder statesmen, who had been a member of the Hun-

garian Parliament .(Commons) since 1872, was born in Vienna in 1846. His ■father had played a conspicuous part in Hungarian politics of the former generation. Count Apponyi had represented the same , constituency (J'aszbereny, a town in Central Hungary) for 50 years uninterruptedly.' He was twice Minister for Education, and was the first delegate of Hungary t'q the League of Nations, a position he filled for seven years. Formerly a member of the Government Party he. joined: the Independence Party, and opposed the settlement reached with Austria. He was. a protagonist of complete Hungarian independence of Austria, maintaining union only through the King-Emperor. For some time after the war lie -was the leaider of the Monarchist-Legitimists, Count Apponyi was a member of the Hungarian Academy-of Science and several literary societies. He published two volumes of speeches and one , of memoirs.] ........ LORD SYDENHAM. : f'JKtiEi) PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC .TELEGIUrH— COPYRIGHT.)' ' . .. (Received February 8, 5.5 p.m.) ' LONDON, February 7. The death occurred suddenly to-day of Lord Sydenham, He -suffered an ■ /attack of cerebral hemorrhage' while dressing.' ' ' | The first Baron Sydenham ot' Cobmtie (created .1913), G.C.M.G., G.aivE;, G.C.5.1.,- G.8.E., was'bOrit i» July, I{SIB,--the son of the Eev. AV. «T.. ClarKc. ' Ha' was educated at; Harleybiiry: ' and Wimbledon Sehool and.was the first to

pass into and the first to pass out k OT the Boyal Military College,' joining Royal Engineers in 1868. He with distinction in tho Egyptian expeii' Vies tion in 1882, and in the Soudan C2tp<f- j dition in 1885. Ho was employed ftt the War Office until 1892, being secretarv to the Colonial Defence Commit-. ,;®! tee from 1885, and' secretary to the '<!* Boyal Commission on Navy and Arpy T Administration, and serving on many .] special- missions. From 190] to 1904' he was Governor of "Victoria (Anst.), " and from 1907 to 1913 was Governor ofj • Bombay. Prom 1913- to 1915 he was {■'/ chairman of the Royal Commission ott Contagions Diseases, and in 1935 a*d -- 1916 w£s chairman of the Central - ft peal Tribunal. In 1916 and 1917 was a' member the Air Board. Pro«#' 1915 to 1921 he was "chairman of the f ti) executive committee-o-f the British pire League, and from 1917 to 1920 "yi was president of' tho British Science,' Guild. He was also a vice-president of the Koyal Colonial Institute.] ' jJiii,