OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20777, 10 February 1933, Page 7

OBITUARY.

—« MR H. A. KENT. Mr H. A. Kent, Tvhose death occurred yesterday was a prominent figure in the printing world oi! Xew Zealand. On Juno 29, 1932, he retired from the Press Company after .%' years' continuous service. Mr Kent posaossod &■ happy disposition and wns well liked by his follow-workors. Ho visited Sydney last.year for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Born in Greenwich, England, on January IS, 1852, Mr Kent, after his father's death, was taken by bis mother to Melbourne in 1860, and afterwards to Sydney. He wont to school at what became known as the Old Foort Street School, but in the early 'sixties was a seini-privato school under the auspices of the Church of England. With his mother he arrived in New Zoalaud in 1562 at the time of the gold rushes to Central Otago—the Shotovcr, the Dun<stan, and the Queenstown rushes. After further schooling young Kent was apprenticed to tho printing business of Messrs Shaw, Arnott and Co., Dunedin, with whom ho remained two years, the firm transferring their business to Hokitika on the breaking out of tho rush to the West Coast. When tho first telegraph lino was put through to the Bluff, in 1865, Kent was appointed a messenger—the first Government telegraph messenger in tho Dominion. Later he accepted a good offer t6 go to tho. West boast, and after following various occupations he ro-apprcnticed himself to Mr J. P. Klein, .Hokitika, the proprietor of the '' West Coast Times' '■ and the ' ( Evening Star," who agreed to allow him for the two years served at the trade in Dunedin. On completing his apprenticeship, Mr Kent Was appointed printer of' the "Evening Star" and afterwords of the ''West Coast Times." Dull timos on the West Coast decided Sir Kent to try his fortune in Canterbury, and on April 19, 1873, lie applied for and was given employment on "The Press," Chrlstchurch. After a year at tho case' he was appointed printer, of the "Globe," an evening paper printed by the Press Company for Mr 0. A. Pritchard, whose interest was afterwards bought out by tho Company, which also acquired an opposition evening paper the "Telegraph," which was run by Mr de Bourbel and n few compositors on a co-operative basis. After a few years the Company changed the ovening paper's, name from the "Telegraph" to "Truth," which was printed on pink paper. The - name was again changed to the "Evening News," under which title it existed till publication ceased during the Great War. On tho doath of Mr T. S. Asquith, printer of the "Weekly Press and Ktfferee," Mr Kent took over that position and occupied it till the "News" ceased publication. From then till he retired on June 29, 1032, Mr Kent was engaged as a compositor. When he retired the directors pf the Press Company voted Mr Kent a pension and also placed on record their appreciation of his long and faithful services. Mr Kent was twice married, his second wife, who -predeceased him, being Mrs Bcatty, mother of the wellknown Actresses, Misses Maud and May Bcatty. Ho is survived by two daughters, Mrs J. A. Ward, of Berry street. St. Albans, and Mrs J. R. Varley,' of Prebbleton. As a mark ef rpspeet for Mr Kent the ' cricket match, "The Press" v. Springston, which was to have been held to-morrow, will not take place until the following Saturday. BROTHER MARTIN MADER. The death 6f Brother Martin Mader, has severed the last link between thd Mission Station, Greenmeadows, and its pioneers (states the "Hawke's Bay Herald"). Brother Mader, a native of France, was born in 1854, but when a young man emigrated to North America," where later he joined the Society of Mary. In 1883 he returned to France to make his novitiate, and upon its completion came to New Zealand, where he Was appointed to St. Mary's, Meeanee, which at this time'had just been formed. In 1890, his 36th year, he made his profession in the Society of Mary. Alter valuablo work in the formation of St. Mary's, he was transferred to the Waikato district and later to Otaki, but the last 20 Years of bis life were spent back at Meeanee, and later at Mount St. Mary's, Greenmeadows. Ho died after n long and painful illness. MR R. B. SIM.

Mr Robert Blair Sim, one of Hawke's Bay's earliest settlers, died at Mobaka this week. Mr Sim was born at Mohaka 72 years ago, and had lived in that district practically all his' life. He was educated at the Napier Boys' High School, after which he took up agricultural pursuits. Ho was keenly inter-, ested in sport, being a prominent footballer in his younger days, and later engaging in the sport of racing with success, his colours frequently being carried to victory at Hawke's Bay race meetings for a number of years. MR E. B. B. BOSWELL. ■ (PRESS iSSOCUttOK TBI-EdftAU.) AUCKLAND, February 9. The death is announced of Mr Edward B. B. Boswell, formerly a teacher in Otago and the West Coast, and for nearly 20 years a prominent boy scout leader in Auckland. ;' MR A. C. WYATT. SUITED r6898 A.SSOCIAWOK--SY . ELECTRIC TBi-eaatrH—corTßioST.) - NEW YORK, February 8. Mr A. C. Wyatt, the English landscape painter, died to-day at Santa Barbara, California. THE HON. C. W. MALAN. CAPE TOWN, February S. The Minister for Bailways, Dr. Charles W. Malan, has died unexpectedly, following an operation. He will be accorded a State funeral. Dr. Malan had previously been Minister of the Interior, for Public Health, and for Education. ■—— "■'.—-*