OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20807, 17 March 1933, Page 16

OBITUARY.

MR LOUIS COHEN. (yi'ECIAL TO TH» FJUSS.) WANGANUI, March 10. The death has occurred of Mr .Louis Cohen. He had a brilliant scholastic career, and was a noted musician, art critic, and sportsman. Mr Cohen was born at Cooma, in New South Wales, in 1863, and came to New Zealand with his parents when quite young. He was educated at the AVest Christchurch Public School and at Christ's College and Canterbury College. He won junior aud scnion university scholarships, and graduated B.A. in 5882, and a year later M.A. with double honours. He was the first graduate to bo appointed to the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, and was elected by the graduates to the .Senate of the New Zealand University, oeeupying that position from 1899 to 1013 " In 100:3 ho attended the celebrations in Sydney of the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, and his speech was one of the most notable on that occasion. When in England in 1010 he was received by the dons of Oxford and Cambridge as an accredited representative of the NewZealand University. He was articled originally to Mr T. I. Joynt, in Christchurch, and was admitted to the bar in 1886. He then came to Marlon and set up in practice with Mr Cash, eventually taking over the business. Those were the days when the main trunk line was being pushed ahead. In 1903 lie came to Wanganui, joining in partnership with Mr .James Watt as Watt and Cohen, barristers and solicitors. The partnership lasted to 1918, since when Mr Cohen carried on on his own account. Mr Cohen represented both colleges at cricket and captained the Canterbury eleven in 1891. He was also captain of the Midland Club. In the same year as ho captained the Canterbury cricket team he was also a member of the Canterbury Rugby fifteen. In "Wangamri he continued his interest in sport in high administrative posts. For many years ho was president of the West Coast Amateur Athletic Centre, patron and president at different times of the Wanganui Trotting Club, and president of the Pirates Rugby Club. He was also interested in boxing, bowling, and cricket, serving all in various capacities. Mr Cohen was a noted musician, and had conducted lhc AVanganui Male Choir, Orchestral Society, and Operatic Society. He was a keen critic of art, and was a member of the original Sarjoaut Art Gallery Committee. He was the first president of the Wanganui Rotary Club, and was still a director. He was a prominent member of the Masonic Order (English constitution). Mr Cohen suffered a short illness, which he contracted after the last sittings of the Supreme Court in February, when he appeared as counsel.

MR J. COLLINS

(phess association telegram.) INVERCARGILL, March 16. Mr James Collins, one of the bestknown figures in the sawmilling industry in Southland, and a timber expert whose advice was sought all over New Zealand, died to-day. He was born in Ireland in 1860, and came to New Zealand at the age of 18. His familv includes Father Collins, Administrator of St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, Mr J. Collins, consulting engineer to the Otago Power Board, and Mr P. Collins, of Christchurch. When the Union Company's cargo steamer Waimarino was approaching her berth at Prince's wharf on Monday afternoon the anchor cable parted and fell to the bottom of the harbour. The vessel had arrived from Lyttelton and as she -vas passing Queen's wharf slowly she dropped her anchor to check her bow against the flood tide. After a quantity of cable had run out the chain tightened aud then carried away. The finclior had a buoy attached to it, so it enn be easily located and salvaged. A similar accident hcfol the vessel when she was at Wellington recently. Tho establishment of a faculty of theology in the University of New Zealand was before the Congregational Union Assembly nt Auckland again this week, and the following resolution was passed: "That the Congrcgutiou.nl Church, in common with every kindred body in New Zealand, urges that the necessary steps be taken to influence the Government and the New Zealand University authorities to establish a faculty of theology under the aegis of Hie University of New Zealand." It vras agreed to send a copy of this resolution to the Prime Minister and tho chancellors of the various universities.