OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21090, 15 February 1934, Page 15

OBITUARY

—_♦ MR F. W. NICHOLSON I.THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, February 14. The death occurred to-day of Mr F. W. Nicholson, of Eastbourne, formerly New Zealand manager for the National Mutual Life Association. Mr Nicholson was born in Melbourne 'in 1860, and took up the life assurance business at an early age. He served for 11 years with the Australian Mutual Provident Society, and for the remainder of his business life with the National Mutual Life Association, coming to New Zealand in 1914 as manager for that company. His retirement on December 7, 1929, completed an active connexion with life assurance over a period of 54 years. Mrs Nicholson died on December 29, 1931. Though Mr Nicholson was a Justice of the Peace he took little active part in other public affairs. He was universally liked for his sterling character, his impartial fairness and wide range of sympathies. He had a large circle of friends, not only in business, but among Wellington residents generally. For six weeks before his death he had been in hospital, where he underwent a serious operation. He leaves a family of seven-—Messrs Hurtle Charles Nicholson, manager of the Calico Printers' Association, of Melbourne, Reginald Lawrence Nicholson, customhouse agent, of Sydney, Frederick Royston Nicholson, works overseer, of Wellington, Eric Royston Nicholson, farmer, of Rangimea, Guy Goulter Nicholson, insurance inspector, Brian Dudley Nicholson, company manager, of Wellington, and Mrs Bosomworth, of Lower Hutt.

CAPTAIN S. G. STRINGER (PUSSB ASSOCIATION TELKGIUU.) WELLINGTON, February 14. Captain S. G. Stringer, for many years superintendent of Mercantile Marine at Wellington, died yesterday after a very short illness, at the age of 71. Born at Seaforth, England, he first went to sea in sail. He joined the Union Steam Ship Company's service m 1838 and the Marine Department in 1007. Captain Stringer leaves thr/b sons Mr Harry Stringer and Mr John Stringer, both of Wellington, and Mr Percy Stringer, of Christchurch. There are two brothers, Mr Henry G. Stringer, of Brighton, England, and Mr Edwin G. Stringer, who recently retired from the position of Inspector of Scaffolds at Christchurch. A sister, Mrs L. Loader also lives in Christchurch. Captain Stringer's wife predeceased him about

THE REV. H. B. ELLISON (TROK OCR OKH CORRESPUtfDEXT.) LONDON, January 4. Members of Toe H all over the world will regret to hear of the death of the Rev. Henry Blomfield Ellison, Chief Overseas Commissioner of Toe 11. He was a very lovable personality and was always known as "Uncle Harry." He was found seriously ill last night in a (ram at Bow Road underground station. He was taken on to the platform, but died before a doctor could reach hint. He lived in Circus Road Mansions, St. John's Wood, N.W. A Scholar of Pembroke College, Oxford, Mr Ellison graduated in 1890 and was ordained in 1897. He spent about 10 years in South Africa, where he was successively chaplain to the Railway Mission in the dioceses of Grahamstown and Pretoria, and finally head of the South African Church Railway Mission from 1908 to 1911. He was'afterwards vicar of Corsham, Wiltshire, and served as a Territorial Army chaplain during the war. Mr Ellison had been Chief Overseas Commissioner for Toe H from 1930. He had visited several parts of the Empire, but not New Zealand.

THE KEY. FATHER DOYLE

'Received February 11, , r ).u p.m.) SYDNEY, February 14. The death has occurred of the Rev. Father Thomas Doyle, aged 92, the oldest priest in Australia. He spent a number of years in New Zealand.