OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21122, 24 March 1934, Page 18

OBITUARY

Ml { W. I\ KFANK .! ■I . '".0,1,0 „t l 1 ■ : " ' i : . 1 C 11 I • , . ! da.% ..I All- William Patrick ! «>; S i ■ i" 11 : i' -1 (I Mr wa. a . <m ' ' v,;i a iv 11ii■. i' i■! ! lie Spr.muicid 1 .ji ; ie', I'M* ir;tis\ .\oar-. ami a hi other ' i if ihe laic' Air M. C. Reams formerly ' <-t!!' 111' ut "The Pre.-"-." Air Kcanc, j who v. a , a i lachel. ir. a? year.-' of j , ii\ i <i :n liie Spritirjtield district ;i 'l| hi . 111 e. ;.!!il cimara'd in auricultural | j ami pastoral farmim: with one of his j j 11;■ 11■ iier: . He v. a.- of a very ritinn-; | deposition. and rarely le!l H»> Isirni I . o\eepl to attend ehurch. but was held | J in inch esteem by all who knew One 'of In-, interest ; \v;h Luc annual i t -po, t: ineetni'; at Sprinmield. and lie j t wa.-. for many years a member of the , committee conirollim: the sports. Ilea wa. a regular attendee at the Spring- , !., |. i Roman Catholic Church. and v. a' larnelv im irnmenlal m having it ! i 'i ii i' ' ' ;i M!{ A. I'. lAKROW \\ i ■ i i, A. I'. Farrow. who da d r.v. oily j ' a' the home of ins .-on, Mr 11. Farrow, I J Mariner Springs. \v;i> born m Iv -e\ j t • I, the year 1 1. lie lelt F.;e;!and by , J the ship Monarch in boll for Xiw ] Zealand. and on arrival be earned bis ::v, ,u; lhrout;h Canterbury for several months, eventually takim' a position . on a dairy farm, whieh. ol course. ' was unsuitable after bavins' had a in rcantilc lnnp.il!!; in London. I' i'oiti ' there he o'n'amed a position with .1. T Brown limber ir.ei'ehan.tChristchurch. and m li'.TK he took an ac- 1 e o un t a I i t s pos-tiou with the Shaw. ; Sa\ ! 11, and Albion Company. from w inch he retired alter 4'' year.-.' srr- . vice. He was a member of the vestry of j St. Michael s anfl later a churchwarden, and an active ehurch v.o>'!;er a' Si. Mai Opawa. and also w;r a lervrnt I, adv. c:il e for 1 >ih!e n ■ ; riool - . lb;' wa: lor •'h > ear- st err!;try of the j ( '], |-;-' e] in reh Seliool Me v.'aa iii-'in - i b"r and pa.-t pri '-111< i '■ t of the Opawal' Bow km; Club, and ho -a a ■ al o a j member , I 1.10 Oddfellow..' Lodc.e lor ad years. lbs favourite pastime wa:. i •'.ardenni". Mr Taylor resided em Opawa for about ,'tu years. and theni went to Sumner to live with hi.-| daughter. Airs Toomey, and remained ■ . there until the death of his wife mi Since then lie has lived at Han-j ' mei' Springs. ( He i - inrvivui he t\v<; dam.'hters and live sons. They are Alls K. R. | Rnslim: <Otakii and Airs I'. .1. Toomev j 'Sumner', Mr I'. .1. Farrow 'Auckland'. Air M. W. Alctlreiair-Farrow , "•i'.t n "lav." lfaiimeri. Mr F. 1) Far - ! !■<>.•• . M a m - h e -: e i ■. Findamlu Mr (' o.i. | ' AI ff I), -f. KOIM) i : i The beat i i . 'ccnri'ci i oi i AlomJa v ot . an old resident of Chnstchurch. Mr .Daniel Joseph Round, who was burn at Ferry Mead, Jleathcoto Vallcv, in lH'l-t. Ilis lather, Mr Elijah Round, arrived in Christchurch a few years before, and took part in building tho Lyttelton tunnel. Mr Round, who was. for 4L' years m the service of Ihe Now i Zealand Railways at ihe Artdimdoti and Newmarket Workshops, took a' very active pari m the Railway Vii]n;i-i leer Fire Brigade at both places. at -1 , laming the position of captain at Ncwmaiket. and wa- very pronuncn' at'

'be New Zealand lire bra,ado demonstrations. For many ,\car- lie v as a sic ;:ibcr ot the Ad'diimton Woriislmp.I'r.a ; - Land and look ~Hore<' et oiher form-, of mu-,c hi ins ye;mut ! d;r. - a- an athlete he attained ihe distinction at the arte of If! of becomnii! the boliier of the C:mterl:)m>■pi int ehamjiioi wli ,ii. *i in I in U;li •• yeai'.- was an enll iu.-ia.-i a- member o! the United nowlmu: Club Ab' Hound was initiated into Fret - ma-otiry m the Crown I.odrte earl\' m 'he "eighties, and m ll!!)a became a foundation miMiibei; of the Chri-teinirch l.odc.e. No. !M -the first rrnsrerated in Canterbury under the New Zealand Const itul ion- and became -hipt'ul Master m the following yetir. lie also attained the rank of Fir.-t Principal in the St. Augustine Royal Arch Chapter. beuiLi trea.-urer of thai chapter until a few month.* arm. His Masonic activities extended over a period of a() years. As a citizen. Air Round was re.-pected and esteemed by all who knew him. His uemal manner, and readiness at all times to as-ist those le-'s fortunate than hiimelf will be sully mis-ei! Tlic I uncial. lie v. a.- buried in the \V::i Cemetery on Wednesday !;i-'. m :1m presence oi a lar.ue number of p.icmiand relatives, the Rev. F. J!. Redgrave, va-ar of St. Barnabas' Church. Fendallo'i, oilieia' in", bot'n at h:s residenei . Wa :rarap;i terrace, Fendalton. and at the *j'a\ es aie. He leaves a widow i i ,-iMer of Air W. F. Soper. o! Ci:!"--*-ehurch.'. thice ion.-, and two daughter.-. Jlis.-i> L. Round. of lhmmor Springs. U.\niel and Richard Hound, of Lower llutt. Mrs P Hai;;. of Plymoulil ' lOnr-Jand >, and Mi.-s Lillian Round. Fciuialtou. Wreaths and t'.oral tributes were ie eeived from: Mo'her and family, Prethren of Ihe Chiastchurch l.od'.e. Companions ot' St. Augustine Royal Arch Chapter, llrcihrcn L'ourl Thistle of tbo Forest. A.0.F.. tlie United Bow! - in:; Club, president and eonmutbe of the Sydenham Aloiiev Club, Mr art! Air- W. F. Soper. Mr and Mr. J Soper, Mr Wdliam Round. Kav a''ii I lm;h. Air ami Airs A. C. Andrews. Al, and Alts Miller. Mrs Do La Atari- and tamii.v. Al is- liowm .ami -ta!V P.allant;. lie ' and Comiiim;.'. Air and Mi .. ! Jrvilen 1 Cub eriiei, >. .Mi - R ;ee. -ri; . and lam i I v. Mrs- 1 >om\et h.'ia ;e, . , n iTemuka'.' Air and Mr- Simib. \i" and Air- Ci'aw-hiiw, P. .1 Tucker, a ,! All' and All' Le\ ■■ i . id.;, ami i ')s Ml! 1.. K. HKIINTON Air Lorn- Richard Pruuion. \vi:o i;alieen ranked as the third of the three •aval w ,ekel l.eepi a'.-- of Canterbury, dieb at his home. Canon .--'ret t. St Albans, oar'v yesterday mornim; ;.i his forty-third year, alter bcinu eonlineil to his bed tor ,-ome wcelis. l''ollo\vinu directly oil trie i;reat standard :e( l»v his two mvdcccssoi ,1. N. Foivkr and C. Pox. hall P.rur- :, n ciiiiii into Ciintl'rlv.ir;, ci'icl'.et wi j are 11 vei v .-'imi t pel led th ii he rcpr. - . i n I,'d his province hefi ire i 11 - hca 11 h ea;r ed him to reti're he worthily kep; the hn:h stanrlard that he tound Inmself called upon to maintain. Primton ,-ucceeded Pn'\shaU a- tie Canterbury wicHethcepcr sn the U'btI'.HI i-ca-un. .alter he had made a name lor hmreclf in Ihe ;eiu.ir -;i aui csimes. in vhii'b ha' represented Si Albans. '['he intervention of the wa: retarded a very promising career Canterbury held the Plunket Shieh wiien the interpiwinrial rnatclic: stopped, and Brunton found a plact on the resumption of the content. It this match the shield was 10-t to Wei linuton. but Brunton rmain perloi'me. with distinction, takum ti\e rairlii anil stumpim.; one of the lit Wellni" ton wickets that tell. When, a lev. week- late r the -lucid re'uri'e; to Canterbury, Brunton had threi stumpnms and one catch to hi-' crcdii Altogether in his place 3': the fir.-

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