OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21290, 9 October 1934, Page 12

OBITUARY

MR J. G. « CLARK Mi- John Graham Clark died last week at his residence, 72 Ruskin street, at the age of 76 years. He spent his younger days at Ohoka, marrying Miss S A Dawson, eldest daughter of the late Mr George Dawson, a respected resident of Ohoka. With the introduction of the reaper and binder Mr Clark went to Melbourne and Victoria as representative of a well-known Cnristchurch firm. For the last 40 years he has been well known and made many friends in the Ohoka Rakaia, and Methven districts, also at Kirwee, where he resided for many years, and was the proprietor of a threshing plant and mill. The funeral, which took place at the Bromley Cemetery,. was attended b v a large number of friends, the service being conducted by Colonel Prate an esteemed friend and neighbour of ( Mr Clark. ~_ _^„^,! Messages fo sympathy were received , from relatives and friends from many i parts of New Zealand, and among the beautiful wreaths was one in blue and gold colours, from the Corsair Motor Club boys, with whom Mr Clark was very popular. Mr Clark leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs C. A. U Frost, of Christchurch.

MR MALCOLM BUCKLAND

The death occurred in Auckland on Saturday of Mr Malcolm Buckland, chairman of directors of Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., aged 56 years. Mr Buckland was educated at the Auckland Grammar School and as a young man was trained for the engineering profession. Subsequently he took over the management of the Buckland property at South Head, Kaipara, continuing to direct the management after going to Auckland to join the executive of the stock and station agency founded by his father, the late Mr Alfred Buckland. In his younger days Mr Buckland was a brilliant Rugby player and represented Auckland as wing-three-quarters, scoring in every game he played in 1901, against New South Wales, Wellington, and Taranaki. He was not married.

DR. ROBERT BRYSON

II'BESS ASSOCIATION' TELEGBAM.) WELLINGTON, October 8. The death has occurred of Dr. Robert Bryson, of Wellington. He stopped at the roadside to assist another motorist to jack up his car, and had travelled only a short distance farther in his cwn car when he collapsed and died. Dr. Bryson was motoring from Levin to the Otaki races at the time. It is believed that he had been suffering from heart trouble for some years. An inquest will not be necessary. He is survived by his wife. Dr. Elizabeth Bryson, and two children. He was about 57.