OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21449, 15 April 1935, Page 12

OBITUARY

1,, .i MR GEORGE BOWRON The death occurred yesterday in his seventy-seventh year of Mr George Bowron. a well-known business man of Christchurch. Mr Bowron was born in Durham, England, and was educated at Taunton and King's Colleges. He arrived in New Zealand as a young man in 1879, and some time after established the firm of Bowron Bros, and Company, Ltd., leather merchants, in Woolston. The firm had two tanneries. One was the present Woolston Tannery and the other was situated in Ferry road opposite Princes street: this one, however, was burnt down about 30 years ago. The Woolston tannery was then concentrated on, and proved a great financial success. A few years before the war Mr Bowron sold the tannery to an Australian firm which carried on the'business under the name of the I Bowron Bros. Expert and Trading j Company. This firm dki not meet j with much success, however, and soon I after it was taken over by the present I Woolston Tannery. ; Mr Bowron did not take a great deal j of interest in public life, but was con- j nectod with many enterprises outside ; of his own business. He had been j chairman of directors of the New Zea- i land Electrical Company, a firm. o£ j which he was-also one of the founders. ! This firm was successful in tendering i for the installation of the electrical tramway system in Christchurch He had also been chairman of directors of the Royal Exchange syndicate which built the Royal Exchange buildings. where the Regent Theatre now stands. He was connected with many land syndicates. Throughout his life Mr Bowron was deeply interested in the work of the "Methodist Church, in which he took i an exceedingly active part, and to ! which ho \vr:.i a '/cry generous contributor. He was a member of the I .committee which drafted the basis of J the union, consummated in 13fit3. of 1 Mic- United Methodist Free Church and ' Iho Bible Christian Church with the • Wesleyan Methodist Church of New 1 Zealand. Ho wn. ; a member of the committee which in 1857 laid the foundation of : riio Me'lwJist Eire Insurance Depart- ; ner.\ For some years he served on 1 the board of management. He took <» prominent part in founding the Methodist Deaconess Institution, and was for many years a member of the committee of management. Mr Bowron was a member of the first committee appointed in 1912 to formulate proposal.-; for the South Island Methodist Orphanage. He took a leading pun m establishing the or- • plumage in la 11. and was treasurer of the Orphanage Beard since 1916 He was also a mam promoter of ;h<. achem-i for the erect ion of a new orphanage a'. Papanui recently. : When the Methodist Church of New j Zealand was separated from that »■'. ' Australia a. 13!3 a separate super- , annuaii'tn i'md was established fr,r ■ the Now Zealand ministry, and Mr Bowret; was a member of the- local •' management board continuously since 11)14. He became lay treasurer in succession to the late Mr W. H. Seed in IDllo, and was co-treasurer with the Rev. M. A. Ruth'-' Pratt at the time m ins death, in lt?fi:i he and Mr Rugby I—tatt era*'' a.i a scheme for ; 'he e.-aabk.-hmcn". ■ a heme ae- i qtrsemonf fund, designed to asswt i minister; '•) acquire homes of their : own: upon bourn superannuated. Until ■ his death Mr Bowron was one of the I treasurers 't the fund. He was also; fay treasurer <>. the Methodist Gene-al, rurposes Trust: Beard, which was; es- j fabhshed and meorpcratvd m ;!W0 to ! ndnuristsr an;.' trusts vested with hj: for -eee:a! purposes connected with •he Methodist Church it 1 Nov/ Zealand. . Ke was also a trustee of many Met ho- ; cost Church properties in. and around ChwsLehureh. Mr Bowron married M:ss M. K. Ccr-ko. '"f S: am:: ore reao. v. - ho survives it:;-. They had nme children, of wnom are living. They are ' Mr'-- G T. Lucas, of Opawa, Misses E. and W. Eewtteu. who itved at Mr Sisw-ra hone ;n Haekthornp road, and JieSsi';, S G. Bowrou and 7. L. ■ Bowron. both nf Citirstchurch.

MR LOUIS CORONER i ; The d«a?h occurred cn Saturday c: : Mr L.u-.i.i do la Cher l .-;.* Cordner. o£ ' i:j4 Ciydo read. Fcndaiton. Mr Cordner, who v.-a;: .30 years e: a;i«:% was 0:c ;cn:>: years niar-suer o£ the Rakaia branch e£ the New Zealand Loan and ' Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., retjruiM trom that position last year. ; Besides beim; widely known in tho . fiaxaia district, Mr C ;er had many : t'ricrds in other part.* •. New Zealand. • Mr Cordner \vjj the you:: tor son c£ J Dr. L. M. Cordncr. and was born at Atrthnueloy. w. County Tyrone. Ireland. Ho- arrived Nov/ Zealand v,hen ho v.a* throe years ox ,u He, was cducat'.'d at the Rakaia School .r>; rhc Chrustehurch Bey.; - Hi;:h ; School. Scrr:o years alter ho joined the stihii o£ *ne Nov/ Zealand Loan and ; Mercantile A/tency Company. Ltd., tho ' Gi'eat War broke out and Mr Cerdner ! ie£t with the First Remi'orcements. He was one eti the tew who survived ; tiie iandint: at Gallipot i. and then' served :n Egypt and afterwards in France, where he was stationed at the ! end u£ the war. For a inert period J utter ins return Mr Cerdner was score- : tary et' the South Rakaia Read Board. : The;:' ho wa.j appointed manager o£ ! •he Rakaia branch o£ tho New Zea- j land Lean and Mercantile Agency ! Company. Ltd.. this petition , until h:s retirement at the end e£ June last year. Mr" Cerdner wci.i a keen follower e: .-port. Ho was one or the original members o£ the Kakaia GoJi Club, and had been its secretary. He was also a member- o£ tho Rakaia Bowiin.t Club, rite Rakaia Athletic and Cycling Club, and the Rakaia Football Club. In his younger days Mr Cordner was • a prominent Rugby player in the dis- . triet. Mr Cordncr also was interested j in '.he Rakaia Ladies' Hockey Club. j When. Mr Cordner retired last year, more than 150 residents of the district signed a testimonial of the hiyh esteem in" which they held him. Mr Cordner then moved to Chfistclnirch. where he lived until his death. For some time he had been unwell, and his death was not unexpected. Mr Cordncr married M;ss Dcreen Koimes, daughter oi Mr Gordon ! Hoimes. o£ Rakaia. Ho is survived by | Mrs Cordncr. There is no family. • Tito funeral whl leave Clyde road at 9.; H) a.m. to-day tor the Rakaia cemetery.

( MR G. A. PARSONS ( A yet'red railway servant. George 1 Albert Parsons. cited at Bvaerr.ar Pri- j vate Hospital, Kungiora. after a long | • I'ticss yesterday, at the a&e oil 67 1 years. When he retired, about 10 years , a;io, Mr Parsons had been more than j 40 years in the service oi the New | Zealand Railways, more than 20 years of which he was stationrnuster in many i parts oi' New Zealand. At tne tnne 1 of his retirement he was an audit in- f specter for the Railway Department. Mr Parsons, who was borne at Fernside, was the third son or the late Captain and Mrs -V. Parsons. He received ins school jt i'Vniside, arid entered the railway service when, he was ; about l!j years oi a.sic. He was of a ■ retiring disposition, and did not take i any active interest, in local body work. : Alter his retirement he lived tor ■ some time with Mr R. J. Par- i sons, oi" Amberley. but latterly resided : at Kanyiora. lie was a patient, of Braemar Hos- ( pital tor more than lour mouths, and ; tor six months before that, was an J inmate ox' an Auckland hospital. -ir Parsons was not married. He is sur- i viveti by tour sisters, Mesaames T. ,

Leech, Rangiora. M. Huntouil, Auek- 1 land. M. Cocks. Spreydon, Miss E. ! Parsons. Ainburiey. ai:ci Altipsrs W. Par- '■ soi>\ IsLJlla: street, Eanyiora, :uici C. Par- ' Church j trout. Kar.gioi'a.

j MR G. H. G. HOBBS The funeral of Mr George Henry ! Gordon Hobbs, well known as I a member p£ the High School J Old Boys' first grade cricket team, who died on Friday night, took place yesterday afternoon. Mr j Hobbs, who was 23 years of age, had been ill for the last seven months. After being some months in the Cashmere Sanatorium he returned early in the New Year to his home in Biccarton, where he died. Many members of the Old Boys' Association and representatives of city cricket clubs, as well as members of the staff and monitors of the Christchurch Boys' High School, attended the funeral.

By his cheerful nature and good sportsmanship Mr Hobbs won many friends. He was a member of the first eleven at the Boys' High School in j 1923 and 1924, a member of the sec- | ond fifteen, and a monitor in 1924. He I also took part in athletics and swimi ming. He began senior cricket with ' the High School Old Boys' Club, in ! which he also took a prominent ad- \ ministrative part. He was an enthusii astic worker for its progress, and was ! secretary for eight years. For three j years he played in the senior team, j and was known as a good bat and a i hard-working fieldsman. In addition | he coached junior teams for the Old ! Botes' Football Club, and in 1928 gained i a place in the Canterbury junior team. Mr Hobbs gave a considerable amount of time to the advancement of boys' cricket. While he was playing for the Old Boys' Club he regularly coached the Young Men's Christian Association cricket teams, as well as club junior teams. He was a delegate to the management committee of the Canterbury Boys' Cricket Association, and at the time of his death was chairman of that committee.

j Mr Hobbs was until his ilness a j leual clerk in the firm of Messrs Papprili. Son, and Corcoran, joining the | firm < then known as Messrs Papprill. i Salter, and Gresson.i when he left | school. The funeral left, his mother's home •at 88 Matai street, for the Bromley - Cemetery. The chief mourners were Mrs G. H. G. Hobbs (mothcru Mrs Simcox ' grandmother). and Mr ■ : t Mrs F. E. Grafton (uncle-in-law ; and aunt;. i The pall-bearers were Messrs J. T. i Burrows, C. M. Harris. C. L. Low, R. C. Burns, T. K. Papprill. and E. V/. Lewington. The services at the house and at the graveside were taken by the Rev. W. E. Rowe and the Rev. H. Ryan. Among those present were Messrs Colin Miln (president), A. D. Tench, E. R. Caygill, G. Mortloclc, M. Graham, S. Hollander. J. H. Harris, E. Luney, F. W. Blackweli. R. K. Jamieson. V. C. Empson, J. T. Eltoft, W. A. Kadlec. A. N, Dobbs. W. L. Whittington, R. F. Cook. W. C. Dalley, A. Dey. A.

MR G. H. G. KGBBS Hollander. A. C. Harris, C. H. McPhail. N, J. McPhati. K. J. Lowry, \V. Sirnp-.-yn. M. C. Ward, N. Down, W. Morgan. R. E. Hiistio. L. D. Fatte. M. L. Page. S. S. Baird, S. R. Carieton. D. Gu;m. C. G. Armstrong, E. Colvilie, J. P. Low. 5. G. Henry. H. R. Eseott, A. S. Jacob:;. H. R. Puitlray. E. A. Rattray, D. W. Bam. C. H. Perkins. J. H. Pickles. G. S. A. BiltclUT. G. B. Eathorne • Christchurcii High School Old Boys' Association); G. J. Lancaster. H. S. Baverstock. H. W. Gourlay. E. J. D. Eereus. J. T. Moffat. W. M. Moffat, and Captain W. Hoar > Christchurcb Boys' High. School): Messrs G. S. Salter, E. E. Papprill, and E. J. Corcoran 'Messrs Papprill, Salter. and Corcoran-: D. C. Burns. W. N. Anderson: H. A. C. North < Nicholas. Nortii. and NieholiS', W. Frankland. B. Frankiand: R. L. Sutherland ! Richmond Methodist Bible Class), C. Bryan": J. K. Poison. K. O. Jaccbson 'Canterbury College Law Students' Association.'. A. I. Cottrell 'Old Collegiaiis'. J. L. Kerr. T. R. Cor.dnffe: i. J . Mar.se!]. G. Donaldson 'Canterbury Cricket empires' Association). R. H. Nor f h. C. G. Crawford 'St. Albans Crickc Club'. W. J. Walter. F. W. Walter iSt. Albans Cricket Slub>. A. Jones 'East Christchurch Cricket Club'. E. E. Luttrell, E. H. Robertson ■ Canterbury Cricket .Association.'. C. W. Harris "Veterans' Cricket Club). H. Waters. Alister Young < Christchurcii Cinemas Cricket Club>. E. I. Smith: J. Templeten 'Ha;?,ley cricket ground). A. Gray 'Canterbury Greenkeepers' Association h W. Watson: C. J. Oliver, J. Kirkland iMerivale Football Club). M. O brien: J. J. Jacobs 'Riccarton Cricket Club 1 . J. Canons, and A. Cullens. Wreaths wort; sen: bv die following::—and Mrs A. I. CottreiL stair of the New Zealand Insurance Company. L.td.. the Old Collegians' Cricket and Football Clubs, the High acnoci Old Cricket Club, the High. School Old Boys' Bachelor Club, tne High Sonool Old Boys' Footban Club, the Christchurcii Ki;:ii school Old Boys' A.ssociation. Mr and Mrs Jack Coo. Johnny, and Jeantho irwell Cricket Club. F. W. j' Poweii. Maisie, and boys: Mr and Mrs D. C. Burns and Allison: Mrs T. H. Willis 1 Ashburton '•. Dr. and Mrs J. P. Whetter. Maraaret and Joan: Lester Lowe. Mr and Mrs H. Bell and Rav Sr. Albans Cricket Club. Pidge and Curly, principals and staifs of Messrs rapprill. Salter, and Corcoran, ilie Rugby Street Auxiliary and friends: Mrs Overton, Miss Burke, officers and members of the Canterbury Cricket Association, the Easter cricket team, W. L. King. Mr and Mrs J. T. Burrows! lan. ana Joeelyn: tne Christchurcii Boys' High School, G. S. Salter, G. S. BmcLrf, Cliff and aoe. Mr and Mrs C. W. Karris and family, Mr and Mis J. Cullens. Bill and Alec: president, and members of the Christchurcii Cinemas Cricket Club: the Canterbury ooys' Cricket Association. Mr and Mrs .Borrows. Mr and Mrs Frankfort.

LORD DI'NDONALD O;TIC:A:, *.V:;;eIi;SS.) RUGBY. Aorti 12 T'-.e death occurred to-day of -he Pari of Dundonald. aecu 32. a d.sttiiyuished soldier who served ;n Prrypt. South Africa. and in the Eurupean War. ILcrd DuiJdcnaid was the twelt.h in 'he line and enteric the Life Guards its 1370. Ke served in the Nile Expedition of 13U4-85. and in the desert march for the relief of Khartoum and was present at the battles of Abu Klea and Goubat. Ke commanded mounted troops throughout the South African War and was six times mentioned in dispatches. He was promoted '.Major-General. Subsequently he commanded the Canadian Militia and served, overseas in the European War. In 192*5 he published "My Army Life." He was a descendant of the famous tenth Par! of Dundonaid, Admiral Cochrane, here of naval exploits in the Napoleonic Wars and m the South American Wars ot Independence.]

. -1 MR E. S. HOULT •.?BE3S iSsSOCIATSOS .^LZIiiU2.) ! NELSON, April 14. I The death has occurred of Mr E. S. ! Hcult. of Wakefield, a well-known : : resident in the country districts. Mr ! ; Houit. who was born ai Wai Iti, man- j aged sawmills for his father, the late Mr Joseph Houit, and he was later a storekeeper and butcher at Wai Iti for 05 years. In more recent times he ran a bakery business at Wakefield. Mr Houit was one Oi. the oldest justices of the peace in the district, and he was the oldest member of the Druids' Lodge. He served on the Waimea County Council, the Nelson Hospital Beard, the Land Board, the Licensing Committee, and the Harbour Board, as well as being a member of school committees and other organisations. Of a family of eight, four survive him. They .'ire Mrs M. Holland iFo:c-

I Mrs C. Holland (Belgrove), i Messrs J- Houit iHuntly>. and L. T. TTuih ißolgrovci. '