OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21685, 20 January 1936, Page 12

OBITUARY

$ MR J. C. WALLACE The death has occurred at the age of 62 of Mr J. C. Wallace, a clerk at the St. Helens Station. Hanmer, who had worked at the station for the last 32 years. Mr Wallace had been treated by a doctor, and shortly before his death he was found unconscious. He died without regainin'* consciousness. It is believed he died from poisoning. Mr Wallace was connected with the Hanmer Golf Club some years ago. He was secretary and treasurer of the

Cemetery Board, and gave good service to the Anglican Church. The St. Helens Station is one of the largest and best-known sheep runs in New Zealand. It is owned by Mr S. J. Saville, who lives in England, but is at present visiting the station. The manager is Mr Donald Manson, a brother of Mr James Manson, the manager of The Lodge, Hanmer. SIR JAMES HILL (USITEIi ITvESs ASSOCIATION —CIWXHIGH'i'J

LONDON, January 17. The death has occurred of Sir James Hill, who was a pioneer in the wool trade. He was one of the biggest buyers in Australia and New Zealand, and operated before the era of public auctions. He and the late Lord Barnby once bought nearly the whole of the New Zealand clip. . .The surviving 'son, Mr Albert Hill, inherits the title. Sir James, who was 86 years of age. was Liberal member for Bradford Central from 1916 to 1918.

He began life as a sweeper and fire-lighter in a woollen mill after driving a donkey-cart as a 10-year-old boy, to buy greengroceries, which he hawked with his grandfather. He demanded £IOOO a year when he turned 18. His employers refused, so, having saved £SO, he started on his own account, and was negotiating deals involving millions of pounds within 30 years. MR J. A. HAY / (SPSCIAX. IO Til PIKSS.)

■* TIMARU, January 19. Mr James Archibald Hay, who has died at Timaru in his sixty-sixth year,

was the second son of Mr George Hay, and was born in Christchurch on May 30, 1870. His early youth was spent at Kimberley, North Canterbury. For some time he was on the staff of the Timaru Harbour Board, but in 1905 he began business with his brothers as a contractor, the firm still being in existence. For some time he was chairman of the Timaru South School Committee, and he was a member of the original South End Ratepayers’ and Improvement Association. After being

out of existence for some years, the association was revived last year, and Mr Hay was elected president. For six years Mr Hay was a member of the Timaru Borough Council. He was chairman of the works committee and was for a period deputy-mayor. He was a member of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society, the Pipers’ and Dancers’ Association, and the South

Canterbury Amateur Athletic Association. He was a member of Loyal Orange Lodge, being a Past Grand Master, Royal Black Preceptory, and of Orange Lodge (New Zealand). Mr Hay was twice married, his first wife being Miss Annie Williams, of Waimate. Mr J. Arthur Hay, of New Brighton, is a son. Mr Hay’s second wife was Miss Amy Taylor, of Timaru, Mrs G. R. Lee being a daughter. MR WILLIAM DAVIES [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, January 19. The death at the Wellington Hospital yesterday morning of Mr William

Davies, after a seizure the previous day, removes a former well-known figure from New Zealand’s racing world. Born at Llanwern, Monmouthshire, in 1853, Mr Davies came to New Zealand with his parents in 1862, settling at Christchurch. Early in life he took up horse training, and had his first success in the Geraldine Cup, winning with Mignonette in 1875. Shortly afterwards he transferred to Wanganui, where he trained a good performe. of that day called Alaric, o\yned by Mr Robert Higgie. In the ’eighties Mr Davies transferred to the Hutt course, where he trained successfully until 1905, when the Wellington Racing Club transferred its headquarters to Trentham. There Mr Davies built an up-to-date establishment, now occupied by H. Telford, and the stable earned the distinction of winning the first Wellington Cup run on the Trentham track, with Rapa, ridden by Sid Reid. During his operations round Wellington Mr Davies had many good horses through his hands, including Swordfish, Leda, Wish, Melwood Motor, Field Battery. Rapa, and Ballarat. The last horse he trained was Sonite, which he raced afterwards in Australia. George Price, now one of Randwick’s most successful trainers, was first horseman for the stable, and T. R. George, now New Zealand’s leading trainer, served his apprenticeship under Mr Davies. Sir Thomas Wilford, Mr H. W. Moss, of Wellington, and Mr D. Ross, of Cambridge, were regular patrons of the stable. Mr Davies is survived by his widow and a daughter. MR GEORGE WEBB (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 18. The death has occurred of Mr George Webb, aged 86, formerly Mayor of Melrose, before its amalgamation with the city. Mr Webb was a former chairman of the Wellington Hospital Board.