OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22335, 24 February 1938, Page 10

OBITUARY

Mr U. c. vinnell £XHB PRESS Special Serric«| TIMARti. February Ji Apparently stricken with a Rean attack, Mr Percy C6rn6liu|, Mayor 61 Tijttiaru, died suddenly aIM resident. 224 Otipua road, about &M am to-day. the news coming as a shock to thfe tdwn. . cj_ Mr Vinnell. who was mto Weighth yfeay had a long record Qt puhlie service. He was Born m _ Cmm England, and was educated at St. Paul s School. Oxford. Hfe began to take interest in public affairs atan age. and served a term on the Street Urban District Council. Somerset, before coming to New Zealand by the Arawa in 1913. Mr Vinnell lived u» Wellington for two years before proceeding to Timaru. where he set lip business m partnership with Messrs Anderson and Button, under the name of the Soutn Canterbury Shoe, Company. , - Hfe was first elected to the Timaru Borough Council in 1919,, and during i his associatidn with that body served , under three Mayors, Mr William LRaymond, Mr G. J. Wallace, and Mr TW. Satterthwaite. the last-named ol whom died suddenly while occupying office. Mr Vinnell was chairman qt the works committee of the council during Mr Wallace’s term as Mayor. In 1929. Mr Vinnell unsuccessfully opposed Mr W. Angland and Mr A. 1* Gee for the, Mayoralty, Mr Angland being elected, arid in 1931 he unsuccessfully opposed Mr Satterthwaite, who was elected, and Mr Angland. Upon the death of Mr Satterthwaite m 1936 he was elected unopposed tome Mayoralty. Mr Vihnfell unsuccessfully contested three general -flectiopa, fegaihst Mr J. Graigie in 1919. - and against Mr F. J. Rolleston in 1922 and 1925 One of the works with which Mr Vinnell was most closely cbncerned whs the improvement of the water supply of Tirhaiii by means of a pipeline froth Carinington Gorge. He addressed several meetings in support qi the scheme', and had the satisfaction of kriowing that the poll sanctioning the loan for the work, was carried by,an overwhelming majority. Mr VmneU was kfeenly interested in the Timaru Municipal Band, and was a member Of the Band Control Board. ..Education always interested Mr Vinnell, Who represented the, Borough Council Timaru High School Board of Goveniors, and oh the Timaru Technical College Board of Managers. . Hfe was keenly interested in all sports and gabies, Being a regular attender at Fraser Park td witness Rugby matches, while in Stimmer he was a close follower of Cricket matches. ... ■ A ‘IsmLS Victor Jamfes, dhd Bernard Roy. Vito rifeli. the first named is a member oi the timaru Municipal Batid and is attending the Dominion Brass Banos contest at Palmerston North. SYMPATHY OF PRIME MINIStEft TIMARti. Among the telegrams of the death of Mr P. C. VmnelljMag df Timaru). received to-day wasJ’Jr from the Prime Minister (the Kt. nan M. J. Savage). - Timaru A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held °n urday morning to consider the appomt^ ment of a Mayor for the remainder lh Th| r municipalelectionswillbehdd in May. and under,.th e terns of _ Municipal Corporations Act.. the cil may appoint a successor to Mr y hell for the balance of the existms term; Mr P. B. Foote is uepuij Mayor.

MR PAUL M. HANSEN AUCKLAND. February & Mr Paul M. Hansen, who died ear? this morning in a private hospital the first manager of the Electrical Tramways Company, was afterwards taken over by City Council. He was a business man m A V| C years. Since 1928 he had been a lan agent and company promoter.