OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22877, 25 November 1939, Page 14

OBITUARY

* . MR K. H. TUCKER [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, November 24. The death of Mr Kinder Houghton Tucker occurred in Wellington this morning. In business in Wellington for many years as an engraver, Mr Tucker was highly respected, and he was widely known as a sportsman. He was one of the greatest cricketers this countr- has produced. For more than 30 years he played in senior cricket In Wellington, and to that record he added another in the number of runs he more than 11,000. An all-rounder of outstanding ability, he represented Wellington many times, and he first appeared as a New Zealand representative in 1899-1900. He played again fo“ New Zealand, against Lord Hawke’s English team, in 1902-03, and the Marylebone Cricket Club team which came here in 1906-07, as well as against W, M. Armstrong’s Melbourne team in 1905-06,

In club cricket he played chiefly for Midland, with which club he started his distinguished senior career in 1896. He also did conspicuously good work as an official, notably as a selector, in which capacity he acted for Wellington and for New Zealand. In his young days he was also a keen footballer, playing for the Athletic Club. He represented Wellington in 1897 .

Mr Tucker was 64 years ol age. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Mrs R. Marsden, of Napier.

FATHER C. O’REILLY tFrom Our Own Reporter.! GERALDINE, November 24. The Rev. Father C. O’Reilly, S.M., died in his seventy-first year, at the Catholic Presbytery after a short illness. Father O’Reilly was a teacher for more than 20 years in St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, In 1922 he was elected Provincial of the Society. After six years of office he went to Europe to be present at the General Chapter of the Marist Society. Father O’Reilly was at Temuka for the last two years. ► Father O’Reilly was bom at Kokatahi, West Coast, in 1868, and in his nineteenth year left New Zealand to start his classical studies at St. Mary’s College, Dundalk, Ireland. From there he went to Paignton, South Devon, where he completed his novitiate and his studies in philosophy. Returning to New Zealand, he taught at St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, before entering the last phase of his studies for the priesthood at Meeanee. He was ordained in 1896 and then started his long association with St, Patrick’s College as teacher and procurator. After leaving the college he replaced Father Holly at Blenheim until 1922, when he was elected Provincial. After his term of office he returned to Blenheim before going to Temuka in 1937,

A Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass was celebrated by Dr. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch, in St. Joseph’s Church at 11 a,m. to-day.

MR JAMES SEYMOUR

Mr James Seymour, who died at his residence,' Fendalton, this week, spent his early life at the Chatham Islands and later was a well-known resident of Springfield, North Canterbury. He married Miss Alice Shand in 1887, and is survived by three daughters, Mrs ■ Trevor Stringer, Mrs Gordon Fairweather. and Miss Maude Seymour, of Christchurch, and one son, Mr Douglas Seymour, of Hamilton. His wife, and his youngest daughter, Mrs Alan Pearce, of Hamilton, died this year.