OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25709, 22 January 1949, Page 2

OBITUARY

THE REV. R. DE LAMBERT

The Rev. ' Richard de Lambert, a well-known Church of England clergyman, died in Christchurch on Thursday evening in his 69th year. Born in Ceylon, Mr de Lambert came to New Zealand at the age of three with his parents, and was educated at Oamaru. He began his church activities at St. Luke’s Church, Oamaru.

Mr de Lambert joined the New Zealand Post and Telegraph staff at the age of 12 and was with them for A years. When he was 29 he was oWlained, and was appointed curate to Archdeacon T. S. Grace, in Blenheim. In 1911 Mr de Lambert married Louise Wingate, Middleton. youngest daughter of the late Mr Thomas Middleton, Benmore Station, North Otago. After being vicar of Westport for five years, Mr de Lambert spent two years organising the memorial boys’ home in the diocese of Dunedin, after the 1914-18 war. He was later vicar of Queenstown, Fairlie and St. James’s (Riccarton), from which parish he retired because of ill-health. Later, he was for four years vicar of Waikari, and since then he has done temporary parish work as his health permitted. Mr de Lambert was very interested in missions and several people in the mission field have been inspired by him to take up the work. He was also interested in youth work, in Boy Scout and Bible class activities, and in the Anglican harriers. Since his retirement Mr de Lambert has lived at Major Hornbrook road. Mount Pleasant. MR ALISTER CLARK Mr Alister Clark died at Glenara, Bulla, Victoria. Australia, on January 20. A son of the late Walter Clark, he was born in Victoria in 1864 and educated at Hobart, the Sydney Grammar School, and Cambridge University, where he graduated B.A. He was particularly well-known as a rose grqwer and was the first Australian to be awarded the Dean , Hole Memorial Medal, the highest international rose award. He propagated such wellknown roses as “Sunny South,” “Lorraine Lee,” “Black Boy,” “Gwen Nash,” “Editor Stewart,” “Marjory Palmer,” “Princeps” and “Countess of Stradbroke.” He was a foundation member of the National Rose Society of Victoria and built up the National Rose Prize Fund of £450 by presenting new roses to rose societies in Australia to be propagated and sold for the benefit of the societies. He was at one time vice-president of the Royal Horticultural Society in England and president of the Moonee Valley Racing Club. Mr Clark married Miss Edith Mary Rhodes, a sister of Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, of Christchurch. MR F. B. HAWKEY A member of the Timaru Borough Council for 20 years from 1924 to 1944, Mr F. B. Hawkey died yesterday at the Waimate Public Hospital, in his 71st year. Mr Hawkey was a member of a wellknown Timaru family, his father, Mr Thomas Hawkey being mayor of the town in 1912 and 1913. Alter attending the Timaru Soutlj and Main Schools Mr Hawkey entered the bootmaking business of his father, which he followed throughout his life until ill-health forced him to give it up about two years ago. Bowling was Mr Hawkey’s main sporting interest. He was a foundation member of the Park Bowling Club, and was president for a period, and was president of the South Canterbury Bowling Centre for many years. He was a former member of the Timaru South School Committee. Mrs Hawkey died about three years ago. Surviving, Mr Hawkey are two sons and two daughters, Mesdames D. Wallace (Makikihi), and A. Mann (Invercargill), and Messrs W. W. Hawkey and C. Hawkey (Timaru). MR A. W. MEWTON (P.A.) PALMERSTON NORTH. January 21. The death Jias occurred of Mr Aubrey William Mewton, branch manager of the State Fire Insurance Department, at Palmerston North, and a member of the. department for many years, serving in New Plymouth, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch. and Invercargill. In 1942 he returned to Palmerston North. He was immediate past president of the Palmerston North Returned Services’ Association and a former vicepresident of the Dominion body. He was awarded a gold star for his outstanding services.