OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26720, 2 May 1952, Page 8

OBITUARY

t MR A. J. COVENEY I . J he death occurred in Christchurch r this week of Mr Alfred Joseph Covef ney. a director of Simpson and Williams, Ltd., and until his retirement three years ago general manager and ’ secretary of the firm. > • Coveney, who was 64. was born in Christchurch, but spent most of his early years in Wellington. He was a pupil at Wellington College, and at the time of his death was a vicepresident of the Christchurch branch of the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association. After working in Nelson, Mr Coveney, when 24. was appointed to the Wellington staff of Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., and a few years later he joined the staff of P. W. Hutton and Company, booksellers, of Timaru. Later he worked for Braithwaites. a firm of booksellers in Dunedin, and he was appointed to the , staff of Simpson and Williams in 1918 > as an assistant. In 1922 he was appointed general manager and secretary, and about 10 vears ago was made firm. For many years AT • c ° vene y was secretary of the Christchurch branch of the Booki sellers’ Association. He was also a ’ IP ern b£ r the library committee of . the Opawa Library. Mr Coyenev was a keen supporter I of the Hillsborough Cricket Club, and was an office holder in the club. Dur- ' the recent war he served in the . Home Guard. He is survived by his wife and three children. Mr Russell ' S? ve lj y ’ „ of Christchurch, Miss ’ Rh °nada Coveney. of Christchurch, and Mrs Janice Kempthorne, of Aucki land. MR T. 0. BISHOP : (New Zealand Press Association) m „ WELLINGTON. Ma v 1. Mr T. O. Bishop, who had given many years to public service in the Dominion, was found dead at his home at Lower Hutt to-day. He was Coming to New Zealand from Nottingham. England, Mr Bishop lived first in Dunedin, and studied mining at the University of Otago, becoming an associate of the Otago School of Mmes. After 10 years in the Civil Service he was appointed Acting-Under-Secretarv of Mines in 1918, but in the following year he left the Government service to become secretary of the New Zealand Coal Mine Owners’ Association. In 1922 he became secretary of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation. He held this Position until 1940. and the other until 1947. Mr Bishop was chairman of the In.Emergency Council from 1940 to 1945. and of the Coal Mines Council to 1944. He was a member of several Royal Commissions, a delegate to the National Industrial Conference m 1928. and to the International Labour Conference in Geneva in 1935. He was Speaker of the Legislative Council at the time of its abolition. He is survived by Mrs Bishop and two married daughters. MR T. H. HARKER Mr Thomas Henry Harker, who was well known as a keen supporter of the Port Christchurch scheme, and formerly as an athlete and swimmer died in Christchurch recently. He was 81. Mr Harker was bom in Christchurch and was a son of the late Mr and Mrs John Harker. He was educated at the Christchurch West School. He conducted a gymnasium in the old Choral Hall, and taught gymnastics at the Warwick House School. In his youth. Mr Harker was a notable cross-country runner. He was a life member of the Christchurch j Swimming Club, the New Brighton 1 Surf Club, and the Savage Club, and ' a member of the Forensic Club. 1 He * s surv, ived by two daughters ’ Mrs J. Black and Mrs R. Hogg, both of Auckland.