OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26856, 8 October 1952, Page 7

OBITUARY

MR T. A. CLOUDESLEY Mr Thomas Arthur Cloudesley who was prominent in the hotel trade in various parts of New Zealand for the greater part of his life, died in Christchurch on Monday, aged 78. He had been in New Zealand tor 75 years since he came from Gloucester with his parents. His father took over the hotel at Castle Hill in the old coaching days, and it was there that Mr Cloudesley had the experience that later gained him prominence as a hotel licensee. Before he took over his first hotel (al Springfield), he spent some time driving coaches between there and ths West Coast. Mr Cloudesley subsequently came t< Christchurch, where he took over the Cafe de Paris, which has since become the Grand Hotel. He then took ovei the Empire Hotel in Timaru, and leasee the Dominion Hotel (Christchurch) foi about a year before he went to Auckland as manager of the Cargen Hotel Returning to Christchurch, Mi Cloudesley next became the licensee o: Warners Hotel, and was there durin) the visit of King George VI then Duk< of York. From Warners, Mr Cloudes ley went to Kaikoura. and took ovei the Adelphi Hotel. He returned t< Warners, however, about 12 years age and remained in charge until his re tirement about two years ago. Mr Cloudesley was greatly interes ted in music, and was a good violinist He is survived by a son (Mr I Cloudesley), a daughter (Mrs E. J Corcoran). and seven grandchildren. His wife, formerly Miss A. E. King, of Christchurch, died about a year ago. MR JOHN HENDRY Mr John Hendry, who died at his home in Lyttelton recently, was for many years in the service of the Lyttelton Harbour Board as engineer in the dredge Canterbury. Mr Hendry was born at Oamaru 77 years ago, and served his apprenticeship to engineering at the Hillside railway workshops, Dunedin. He afterwards went to the United Kingdom. and served as engineer in ships 1 trading out of English ports to India, China, South America, and the West Indies. He returned to New Zealand in 1910 as engineer in the Westport dredge, Eileen Ward. After serving in coastal vessels he joined the dredge Canterbury in 1918. He retired in 1945. Mr Hendry is survived by his wife and a son, Mr John A. Hendry. MR C. N. DRAPER (New Zealand. Press Association) DUNEDIN, October 7. The death occurred this morning of Mr C. N. Draper, vice-president of the Dunedin Jockev Club, who won the 1937 New Zealand Cup x with Cerne Abbas. From 1925 to 1929 he was manager of the Dunedin, branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. On resigning this position he farmed in England for two years, and on his return acquired a property at Outram. where he bred horses.