Obituary

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31139, 16 August 1966, Page 13

Obituary

i MR E. A. COOKE I i (N.Z. Press' Association* ' AUCKLAND, Aug. 14. A former national president of the United Kingdom Ship and Boat Builders’ Federation, Mr Eric A. Cooke, of Whangarei, died in Auckland on Saturday. He was 58. Mr Cooke, who helped to organise London’s first boat ishow, was sales director of iWhangarei Engineering Holdings, Ltd. He came to New j Zealand in 1950. MR C. G. WHITE Mr Charles Gilbert White, a barrister and solicitor and a member of the Legislative Council in 1950, died in Wellington on Sunday. He was 85. Mr White was born in Dun- ; edin in 1880, and was educated at Otago Boys’ High ' School, and Otago University, ‘jwhere he gained his B.A. de- ; gree in 1900 and his LL.B, in ; 1902. He played Rugby for ’ Otago from 1900 to 1902, was amateur cycling champion in 1900. and Otago tennis champion from 1902 to 1905. Mr White was admitted to the bar in 1903. and practised in Dunedin until 1921, and in Wellington. with Young. White and Courtenay, to 1934. Since then he had been in practice on his own account. While in Dunedin he was a lecturer in law at Otago University. Mr White was a director of the Union Steam Ship Comnany and of Westland Power. He was also a director of Union Airways and had been a director of T.E.A.L. and Aspro, Ltd. He was I a former president of I the Wellington Law Society >and served on the council I of the Red Cross Society. For pome time he was a governor ■of the League of Red Cross j Societies. I In 1929, Mr White was I nresident of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. He was president of the Wellington association in 1939 and 1940. ■| ■ MR R. B. CLARKE The death occurred in Christchurch recently of Robert Bruce Clarke, who was widely known in the teaching profession in Canterbury and Otago. Born at Weston, in Otago. Mr Clarke Was educated at country schools and Timaru Boys’ High School. While teaching he gained j his B.A. degree at Canterbury i University College. After 'various teaching appointments he was successively ; headmaster at Pleasant Point and Lyttelton District High Schools, and then Addington School. He was then appointed to the inspectorate where |he served for 12 years in i Otago. Mr Clarke was an active . member of the Presbyterian Church in which he was an ; office bearer from 1905, serving as a member of the Committee of the Christchurch Presbyterian Social Service Association.

i As a bowler Mr Clarke won many championships. He was New Zealand pairs champion in 1938 with Mr C. Tyrrell and after successes in Otago he gained all titles in the United Club and was a member of the winning four in the Christchurch champion of champions tournament in 194647. Mr Clarke was secretary of the United Club and president for three years. In 1955-56 he was president of the Christchurch Bowling Centre. He is survived by his wife two sons, and three daughters