OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 80, 28 December 1928, Page 8

OBITUARY

CAPTAIN W. J. ROGERS

Captain W. J. Rogers, formerly marine superintendent at Wellington : for the Blackball Coal Company, passed away at his home in Wellington last Saturday. The late Captain Rogers, who was 69 years of age, was born in Hobart and went to sea at an early age. He joined the services of Mr. C. W. Turner, of Christchurch, and was mate and subsequently master of various sailing ships under Mr. Turner’s flag. Later he transferred to the Union Steam Ship Company and was master of some of that company’s vessels running on the Australian coast. Captain Rogers afterwards joined the Blackball Coal Co.’l staff, and was for some years marine superintendent for the company at Wellington. About six years ago he retired, but occasionally acted as ship’s surveyor on his own account. A widow and a grown-up family of three survive him. The funeral took place on Monday. CAPTAIN W. NICHOLAS Early yesterday afternoon Captain W. Nicholas, shore representative at Wellington for T. Eckford and Co., Ltd., shipowners, Blenheim, died after a brief illness. The deceased was one of the most popular personalities on the Wellington waterfront for many years. He joined Messrs. T. Eckford and Co.'s services nearly 30 years ago and had been with the company continuously until his death. As mate and subsequently master of the Eckford Co.’s vessels running between Wellington and Blenheim Captain Nicholas traversed Cook Strait in many a howling gale for nearly a quarter of a century. About six years ago he was promoted to attend to the company’s interests ashore at Wellington. The late Captain Nicholas was born 54 years ago at Christchurch, whither his parents came from Wales. He leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters. The interment will take place tomorrow afternoon. MARTYR TO X-RAYS ’ (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Rec. December 27, 8.20 p.m.) London, December 26. The death is announced of the radiologist, Dr. Dawson Turner, as the outcome of thirty years’ use of X-rays. [Dr. Dawson Turner, after graduating with honours in Edinburgh University, devoted particular attention to medical physics' and to electricity, the X-rays and radium, and for 30 years was medical electrician to the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.] SIR WILLIAM MAXWELL, WAR CORRESPONDENT (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Rec. tacember 27, 8.20 p.m.) London, December 26. Obituary—Sir William Maxwell, war correspondent. [Captain Sir William Maxwell was a traveller, publicist and war correspondent, formerly of the “Standard” and the “Daily Mail.” He accompanied Lord Kitchener in the march on Khartoum; was present at the Battle of Omdurman; accompanied the Kaiser through the Holy Land and Syria. During the South African War he was besieged in Ladysmith, and on relief of the garrison went to Kimberley, and was with Lord Roberts’s army in every engagement from the capture of Bloemfontein to Lydenburg and Komati Poort. He accompanied the Duke and Duchess of York (now the King and Queen) in their Empire tour in 1902.] LORD LAMBOURNE (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) London, December 26. The death is announced of Lord Lainbourne at the age of 81. He was. as Mr. A. R. M. Lockwood, Conservative member for the Epping Division Essex from 1892 to 1917, when he was raised to the peerage.