OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 184, 3 May 1934, Page 10

OBITUARY

Mr. P. E. Bean The deatli occurred at Christchurch yesterday afternoon of Mr. P. E. Bean, following' a sudden illness which occurred while he was playing tennis; says a Press Association message. Mr. Bean, who passed his birthday two days ago, was a retired railway servant, whose last appointment was stationmaster at Lyttelton. He was a very enthusiastic tennis' player, and his skill and steadiness enabled him to play regularly in company with much younger men. Mr. Bean bore his years very lightly, and was extremely popular in tennis and golf circles, in both of which games he was a regular club player. At every tennis tournament in Christchurch lie was a familiar figure, usually taking charge of the umpiring, though lie did not often umpire himself. He was the most remarkable of the tepinis veterans of Christchurch, and when lie. played recently in a veterans’ exhibition match at Wilding Park he was much the most active member of the party. Mr. Alfred Sadler The death occurred on Tuesday of Mr. Alfred Sadler, of 148 Brittomart Street, Berhampore, formerly a wellknown chief engineer in the employ of the Union Steam Ship Company, and a prominent member of the Institute of Marine Engineers. Mr. Sadler was born in Christchurch on March 12. <lB6B. and joined the Union Company’s service on November 27 as third engineer of the old Te Anau. running from Dunedin to Auckland via way ports. He rose step by step, until 1907 saw him appointed chiefengineer of the Kptukn. Changes were frequent in I hose days, and be was chief engineer of some 20 of the company’s steamers, including the Paloona. Tnrawera. Navua and Takapuna, until he joined tiie Kaioa (now sold to the East), when in March. 1931. he retired from the service on superannuation. Mr. Sadler served for some time on the committee of the Institute of Marine Engineers, and his name appears on tiie foundation plate of the offices in Aitken Street. Mr. Sadler loaves a widow and three sons, who are not unknown in the Rugby football world The flag of the Engineers’ Institute was flown nt half-mast yesterday as a mark of respect to the deceased.