OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 150, 20 March 1936, Page 12

OBITUARY

Mr. Ernest Schatz Mr. Ernest Schatz, formerly a wellknown traveller in jewellery and precious stones in New Zealand, died recently in Sydney. Mr. Schatz was for a time in partnership with his brother, Mr. Louis Schatz (who was in Wellington a year ago). Later he settled in Auckland, being a principal in the firm of Schatz and Coleman, jewellers. Since before the war, however, Mr. Schatz had made his headquarters in Sydney, and Australia was the chief sphere of his business activity. Both brothers married members of the Bollard Opera Company. Mr. Ernest Schatz married Miss Lily < Stephens (a sister of the late Mr. Alf. Stephens, comedian), and Mr. Louis Schatz married Miss Connie Buttle The deceased leaves a family of two sons (of Sydney) and one daughter (Mrs. H. Jones, of Auckland). Captain A. Duder Captain Albert Duder, formerly well known on the New Zealand coast, and harbourmaster at Auckland from 1895 till 1913, who died at his home in Devonport. Auckland, last Tuesday, aged 79, was a member of one of the oldest Auckland families. He was the sou of the late Captain Thomas Duder. who was a member of the crew of H.M.S. Buffalo when she ■ was wrecked in Mercury Bay in 1837. Captain Thomas Duder was master of' the first revenue cutter at Auckland, and was later in charge of the signal station on Mount Victoria, Devonport, a post which be held until the time of his death. Born in Devonport, Captain Albert Duder first went to sea in the Hydaspas under Captain Babot. He spent another year in the May Queen, which Was later lost in the Islands, and then served in the City of Auckland,'which was wrecked on Otaki beach some time later. The last year of his apprenticeship was served in ships trading' to the Baltic and the Mediterranean. After three years in the New Zealand Shipping Company’s sailing ship Mataurn. Captain Duder joined the Union’ Com pany’s famous Rotomahana as third officer. Five years later he obtained his first command, and brought out from Glasgow the Pukaki, the first steamer to make the passage to New Zealand without touching at any port en route. For the next five years Captain Duder served with the Huddart, Parker Company as chief officer and master in the Elingamite, Newcastle, Nemesis, Lindus and Wendouree. In 1894 Captain Duder was appointed deputy-harbourmaster at 'Auckland and become harbourmaster the following year. During his term of office he not only witnessed, but planned the numerous drastic changes in port facilities which the development of steamships demanded. Captain Duder married in 1887 Miss Grant, daughter of the late Captain Grant, Wellington. He is survived by bis wife, two sons, Mr. R. H. Duder, Devonport. and Mr. A. N. Duder. England, and two daughters,' Mr. D CRoberts and -Mrs. G. S. Webster, of Devonport.