OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 114, 8 February 1937, Page 3

OBITUARY

Dr. R. Tracy-Inglis

The death has occurred of Dr. Russell Tracy-Inglis, C.8.E., one of the Dominion’s' leading surgeons, states a “Dominion” Special Service message from Auckland. He was at one time medical superintendent of the Auckland Hospital and possessed a distinguished war record. Dr. Tracy-Inglis was born in Glasgow in 1875, and while still young went to Melbourne, graduating Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1899. He was appointed medical superintendent of the. Auckland Hospital in 1901. When he resigned to take up private practice he was appointed to the honorary staff. He was medical superintendent of St. Helen’s Hospital, Auckland, from its inception in 1906, until last year, when he retired because of ill-health. Mr. Robert Duncan The death occurred on Thursday evening at his residence, 17 Manama Crescent, Wellington, of Mr. Robert Duncan, formerly Secretary of Marine, and a life-member of the Australian Institute of Marine Engineers. He was in his seventy-ninth year. Mr. Duncan, who was hale and hearty up to last week, was a son of Captain Alexander Duncan, a ship owner of Arbroath, Scotland. He served his apprenticeship to the engineering trade with the firm of Alex under Shanks and Sons, of Arbroath. Later he joined the service of the Royal Mail Steamship Company, ana was chief engineer in the South Mail "Pacific Service, when he joined the New Zealand Government service as inspector of machinery in 1890. He became chief of that department in 1896. With that work was coupled that of Chief Surveyor of Ships for the Government. In 1920, he was appointed Secretary of Marine, and in 1922 he retired.

Mr. Duncan reaves a widow, three sons and one daughter. The sons are Messrs. F. A., R., and J. F. Dnncan, and the daughter Miss Agnes Duncan.

Rev. George Widdup The Rev. George Widdup, who died at his home at Cheviot recently, was well known and highly respected in the district, and had been vicar of St. John’s Anglican Church at Cheviot for the last 12 years. Born at Rochdale. England, in 1882, he was ordained deacon by Bishop Sadlier in 1913, and priest in 1914. He was curate of Don niston and Riwaka.for short periods, vicar of Collingwood for nine years, and vicar of Cheviot from 1925 until the time of his death. He had many interests in the district, at various times holding the office of secretary and chairman of the Cheviot School Committee, president of the Garden Club (of which be was founder), president of trie branch of the Workers’ Educational Association and the public library, vice-president of the football club, president of the croquet club, band of hope, and Church Missionary Society. For several years he did research work into the history of the original settlement of Cheviot. Mr. Widdup is survived by his wife, a son (Mr. Marsden Widdup), and a daughter (Miss Isohel Widdup). Mr. R?Q Lee Mr. Robert. Cairns Lee, who was well known in athletic and sporting circles in the Hutt Valley, died on Saturday morning in the Wellington Hospital at the age of 54 years. Mr. Lee was a patron of boxing and was for several years honorary instructor to the Hutt I Valley High School and presented the school with a boxing ring and also a medal for the most scientific boxer.