THE LATE DR. NEWMAN

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 82, 5 April 1924, Page 13

THE LATE DR. NEWMAN

IMPEESSIVE TUNERAL;

■ At St. Paul's: Pro-Cathedral-yestep' day afternoon;- prominent men of'many ■ i"v?^ eS-°?, politics to athletics, did final reverence to -the late Hon. D r . .A.:;K-Newman;:TSOi'D." :The nail-bearers' at. the. church, were members* of .the Pdneke Football Club; of which the '.deceased, was president—-Messrs"' A" F. Wiren. U: ..P.' Calcinai, ;.D. Calcihai, and-A. J. Griffiths,-and those ) at•• the cemetery were representatives, if •'the Wellington.Rugby rUnion," Messrs:, HE." T G. .Wiluams,-J, N. Millard, F- ••.. Jackson, and-p. Laws.? The chief mourner,. Mr; FranK'Newman," was.^accompanied by Messrs^VF.'E: Ward, HJ Johnston, Earl Johnston, Guy Johnston:'. Artlinr Duncan, and ErnestHadfield."'-'-'■ , . Among. those . presentVvrere^thS;XJEef -'■ Justice.(Sir Robert Stout), the AttorneTGeneral (Sir Francis Bell), the Minister of- Lands (the Hon.JD.-H.,Guthrie); tKs : JMimster.of Labour (the.Hon., G. J/ An"--'lerson)r the' Minister-of- Defence (STr Heaton; Rhodes), al. A/fairs.(the .Hpn...R._F..,BoUarji) • :the Legislative Council—-The--Bon -C ~ H:~ Tzard. "the Hoi. ,Dr:.W.,E.,Collins, Sii William HalKJones, .the Hon. TrW.: Hislop, the Hotf; ~W. Earnshnw,-Sir Walter Buchanan, the Clerk of Parliaments "(Mi-'.. A..JV Lowe), the Clerk Assistant, Legislative Council (Mr. iAr T. Bothamley), the second Clerk Assistant -(Mr. Basil Stocker);. the' House .of Representatives' ,—The Leader of: the --Opposition-{Mr; V" M. Wilford), . Sir-John .Lukej-MJv •#.-'- Fraser, the Clerk of the House of;'j?e-" presentatives - (Mr.' E. W.,Kahe);" the City; Corporation—The '': Mayor" (Mr"• ■RA. Wright, M:P>)i : Councillors-H;' D: Rennett, Burns, C, H.- Chapman,, W. H.- Bennett, W. J. Gaudin, F."Meadow-r-ro£t, the-Town Clerk"(Mr.rJno. B. Pal-' mer); the New Zealand Rngby tJnion— Mr. S.S. Dean (chairman), Mr.'E. A. Little, Mr, W; Hornig, .Mr. ; E. Wtylie, Mr.' H. Combs (secretary); '■- the 'Wellington Rugby- Unions-Mr.,. J:. Prendeville' (chairman), Air. •'■• F. .Laws, . Mr. F. C. Jackson. Mi.; J. N.. Millard, Mr; A. E.v Neilson, Father Kane; Wellington Racing. Club—Mr. J. 8.-Harcourt (president. Mr. A.E.'TOtiyte (secretary); Sir, Joseph Ward, the Rev.^ John Watson arid Mr. W. J. Helyer (New Zealand Al-' liance), Messrs. C. G. Wilson and R. Murphy (Wellington Cricket - "Association), Colonel Campbell (Auditor-Gerier-. al)/ Mr. jKenneth Duncan, Mr. J. D. Gray (Secretary of External ASairs), Mr. Gi Mitchell (chairman Wellington Harbour Board), Mr. A. G.. Bamett (sec-; retary, Harbour Board), Major-General Sir Alfred jßobin, Sir Donald M'Gavin, Mr. \P. S. 'E Macassey ,(Crowa Brosecutor), Mr. E.: R. Dympcfc, Mr. J. P. Firth, CM.G., Mr/Allen Strang, Mr. ,1. A. Tripe,; Mr. H. D. Linton (sec-1 retary;. Wellington Clnp); Mr.A. J;: Raynor (manager, Wellington Chib); Major Wynyard and !"-. Mr...- George '■ Williams (members of the 1888. Rugby team that visited England), Mr. T. W. Leslie, Mr. C- Pi Skerrett,' K-.C, Mr. C. M. Luke (Wellington Hospital Board),' Mr. W." Hood (Midland Cricket Club), Mr. E. P. Lee (Oamaru), Dr. M'Eredy, Dr. C- M., Hector, Dr. Henry, Dr. Herbert, Mr. T. Shailer 'eWston,' Mr; Walter ; Betbune, -M r. • John- Plimmer ■ (chairman,- Wellington Loan and Trust Company), Mr.. W. H. Millwaid ■ (Geatf Meat Preserving Com-' pany), Mr. J. Leddie and M?. F. R. ■ Lissington (A. E. Kernotj Ltd., and Norwich "Union Mutual .Life, Society), ,E.>d-. PHcher and. W^:A. Edwards (Early Set- : tiers-Association),- Mr. C> -M. iTurrell (New Zealand Shipping.. Company), Mr. L..--.0.-H.'.Tripp.-- ;.;;';■;.•/■-■-.■ -.-••■;- -Sr--- ;. A vote of sympatiiy with the relatives of the*. Jate Dr." Newman wiis passed at a_ meeting of Roseneath residents. In^ the motion the chairman ~ : kiatei that the defth of Dr. Newman, was a ; great loss to the district,,for which he, had done so much, - and tnat the school had lost a strong/supporter and friend.