OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 16625, 7 January 1918, Page 6

OBITUARY

The death occurred at Wellington on Wednesday of, Mr David Anderson, head of the firm of Messrs S&vid Anderson and Sons, grocers and geSCral merchants, Moles-worth street. Tho late Mr Anderson, who was 82 years c2 age, was born at Weedon, Buckinghajua*;ire England, and came to Wellington rAlh. his parents in the barque Pilgrim it» 1849. In 1862 liis father, wno was in fewness in Willis street, opened a branch, gjoro in Molesworth street, close to (he site now occupied by tho firm, and Air 3>a\ad Anderson was placed In charge. Since then the business has developed to its present considerable proportions uridsg> his able direction. He was one of ths promoters and for several years a directs? of the Manawatu Railway, and a director of tho Gear Company, the Wellington Gas Company, and the Equitable Buttdjfeg and Investment Company for over JS years. From early life he was closely Connected with St. Paul's Pru-Cathedral, «J? which, he was for many years paris&l&ners' churchwarden. One of his sons, lir A. L. Anderson, of the R.A.M.C., W at present in Mesopotamia. A link with earlier edi&ation in New Zealand has been severed try the death at Auckland of Mr Ponsonby 3. R. Peacocke. After coming to New Zealand many years ago with his father (the late Hon. S. P. Peacocke), he served in tfc» Maori War as captain of the Second Wa&ato Regiment. Mr Peacocke was also fo? many years an inspector of schools, and kier an inspector of Roman Catholic schools.

Mi- Michael Moore, an eld resident of Napisr, died in tfie hospital on the 2nd inst. at the age of 72 yosls. For many years he was well knows as captain of coastal vessels. He gave sp the sea and settled in Napier. lie w©3 for some time a member of the Harbc? Board's staff. For a considerable perisl he kept the Napier hotel. In his youager days he was a famous oarsman. bein> Sormerted with the Wellington Rowing "Ckb when their crews earned off almost every rowing event. He was a membfv? of the famous Dolly Yard en crew in l^Jo".