OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 16778, 5 July 1918, Page 5

OBITUARY

THE SULTAN OF TURKEY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Keutor's Telegram*. LONDON, July 4. (Received July 5, at 10.50 a.m.) The Sultan of Turkey is dead. [Mohammed V.. son of Sultan Abdnl Medjid. was born November 3, 1E44-, and succeeded to the throne on the deposition of his older brother, Sultan Abdul Hamid 11. (“Abdul the Damned”), on. April 27, 1909. The deceased sovereign was the thirty-sixth, in mala descent, of Othuiau. the founder of the Empire, and the twentyninth Sultan sines the conquest of Constantinople. lie had a brief but eventful reign, with varied difficulties increasing rapidly towards its cud. Immediately following Mohammed’s accession there was promise of constitutional progress. After the storm of discontent over corruption and misgovernißent that precipitated the deposition of his elder brother, Constitutional Government was restored and a new Parliament convoked. Vow progressive legislation (for Turkey) was enacted, and everything .promised well. But the new Parliament, soon acquired the character of the old, and became more subservient than its predecessors to the Committee of Union and Progress, whose progressive ideas dragged the Ottoman Empire into the great, war.] MR C. T. PATERSON. To the public of Dunedin the name of Mr Charles Thomas Paterson was well known, and his death will leave a blank in our Business circles, whilst the many who knew him personally will mourn the loss of a man whom it was an honor to have as a friend. Ho was born at Hobart about 55 years ago, the son of Captain Thomas Paterson, who owned and sailed vessels in tho trade between Tasmania and New Zealand in tha days when sil the Hobart Town palings and fruit rams across by sailing vessels. Captain T. Paterson eventually settled in Dunedin and established the fruit turd. produce business which still bears his name. His son, diaries Thomas, the subject of this notice, also went to sea us a young mars, and Qualified <l3 a master mariaer. He was eight years afloat, having for a time command of the* brig Pakeha and afterwards being in charge of timber vessels trading between Kainara and Dunedin, 'He in turn, cams ashore and sucveded his father in the fruit and produce business, and he mack? the Vogel street mart one of the first importance in the trade. About Christmas of last year he had a paralytic seizure, and in January he definitely laid aside business, but the rest could not help him, and lie gradually became, worse and worse until he died at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. He married a Miss Gibson; of Tasmania, twin sister of Mrs Captain Edie. Mrs Paterson died nearly four yeans ago. After that Mr Paterson lived with his eon hid ney. and when that son had to remove to Central Otago on account of his health the father lived with his other son, Aubrey, in Forbury crescent, where the death took place. Mr Paterson was an (ild member 1 of the Kaitima Bowling Club, of which ho was for some time president. When he moved from Grant street ho joined the Dunedin Bowling Club. In e«<“h of these clubs he was /r recognised skip. He was a member of tl:o Commercial Travellers’ Club, and also belonged to the Otago Club, and lib was known" in Freemasonry os a member of Lodge Celtic. In all his relationships of Ilfs’ ho was deservedly trusted and respected.

Mr Samuel Philp. bricklayer and contractor. who died on Wednesday, was horn at C’amelford, Cornwall, in 1828. Mr Philp immigrated to New Zealand in the shin Jessie Redmond, ca her maiden voyage to the Dominion, and arrived hero in 1870. He settled in Arthur street, but, when joined by his wife and family about two years later, be moved to Kirkland Hill, Knikornl. In 1890 Ins wife died. He reand went to live at Halfway Bush, of which, locality he was a resident for a great number of’years. Three years ago ha left tiio hill and settled in town. Of the first marriage there were four daughters and one son. and of this number there are two surviving daughters—Mrs it. Richardson (or Mornington) and Mrs i Johnson {of Anderson Bay road). There are 14 grandchildren, and of this number two have served their country in this war. line of these is Sub-lieutenant Engineer H. Richardson, oT a special service ship, in the_ North Sea, and the other i> Sergeant-major A. W. Johnson, who saw service with the main body on MalHpnH. and is now an instructor on’the IVmpm-irv Staff. Mr Phiip’s wife survive? hira, but there was no family of bis second marriage.

Mr M. T. Prison, eldest son. of {V. late Dr T. M. Philson. of Auckland, and formerly manager of several branches ‘of (ho Bank of New Zealand, died on .'londay at tne age of 70. In his active davs Mr Philsords name was closely associated with athletics in and around Auckland, ar.d he was one of its most prominent cricketers. In musical matters Mr Philson excelled as a performer upon a variety of ■wind instruments, and another of his hobbies \v;:= that of private theatricals. Mr He nr v Rernol-ds, who died at the Auckland Hospital a few davs ago, at the *3? of 65, was an old resident of Auckland, having lived there from infancy. Ho was born at sea on C tuber 10. 1802, on the snip Diihnur off Pitcairn Island, en route front Talrara-ho to Sydney. Mrs Elisabeth Ha!-.*.?, nho died recently at the age of 85, was another old colonist, having arrived in Auckland with her bus hj r.d and four chikirm on January 29, 1860, by the shin African. Mrs Hake jesule.l at '1 acmes for several years daring the mining v-mm. Mr William Baxter a well-known Auckland musician, died suddenly on Saturday from heart failure. Mr Banter, v.dyj was 61 years of age, went to A tick land os a boy with his parent* in 1003. end had lived in tha city over since. A.t different periods he organist at !?t James’s Presbyterian Church and the Newton Congregational Church. ard c.ioisTuaster of the Sacred Heart and Si Benedict's Churches. Mr Baxter leaves a widow, three sons, and exia daughter.