OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 20315, 25 October 1929, Page 7

OBITUARY

DEATH OF DR CHILTON . V lO death of Dr Charles Chilton, sixty-nine years of age, a former rector of Canterbury College, is reported by a Press Association telegram from Christchurch., the cause of death being pneumonia. Tho late Dr Chilton, M.A., D.Sc., was born in Hereford, England, in 1860, and was educated at Canterbury College. Otago University, Edinburgh University, and Heidelberg. Ho was engaged as assistant master at tho Boys’ High School, Christchurch, and as a tutor at the Dunedin Training College. He was afterwards rector of

the Port Chalmers District High School. Dr Chilton also studied medicine, aud for sonic time was a house surgeon in the Edinburgh Infirmary. He was a president of the New Zealand Institute and of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, as well as a member of the Canterbury Education Board. In addition to taking an interest in all educational matters, including W.E.A. work, Dr Chilton was interested in many scientific subjects, and town beautifying. He wrote many papers on Crustacea, particularly subterranean and sub-Antarctic forms.

M D. M. PHILIP

Tho death is reported of Mr David Mainland Philip, a leading Otago farmer and breeder, belonging to a wellknown Waihemo County family. He was born in Dunedin in 1865, tho eldest son of tho first school master of Flag Swamp, Waikonaiti. When his father retired from the school ho took over a small holding _at Stoncburn, and David left homo in search of his fortune, finding it eventually in the shearing sheds of tho backblocks districts of Australia, whither ho went after gaining his experience in various parts of Otago. Ho returned to New Zealand, and started farming at Dnnback, where ho was engaged until 1915, gaining repute as a breeder of high-class stock. Then he joined tho Dunedin staff of Dalgety and Co. as second auctioneer, and quickly proved his worth in his new sphere. When in 1925 ho intimated his intention to retire the firm persuaded him to go to Patagonia partly as an attendant on a large consignment of stud sheep and partly for tho purpose of fostering interest in the New Zealand trade among South American sheep men. His visit to South America was so successful that ho made a second journey to that country, and would have made a third hao not his health given way eighteen months ago. For sixteen years ho was a member of the Waihemo County Council and chairman for a considerable term. His brothers, Messrs George Philip, of Bnsliey, and John Philip, of Puketapn, are landholders in that district. Ho leaves a widow and a family of four, ono son and three daughters. xVnother son was accidentally killed a few years ago.