OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 20591, 17 September 1930, Page 8

OBITUARY

m WILLIAM THOMPSON After an illness of five or six weeks, beginning with influenza and developing into a kidney trouble, Air William Thompson passed away yesterday afternoon at his residence in High street, St. Kilda. His sorrowing widow will have the sympathy of hosts of genuine friends, for he was a brotherly-minded man, ever ready to serve the community in any way that he could. As a boy ho worked 'in the Woolwich Arsenal, and upon coming to New Zealand whilst in his teens he became apprenticed to the ‘ Evening Star ’ proprietor; subsequently as a journeyman he held “a frame” in the composing room until the introduction of the linotype, when he became an operator, a position that he held until his final illness, with the exception of a short interval in the ‘ Lyttelton Times ’ employ. For yeais he was father of the ‘ Star ’ chapel, and on several occasions acted as one of the assessors for the Typographical Association. To the public at large he was known as “ Measurer,” our bowling contributor, apd in his own St. Kilda Club ho rose to the office of president. He also served on the St. Kilda Council, one of the promoters of the St. Kilda Library. The flag of the ‘ Evening Star ’ Company was half-masted to-day as a mark of respect to his memory. At last night’s meeting of the St. Kilda Bowling Club’s General Committee, the president (Mr D. C. Stark) made feeling reference to the death of Mr Thompson. He said that, apart from his many services to the bowling world in general. Air Thompson was a keen supporter of his own club, having occupied the position of president of both the Bowling and Winter Clubs. His genial disposition endeared him to all bis club mates, and by them he would be sorelv missed. SIR LOUIS SOLS GOVERNOR OF BERMUDA. (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—-ByTelegraph—Copyright. RUGBY. September 15. The death has occurred of Lieuten-ant-general Sir Louis Bols, who was Governor of Bermuda since 195"; aged sixty-three. [Sir Louis Bols held numerous high staff appointments during the war, including that of Chief of Staff in Palestine to Lord Allenby. He served in France, Flanders, Palestine, and Syria, and was mentioned in despatches twelve times. He also distinguished himself in the South African War, being thrice mentioned in despatches.] MR H. L. MACKELLAR STARTER FOR THE A.J.C. SYDNEY, September 16. The death is announced of Air H. L. MaeKellar, who was official starter lor the Australian Jockey Club for thirty years; aged sixty-two. He was formerly manager of the Kilkham Stud. AIOTION PICTURE ACTOR. NEW YORK, September 15. At Los Angeles, Milton Sills, who was for many years one of the bestknown motion picture actors, dropped dead from heart failure while playing lawn tennis with his wife and son at their suburban home.

[Milton Sills was born in Chicago on January 10, 1882, and was educated at the Chicago University, of which he became a Fellow of Philosophy. He first appealed on the stage in 1907 in ‘The Miser,’ after which he played many good stage roles until he made his screen debut in 1914 in Maurice Tourneur’s production of ‘Tho Pit.’ He played the leading male roles in ‘ Tho Isle of Lost Ships ’ (silent version), ‘Flaming Youth,’ and was the star of that very successful picture, ‘ TJie Sea Hawk.’ Since then he has had starring roles in ‘The Unguarded Hour,’ ‘ The Lying Truth,’ ‘ Puppets,’ ‘ Men of Steel,’ and other films. He was formerly married to Gladys Wynes. His widow is Doris Kenyon, whom he married in 1920. Milton Sills was a popular personality of the silent screen, but none of his talkies has yet been released in the dominion; in fact, it is not definitely known whether or not he has made a talking film.]