OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 21892, 1 December 1934, Page 15

OBITUARY

CAPTAIN JOHN WANAMABER Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, November 29. The death has occurred of Captain John Wanamaker, aged 46, son of the late Mr Rodman Wanamaker and grandson of Mr John Wanamaker, famous New York and Philadelphia merchants. SIR ROBERT PERKS LONDON, November 30. (Received December 1, at 1.30 a.m.) The death is announced of Sir Robert Perks. [Sir Robert William Perks a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. He was a railway lawyer from 1878 to 1892. He was associated with the late Mr T. A. Walker in building Barry Docks, Preston Docks, Manchester Ship Canal, and Inner Circle Railway, etc. With Mr C. Walker he was associated in. building the Rio Janeiro quays and harbour works, the Buenos Aires Port extension, the Transandine Railway between Chile and Argentine, and the docks at Alexandria. He was eighty-five years of age.] (Received December 1, at noon.)

Sir Robert Perks, who died to-day, aged 85 years, had a distinguished career as an engineer and financier, and he was concerned with the construction of some world-famous works, including the Manchester Ship Canal, the Forth bridge, the transandine railway, the harbour at Alexandria, quays and harbour works at Rio De Janeiro, and an extension of works at the port of Buenos Aires. He was a pioneer in railway, developments. His.firm (Walker and Co.) built the inner circle railway in London, and 'he was chairman of the Metropolitan District Railway during its conversion from steam to electricity over thirty years ago. He was for many years a Liberal member of Parliament, and through, life _as a Methodist took a prominent part in religious work. 1 COUNT WOLF-METTERNIGH BERLIN, November 30. (Received December 1, at 12.30 p.m.) The death i§ announced of Count Wolf-Metternich, who before the war was German Ambassador in London. , CAPTAIN BURKITT Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, December 1. (Received December 1, at 1.30 p.m.) The death is announced of Captain Leonard John Bnrkitt, aged sixty-two. He was chief mate on the steamer Elmgamite, which was wrecked on the Three Kings (off the New Zealand coast) in 1902. MR B. E. S. BRODIE [SPECIAL TO THE ‘ SlAH.’] AUCKLAND, December 1. A former Chief Postmaster ■; at Napier, Mr Bertram Eustace Silke Brodie, died on November 25 at his residence at 12 Cecil road, Epsom, aged sixty-two years. He was a son of Mr George Brodie, the first member of Parliament for Dunstan. Mr Brodie joined the Post and Telegraph staff at Wellington in 1891, and after ' being stationed at Oamaru for four years was transferred to Auckland, where he was stationed for ten years. From there he was sent to Invercargill in 1906, where he stayed several years, before returning to Auckland as chief accountant. His next move was to New Plymouth in 1925, and three and a-half years later he was appointed Chief Postmaster at Napier. Mr Brodie retired in 1931, and came to live in Auckland. (He is survived by Mrs Brodie, one daughter, and two sons. MR GEORGE AYLING LONDON, November 30 (Received December 1, at 1.30 a.m.) The death is announced of Mr George Ayling, oarmaker, of Thames, whose sculls were well known throughout the world. MRS E. C. DREAVER For over sixty years the drapery establishment in George street, Dunedin, known as Dreavers Limited brought Mrs Elizabeth Crailman Drearer into close touch • with large numbers of town and country customers, and they, with many personal friends, will miss her now that she has passed away. The death occurred yesterday. Mrs Dreaver came from Glasgow; her husband, Mr James Dreaver, was an Orkney man, brought up in the tailoring trade. They set up business in Dunedin in 1872, their original shop being near the corner of St. Andrew and George streets, on the east side. Two years later they moved to the west side, and opened there with a one-window shop, which gradually became the large emporium that our younger folk know. Mr Dreaver died in 1904, and Mrs Dreaver carried on the business with marked success, continuing her managership until laid aside by illness in September. To that concern and the interests of her family she gave her whole attention. The surviving members of the family are Mrs Lees. Mrs James Black. Mr James R. Dreaver, and Mr Hugh C. Dreaver.