OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 23214, 13 March 1939, Page 14

OBITUARY

MR R. M. CHADWICK [Per United Press Association.] HASTINGS, March 12. The death occurred at Napier on Saturday night of Mr R. M. Chadwick, one of Napier’s most active citizens and secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Automobile Association. Mr Chadwick was taken suddenly ill on Saturday afternoon while attending the national championships, whore his son, Hordeou Chadwick, of Auckland, was performing. Later a stroke intervened, and he died at 9.30 p.m. The deceased was well known all over New Zealand for his personality and sportsmanship. Mr Chadwick once New Zealand and Otago in Association football and Otago at cricket. He was born at Dunedin 59 years ago. NOTABLE PERSONALITY. Cricketers and Association footballers of the last generation will remember “Monty” Chadwick as not only a very fine exponent of both games, hut also as one of those thorough sportsmen who > do credit to any branch of athletics in which they participate. Mr Chadwick, who was a civil engineer, left Dunedin many years ago to reside in the North Island, and he paid a visit to Dunedin some three or four years ago,_ when ho renewed many old friendships. As a Soccer player he was a member of the Northern Club, and he not only found a place in the Otago eleven, but also toured Australia with a New Zealand team. As a cricketer he was one of the stalwarts of the now defunct Opoho Club, and a contemporary of other well-known players such as Jim Timlin, Bert Eckhoff, the late George M'Gavin, and W. Kilgour. He played for Otago in 1905 against the visiting Australian team, which included Vic. Trumper, Duff, Hill, Noble, Armstrong, Gregory, Cotton. He had no pretensions to being a batsman, but was a right-hand fastmedium bowler of an excellent type. His old comrades, as well as the many other friends he made in Dunedin, will indeed be sorry to learn of the passing of “ Monty ” Chadwick.

MR JOHN M'NAIR [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, March 13. The death has occurred of Mr John M'Nair, who retired from the position of district engineer at Christchurch last year, aged 64 years. From 1909 to 1914 he was assistant engineer at In vercargill, and then he was transferred to Dunedin, where he remained until 1922. He was then sent to Auckland as assistant engineer, and in February. 1924, he was appointed district engineer at Invercargill. After a short period there he was transferred _to Wanganui. He returned to Christchurch as district engineer in September, 193-5. Mr M'Nair was an associate member of the Institute of Civil Engineers (London) and a member of the New Zealand Society of Engineers. MR W. S. IRELAND The death occurred at his residence at 95 Russell street last week of Mr, William Sutherland Ireland, in his eighty-fourth year. Born at Helensburgh, Scotland, he arrived in New Zealand in 1883, and took up residence in this city. In following mining pursuits, he visited Tasmania and other parts of Australia and New Zealand, returning to Dunedin in 1895, when he joined the staff of Messrs Nimmo and Blair Ltd., and later the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., and Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., until his retirement in 1925. In his youthful days in Scotland he was deeply interested in rowing, and represented Greenock on many occasions. A keen follower of football, he was a regular attendee at Carisbrook. His likeable disposition, courtesy, and hospitality won him the esteem of many friends. Deceased,' 1 whose wife died in 1916, is survived by two daughters—Mrs M. Macdonald (Dunedin) and Mrs S. Mentiplay (Wellington)—and three sons— Mr W. S- Ireland and Mr J. Campbell Ireland (Dunedin), and Mr D. Eric Ireland (Wellington).

MR F. S. WOOD [Per United Press Association.] WESTPORT, March 13. The death occurred! of Mr Frank S. Wood, a native of Christchurch, suddenly this morning, aged 56 years. He was a prominent business man, a member of the Progress League, and an exborough councillor. He had a long Masonic career, and was a past grand master. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and three sons.