OBITUARY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11326, 2 October 1930, Page 5

OBITUARY

LIEUT.-GFNEJ.iAL SIR JAMES ARRAY.

(U.P.A. bv Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct, 1, RoO p.m.) AIELBOURNE, Oct. 1The death is announced of Lieut,General Sir James Whiteside AlcKav, aged GG. He was a ioinier member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Minister of Trade and Customs"', and also of Education. As a member of the House of Representatives lie Was Minister ;of Defence in the Reid-AlcLean 1 of 1905. He was commander of the Second Infantry Brigade in the First Australian Division at Gallipoli, and was In-spector-General of the Australian military forces m 1915-16.

NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD

DEATH OF AIRS- GATT

(Press Association.) ELTHAAI, Oct. 1

With five wccks to the attainment of' 100 fears of age'. Mrs. Mary Ann Catt died on Tuesday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. 11. Judd, Bath Street , SI than). • Born on : Sussex, England, on November 10, 1830, Mrs. Catt came to New Zealand 70 years ago. amt settled at Hutt for JG years and later, was resident in the W airarapa'Her husband, Mr. Win. 'Catty, died 30 "years ago. airs. Catt came to Dltlmin from Master ton in 1925. til* til three years ago, she retained her faculties and well remembered many incidents of the early days. During the Croat Mar Mrs.'Catt was an indefatigable worker in tlio interests of the" soldiers, making clothing for the Belgian children. One effort of which she. was' justly proud vas making 3G hand-worked quilts lor the Belgian sufferers:' The deceased had a family «>t on'dil of whom there are four survivors-. Mr. Henry Catt (Carterton), Mr William Catt (Timaru), Mrs. J. Judd (EllhamW ami Mrs. Sparrow (Oisborne). Her numerous descendants include members of five generations. ' ' MR. D. S- DED.TNGIMETJ), B.A. (Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct, 1. The death is announced of Mr. D. S. Bedingfield, B.A-, headmaster el the Petone Central School, alter a short illness. Deceased for over a quarter ol a century had been prominently associated with education in Pctouc, commencing his Pet one career at the central • school l ucre, and then at the Petone district 'high school. In. 1909 when Petone West school opened, he was appointed its first headmaster, and in 1921 when the position of headmaster of the Petone Central school became vacant, Mr. Bedingfield was appointed' to the position, which, he had’ ably filled ever since. Deceased is survived by his widow, a daughter, Miss Bedingfield, who is following the teaching profession, and a son, Mr D. L- Bedingfield, 8.A., L.L.13, who is practising law in Petone. CAPTAIN DiLLNEiR, The death occurred suddenly of Captain Dillner, for many years one of the ‘ best-known master mariners on‘the New 'Zealand .coast, who had been living in' retirbment at Wellington ■" since 19221 ’ ’. . Captain Dillner aas born in owe-; den 85- years " ago,’ and went to sea. at" ah early ago. Among" the ships he commanded were 'the brigantine. .Circe, which was • -engaged, m the Cliina IHidek and also sailed between New'/Zealand and Australia,' the burquentino Ocean Hanger, and the brig Rio Logo. ’Subsequently he was commodore master of ,a fleet ol' sailors owned by Mr. AVu-torson, of Invercargill, his last command being the collier Ngaiicro. Ju the course •of- a- lengthy career, deceased never had a really" serious mishap. t •' • The deceased leaves a widow, Airs' ;D/'C. © Dilhicrj two ■•daughters, and four sons, "Captain Helmer ’ Dillner, D.S.C., of the Marine> Department, •Lyttelton, and Messrs.- HarohL Oscar DiUner - (Wellington)',- chief engineer tii "the "Uhidn Steani Ship CqyV;' Qlaff Dilhicr, -secretary ‘to" fhe 'National War li’unds ! Council, Wellington; and i Ttobm-t' Dillner,,;of • Wellington.