OBITUARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 16074, 31 October 1912, Page 9

OBITUARY.

CAPTAIN ROSE. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, October 30. A private cablegram received in Wellington this afternoon announced the death of Captain Henry Rose, formerly well known in Wellington. Captain Rose was bom in Central America in 1833, went to sea at tho ago of fourteen, became third officer at eighteen, and at twenty-four years of age obtained a master’s certificate. For fifteen years (between 1860 and 1875) he traded between London and Canterbury. Until 1869 he was an officer of the old White Star line, and eventually became captain of the first boat of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Rakaia. In 1875 he’ was appointed marine superintendent of the company’s fleet for the dominion, . and a year later ho accopted the position of local manager of tho New Zealand Shipping Company at Wellington.' He retired from the company’s service sixteen years ago, and since then lived in retirement in London, but occasionally made trips to New Zealand. He was for nearly twenty years a member of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, and also filled tho position of chairman of the Harbour Board for several terms. Captain Rose has left a widow and an unmarried daughter in London, another daughter (wife of Mr C. V. Houghton, manager of tho New Zealand Shipping Company at Auckland), and three sons—Messrs J. G. Roso (with Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co.), W. H. Rose (with Messrs H. G. Henderson and, Co., "Wellington) and Lieutenant A. B. Rose, of the British Army. .