LATE HON W. MONTGOMERY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16742, 24 December 1914, Page 4

LATE HON W. MONTGOMERY.

THE FUNERAL, Yesterday afternoon tho funeral of the late Hon William Montgomery took place. The cortege was formed on the Christchurch railway station, and moved off immediately on tho arrival of the train from Little River. The funeral procession proceeded to thcßarbadoes Street Anglican cemetery, where tho burial service was conducted by the Veil Archdeacon Gosset. The chief mourners were tho sons of the deceased. Among those present in tho cortege wnrc; —The Hon It. H. Rhodes (representing the Government), Rev T. W. Price (representing Bishop Grimes), Colonel G. J- Smith, Professor J. Macmillan Brown. Messrs J. O. Adams, H. D. Aeland and G. 1L Mason (representing Canterbury Collego Board of Governors), Professors A. Wall and O. Evans (Canterbury College Professorial Board), Mr C. Bevan - Brown (Boys’ High School), Messrs R- H. Wood and C. Bean (representing W. Montgomery and Co.), Hon H. F. d igram. Hon E. C. J. Stevens, Mr J. 1. Jonkinson, It. Latter, W. Cowlishaw, F. I. Cowlishaw, K. Nca.re, 11. -U. Reeves, John Anderson, W. F. Parkinson, Joseph Ballantvne, R. M. Macdonald, Leonard Clark, W. _ F. M. Buckley, W. H. Lane. James Little. H. Belmor, F. Coop, J. Coop, J. Parkinson. A. Boyle, J. E. March, H. H. Pitman, F. H. Pvne, B. Lane, J. F. Buchanan, J. ,C. C. Gebbie, P. C. T odhunter, Eli Scott, L. Johnston and L. C. Williams. Messrs A. G. Pearson, J. Curtis, Joseph Curtis, A. R. Quartermain, W. Bowles. H. Salt and A. Mackintosh (staff of Messrs J. Montgomery and Co.) were also present. Wreaths were sent by the following: Hon J. Allen, Hon R. H. Rhodes, Mr and Mrs Robert Wood, Mr and Mrs J. Coop and'family,. Mr J. Montgomery, Mr and Mrs S. Nutt and family, Mr R. C. Todhunter, Mr G. D.

Greenwood, Mr and Airs M’Manus, Mr and Airs J. F. Buchanan. Air James Goblin, Wairewa County Council. Banks Peninsula Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Star Tennis Club, Little River, children and committee of j the Little River Main School;- -