OBITUARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17198, 19 June 1916, Page 11

OBITUARY.

WILLIAM GEORGE JOHN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, June 17. The death is announced of Mr William George John, general secre\ry of the Theosopliical Society,- and formerly of New Zealand, WILLIAM BARRON. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, June 17. The death is announced of Mr William Barron, who was M.H.R. for Caversham from 1879 to 1890. He had occupied the position of Grand Master of tho Now Zealand Lodge of Freemasons and was aged seventy-eight. i— , D. L. CHRISTIE, [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, June 17.

The death is announced of Air D. L. Christie, of Taieri, who in 1871 fired a match with the late “Long Drive” Walker, of Auckland, for the smallbore championship of New Zealand. He had a mount on Katerfelto when that horse won tho Grand National Steeplechase.

ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY. Tho death is announced oi : a very old Timaru resident, Mr Alexander Montgomery, who for the past twentyfour years has held the position of Deputy Official Assignee and also that of registrar of births, deaths and marriages. The late Air Montgomery was born in Ireland and dn arriving in Timaru he was employed by Messrs Moodio and Zicsler, but left them to join Mr K. F. Gray, founding the Temuka auctioneering firm of Gray and Montgomery. He was for some time secretary of the Timaru Guildi tig Society, and held a seat on the committee of the Main School. Mr Montgomery had been in indifferent health for some time. CAPTAIN J. ,EMAN SMITH. The death occurred suddently at Wellington on I riday of Captain J. Email Smith, Under-Secretary for Immigration. and one of the best-known Civil servants in Wellington. The deceased became ill at an early hour on Friday morning, and pasesd away nt one o'clock in the afternoon. The immediate cause of death was the bursting of a blood vessel on the brain. Captain Smith was a native of Wellington, about fifty-three years of age, and unmarried. * After finishing Ins education ho entered the Treasury Department, and was there for many years. Later on he became Registrar for Old Age Pensions, and whilst holding that position ho received the important appointment of Resident New Zealand Government Commissioner for the Cook Island Group. The deceased, in his younger days, took a prominent part ill outdoor sports. JOHN TAYLOR. Another link in the small band of earlv settlers has been broken by the death of Mr John Taylor, which occurred yesterday at his late residence, Falsgrave Street, Sydenham. Mr Taylor had been in failing health for several months past, so that his death was not altogether unexpected. In public life he was associated with various bodies, having been a member of the old Lin wood Borough Council for eight years, whilst he also occupied a similar position on the Sydenham Borough Council for nearly three years. In educational affairs he was connected with the doings of the Waltham School Committee for a lengthy period. On the formation of a branch of the Independent Order of Rechabites in this city bo became one of its members. He identified himself closely with the work ol the Salvation Army, of which he was a member from its inception, thirtythree years ago. In the carrying on of his business as a bricklayer and contractor ho has built many large buildings, one of them being the Salvation Army City Barracks. His wife predeceased him by several years, and be leaves a arlge family of eight sons and four daughters and several grandchildren. The funeral will leave his late residence at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.