OBITUAY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 357, 27 March 1922, Page 5

OBITUAY.

MRS ELIZABETH CARTER

It is with deep regret that wo record the death of Mrs Elizabeth J. Carter, the sad event taking place yesterday. Airs Carter was one of the pioneer settlers of the Manawatu, She came from Cornwall with her husband in 1864. .landing at Wellington. Thence they proceeded to Greytown, and later to Christchurch. From the latter place Air and Mrp Carter went to Foxtou, living there for three years, and afterwards settling at Aloninu, some miles distant, where they carved for themselves a home in the bush. All the hardships ol

T the early settlers were endured by the '• deceased. Ol ten they were in fear of I licit--11 lives from the dangerous Maoris and on one (> occasion, being warned by friendly natives ■ of a rising, Mrs Cartel and others were ■ escorted by armed settlers to the stockade which bad been erected til Foxlon. There I 1 are to ibis day many'of the older Maoris I 1 whi. well remember the early days and j s speak of the many kindnesses shown to I 1 litem by Mrs Carter. She was beloved by I

i all who knew her. Coming to Palmerston I r North in 1906, she made her home here J • until her death, her husband having pre-J ( deceased her some years ago. Originally ; their family consisted of ten, of whom .Missj i Edith Cartel’ died some years ago in Pal-1 ’ merston North while tinder an anaesthetic, I and Mr ('. E, Carter, of this town, who I died quite recently. There still survive her! three daughters and five sons —Mrs E. E. I Ashley (Alangal-ainoka), Mrs Geo. 11. Stiles! and Miss E. E. Carter (Palmerston North); I and Messrs T. J, Carter (Paten), F. J. I Carter (Ohaktme). S, W. {'after (Shannon), I W, S. tarter (Palmerston North), and I. 11. Carter (Waikato). In addition to the! above there are 35 grandchildren and 121 ( great grandchildren. We extend to the ho-j reared relatives our heart fell sympathy in j j their lime of great sorrow. ;

MR W. AI. HANNAV. The news oj ‘h.o death on Saturday it a private hospital in Wellington of Mr W AI. Hannay, one ot that city's most esteemed residents, came as a. shock t< very many in the. community. Five weeks 'ago deceased underwent an operation, and though it was considered, .successful, the ellect lowered his vitality, and lit 1 said; gradually until his death, which will he widely lamented. The late Mr Hammy, who was 73 years of ago, was horn at Castle Douglas, in the i vicinity of Glasgow, in 1848. and alter leaving school entered tint service of one of the hie, Glasgow railway companies, wlicro hi; acquired at. first-hand a splendid all-round knowledge of railways. Arriving in New Zealand in 1875, he was very soon appointed district manager of railways for South ('..nierbiiry. and later he was promoted to tile position of assistant general manager at Wellington. When the Government ol the day decided to try commissioner control, he, with Messrs J, MeKicrow and J. P. Maxwell, were appointed commissioners of New Zealand ■railways. In 1894 tommissioncr control went by the hoard When Mr John Wallace resigned the position of general manager ot the Wellington and Alanawalu Railway Company —which coni rolled ihe west coast line between Wellington and Longhorn —Air Han nay was appointed to the post, and carried out the duties with marked ability, until the company's interests were acquired by die Government. Mr Hannay then retired from railway, v irk. ■ but lound plenty of ~:ope for Ids acMvities in the commercial world, hecnmii - 1 director in several coni; panics, including Mattson and Harr, Ltd. (Palmerston North). ■ ■ The late Mr Hannay leaves a- ■ widow, Iwo sons, and three daughters. Ihe sons are Messrs Alex. Hannay (managingdirector of Mansun and Harr, Palmerston North), K. H. Hannay (of Dalgely and Company s stall. Wellington). Ihe daughters are Mrs F. C. Widdop. of Wellington: Mrs (Dr.)’Forrest, of Palmerston North: and Miss J. Hannay. of Wellington The late Mr Hannay was front jts inception a leading member ol the Kent ler race Presbyterian (‘htireli. Wellington, ol -din'll he was an eldei tor many yeats. In that church lasi night the Rev. Dr. J., Kennedy Elliott referred to Mr Hannay s death and preached on “ Ihe Rest Unman Friend He Ever Hail and the Noblest Man He Had Ever Afel.” lie said Huh lie had never been in cotttaei with Air Hannav without realising that he cerlaii'dy resembled some of Hie stints whose lutes were written in the New Testament. He resembled Stephen, in that be was a man of faith, a man of prayer, mighty in the Scriptures; a man of wisdom or sane tilted (.*ommon m.mir*. I lu‘ “V uncial Mnn*h *in ( the “Dead March” were played .on im* oi'i'an, and the choir sang “Crossing the Bar.” The Rev. J. Ha it’d also made, suitable reference to the late Air Hannay at the morning’ service.