OBITUARY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 4 August 1928, Page 6

OBITUARY

:.- V 5; ? : «"MR ; H/Cv.GUINNESS' (By Te'egraph.-Bpecial to "The Mail") '.- Xk' GHRISTCHURCH, This Day. '%tUS.i C: Guinness, Acting District Traffic-.rMahager of -New Zealand Railwaysat.Christchurch, died suddenly yesterday; afternoon, ; < -death following a heart*-seizure.-He was 1 on duty.yester-day,-ajsliisual-when;.he suddenly took ill afcfhis office shortly, after two o'clock. - He was removed to his home and died twoi hoi&s later* only last week that Mr 'Guinness jyas' appointed traffic assistant*?top theisuperintendent, of the •railway, division., and was to hayf• taken-up, his, jnew. position short-, .ly. : ",'':> i.' -V,,' '"' !'■ V ~■;'■/'■'■ ' '.•'•■■'■ The* J late;-Mr'Guinness was 48 years of .'agV : He' was' horn at Reeffon and -.'joined the railway service, in 1895 as a cadet in Christchui-ch. After serving at DarfiMd,.*Timaru; : Mastertbn, Napier, i Feathersoh, and -Lytteltoh Jie returned to Ch'ristelzurch as clerk. Later he went to Broken "River as stationmaster, and trjen-'"W>^s:vFrdm'there he was apK 4 pointed 'NfchiefK' clerk at Ashburton, whence :te|,was transferred to Kaiapoias -stationmaster in-1917. In 1922 he, went to.Qhakune as transport clerk, rose to chief;:elerk-in1927, and was transferred "to in that _ capacity., His appointment to indoor assistant followed, ;ana -on. Mr: J[. Chapman's retirement some.,months ago, he \ took his place a$ acting -trafficmanger for 1 ; the district. Mr" Guinness ■, leaves a widow, a vand a. son. :•'.' ' .