IN MEMORIAM

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 15 February 1933, Page 7

IN MEMORIAM

THE LATE MR MOSS DAVIS, A London correspondent writes: —The funeral took place on 3rd January at the Jewish Cemetery, Willesden, of Mr Moss Davis of 30, Norfolk street, Park Lane, W., formerly of Nelson and Auckland, who died in his 86th year after an illness of several weeks duration. The service) was conducted by the Rev. Ephraim Levine and the Rev. I. Goldston and the family mourners were, Mr Eliot Davis, and Mr Boydie Davis, (sons), Mr William Davis and Mr Keith Moss (grandsons), and Sir Murdoch Mackenzie Wood, M.P., (son-in-law). (Mr Ernest Davis, eldest son, is at present in New Zealand and Mr and Mrs Robert Moss and Col. and Mrs Hamilton Lang, sons-in-law and daughters, are at Monte Carlo and could not be present at the funeral.) Others present included Sir Thomas Wilford, High Commissioner for New Zealand, Dr. Joseph Hunter M.P., Dr. Bernard Myers, Mr 11. P. Chinchen (National Bank of New Zealand), Lt. Col. D’Arcy Francis, Mr Desmond Tuck, Mr P. S. Crisp (New Zealand), Mr Samuel Gluckstein, Mr Bertie A. Levinson, Mr Ronald Gilbey, Mr John Arthur Dewar, Mr Leslie Jacobs, Mr Elliot Jacobs, Mr Octave Levy, Mr Leslie Harris, Mr S. Macdonald, Mr George Gollin, Mr Bernard Goodman, Mr Frederick Evans (Butler for 20 years) and others. A memorial service was held in the evening at the New West End Synagogue, St. Petersburgh Place, London, W., conducted by the Rev. I. Goldston and the Rev. E. Levine. In the course of a eulogistic address the Rev. E. Levine paid a well merited tribute to the late Mr Davis whom lie described as a real representative type of all that an Englishman could be. He went to New Zealand as a young man and by dint of energy, diligence, fixed determination and hard work, lie had raised himself to the highest pedestal of its commercial life and had become a real pioneer in New Zealand. He was ever proud of his Judaism which he always manifested in his home life whilst his integrity and his charity were household words. He had a most lovahle disposition, a great heart filled with real human sympathy and his benevolence was always given unostentatiously; in fact lie did not know many of the recipients of his generosity. He ever conducted his life with the highest ideals of all that was sincere and upright. He would be sadly missed by all -who had the privilege of his friendship. The family mourners were Mrs Moss Davis (widow), Miss Blanche Davis (daughter), Mr and Mrs Eliot Davis, Air Boydie Davis (sons and daughter-in-law), Sir Murdoch and Lady Mackenzie Wood (son in law and daughter), Mr Keith Moss, Mr William Davis, Mrs Val Rosing, Mrs Nancy Beauchamp, Miss Nancy Davis and Miss Joan Davis (grandchild, ren).