OBITUARY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 17 January 1939, Page 2

OBITUARY

VERY REV. FATHER P. J. COONEY fUnited Press Association] CHRISTCHURCH, 15th January. The death occurred yesterday of the Very Rev. Father Patrick J. Cooney. Father Cooney, who was parish priest at Lyttelton for 38 years, had been in failing health for some time. He was one of the best-known priests in the Dominion, and will long be remembered as a man of scholarly attainments, an able speaker, and a controversialist. Father Cooney was born in Limerick City, Ireland, and pursued his ecclesiastical studies at Gregorian University in Rome. At the conclusion of his studies he was ordained by the late Bishop Grimes, who invited him to take a post in New Zealand. After holding short ministries in Ashburton, Rangiora, and Kumara, he was appointed to Lyttelton pastorate, charge of which he retained till his death. In the course of his iife he made two visits to Europe, in which he included an extensive tour of the Holy Land. Father Cooney was a member of the Diocesan Council of the Church. MR F. W. MANTON WELLINGTON, 16th January. The death occurred suddenly in Wellington, of Mr Frederick William Man-

f ton, of the firm of Mesrs Ellis and Manton, Ltd., general merchants. Mr Manton, w’ho was in his sixtyseventh year, was a past president and life member of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, a past president of the United Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association, a member of the Wellington City Council from 1925 until 1927. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter. MR E. R. BONNINGTON There passed away last w'eek at his residence, Dundas street, Seatoun, Mr Edward Randolph Bonnington, third son of the late H. E. Bonnington, a wellknown chemist of Ashburton. Mr Bonnington, who was 37 years of age. was a member of the staff of the Bank of New South Wales. He entered the service of the bank at Ashburton in 1918. and was later stationed at Tolaga Bay, Nelson. Wellington, Amberley, and Opunake. In 1925 he w’as promoted to second officer at Westport, and in 1928 to accountant at Blenheim. He served there until 1936, when he was transferred to Wellington. He is survnved by his wife, the eldest daughter of Mr J. M. Park. Commissioner of Taxes, Wellington, and two young sons. SIR HAROLD KITTERMASTER [lndependent Cable Service] T.P A -By Electric Telegraph —Copyright’’ ZOMBA, 15th January. The death is reported of Sir Harold

Kittermaster, Governor of Nyasaland, aged 60 years. Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster wa* born in 1879 and educated at Shrewsbury and at Christ College, Oxford. He was in the Transvaal Education Department in 1803-07, and was assistant district commissioner of the East Africa Protectorate in 1908. In 1915-19 he was district commissioner of the Northern Frontier district, and later was first secretary to the Administration and letcr Governor of the Somaliland Protectorate. In 1932-34 he was Governor of British Honduras and five years ago was appointed to Nyasaland. He was knighted in 3928 and received the K.C.M.G. in 1936. SIR ALEXANDER KENNEDY [U.P A —By Electric Telegraph—Copyng^tl (Received 17th January. 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, 16th January. The death has accurred of Sir Alexander Kennedy, chairman of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., and a member of the committee of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.