OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17482, 28 May 1920, Page 6

OBITUARY.

MR. WILLIAM A. LEECH. 1 [bt TELECBAPH.—OWX CO»B£S?OJnjEiT.] " | TAURANGA, ■ I The death occurred yesterday of : Mr, %'M William Ansdell Leech, in hia 794 y«u" / The deceased was born in i>ablia, *& j after completing his education ha joioJ- I the staff of the Bank of Ireland, fcrvij* I with the bank for 17 years, and rising to > the position of sub-agent. He cams | 0 i:| New Zealand in 1879. After farming in the Tauranga district for a year 0? t*& he '". j joined the Native School Department snd ■ .^;:'' : J was engaged as a teacher in ranoia- : I native schools for 23 years. Be reiki 1 about 15 years ago, and settled fa %■ '.: . f ranga, -where! he had since resided, fjj . * deceased is survived, by one daughter. I SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS, 1 * ■» - I A smoke concert, under the aiispiott- 1 of the Auckland South African : iWui-:; I Veterans' Association, was held last ewn- I in? in the Legion of Frontiersmen's mows, % Swanson Street. Lieutenant-Colonel T. H. I Dawson presided over a large attendee* - I of Imperial, Australian, and New Zeajani § contingents. ' | DENTAL ASSOCIATION. | • ♦ ■ —- 4 The following officers of the New Z& I land Dental Association have Ve'AAaj- ; | pointed:— Mr. Nelson JlMrfl I (Auckland) . vice-president, Mr. '. 15. P. | Rishworth (Lower Hutt); chief exsculiwJ council," Mr. J. N. worth (Auckluid); | hon. treasurer, Mr. W. R. Biejlwm'■■';. | (Auckland); hon. secretary. Mr. C.~E., | Moses (Auckland).* *Tr.; | THE OLYMPIC FUND, | j '• The Auckland Olympic Committee ip- 1 plied to the City Council hut evwlioj for;:: | permission to hold a street tallectioa to- ;4 j| day in aid of its funds, and also for Isaw ;«j to have two lions paraded through tin): H streets securely caged in a motor-van. | The first part of the 'request was giaaW, | but that referring to the lions waste • |1 fused on the ground of congestion of g traffic in Queen Street. ■;;■ ]h 1 1 era