NINETY YEARS OF AGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19453, 8 October 1926, Page 12

NINETY YEARS OF AGE.

RESIDENT OF HAMILTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN 7 CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON. Thursday. One of Hamilton's oldest and best known residents, Mr. Philip Lo Quesne, celebrated his ninetieth birthday to-day. Mr. Le Quesne enjoys remarkably good health and appears as active and as physically capablo as many men thirty years younger. He retains all his faculties .and walks with a brisk step.

Mr. Le Quesne was born in the Channel Islands and came to New Zealand when 24 years of age. For six years he lived in Auckland. He married just before coming to New Zealand and his wife joined him two years after he arrived. In June, 1866, he eamo to Hamilton, where he has resided since. Mr. Le Quesno built tho Wail: ato Hotel and for years he was storekeeper and postmaster at Hamilton East. lie retired from business five yeai-3 ago. For tho last 60 years Mr. Le Quesne has been actively associated with St. Peter's Church, Hamilton. Ho attributes his longevity to the fact that ho has worked hard and lived on plain food. Ho has never smoked. His wife and family of four sons and two daughters still survive.

Many congratulatory messages, including telegrams from Archbishop Averil! and members of* Parliament, were roceived by Mr. Le Quesne to-day.