OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21911, 21 September 1934, Page 14

OBITUARY

MR. L. H. DOREKILL WORK AS AN ENGINEER [by telegraph—own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Thursday The death occurred last evening of Mr. Lewis Henry Dorehili, of Maunu lioad, Whangarei, aged 71. Ho was a son of the late Major-General W. J. Dorehili, and was born at Dover. He spent his early (lavs at Clonnell, County Tipperary, Ireland, where his father commanded the garrison. As a young man Mr. Dorehili went to Tennessee, where ho trained as a civil engineer. He became engaged in the construction of important tunnels and bridges for a large American railway company and was for many years in charge of a railway section from St. Louis northward.

After retiring from this profession Mr. Dorehili returned to England. In 1926 he came to New Zealand, and resided at Whangarei. He was a man of exceptional literary attainments and was extremely well read. He was a keen chess player and a Freemason. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Stiffe, of Kaikohe, and Miss M. Dorehili, of Whangarei. MRS. ELLEN JEFFS The death has occurred of Mrs. Ellen Jeffs, of Church Street, Onehunga, in her 88th year. Mrs. Jeffs, who was the widow of the late Mr. Charles Kingsford Jeffs, arrived at Auckland by the ship Statesman in 1863. Three years later she was married to Mr. Jeffs, who was then a lieutenant in the Waikato Regiment. In 1881 they Bettled at Onehunga, where Mr. Jeffs died in 1908. Mrs. Jeffs had many memories of the hardships suffered by the pioneers and of the alarms and dangers which attended the Maori troubles. She used to relate how an action of hers in nursing back to health a Maori youth who was ill resulted subsequently in her own life being saved. After the youth had recovered and returned to his people, he was sent one day with some other Maoris to lie in ambush and attack a boat used by settlers and soldiers to cross the Opotiki River. That day Mrs. Jeffs was one of the passengers in the boat, and when the youth saw her, he persuaded the other Maoris not to shoot. All were allowed to land in safety. Mrs. Jeffs knew nothing of her narrow escape until told of it later by a friendly Maori woman. A much valued possession of Mrs. Jeffs' was her husband's sword, which had been broken in combat with a Maori. Mrs. Jeffs is survived by three sons and one daughter. There are nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

MB. E. 0. HUBREY The death occurred, while on a business visit to Wellington this week, of Mr. Ernest Charles Hurrey, of Auckland, who formerly for several years conducted a land agency business here. Mr. Hurrey was born in Victoria and came to New Zealand with his parents when a boy. They settled in Poverty Bay. As a young man he managed a number of sawmills in the Poverty Bay district. He served with the New Zealand Forces in the South African War, and on his return to New Zealand was engaged for some years as a superintendent in Canterbury for the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company. Limited. Later he purchased a farm near Warkworth, which he carried on for several years. He was secretarv of the Warkworth Agricultural and Pas* toral Society.After disposing of the farm lie came to reside in Auckland and carried on a land agency. For the past few years he had been engaged in the insurance business. Mr. Hurrey is survived by his wife and one daughter The interment took place at Karori Cemetery, Wellington. MB. JOSHUA LYES [by TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] THAMES, Thursday The death occurred yesterday, after a long illness, of Mr. Joshua Lyes, aged 71. Mr. Lyes, who was a very old resident of Thames, was born in Australia and came to New Zealand 68 years ago. He was engaged in gold mining for nearly 50 years, working in many of the Thames mines. He is survived by his wife, three sons. Messrs. Charles (New South Wales), Joshua (Waitakaruru), and Harold Lyes (Matatoki), and five daughters. Mesdames H. B. Chalton (Thames). F. Nettleingham (Aongatete), and H. Brown (Thames), and Misses M. and E. Lyes (Thames). The eldest son, John, was killed at the war. MB. JOHN KENNEDY [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TAURANGA, Thursday The death has occurred of Mr. John Kennedy, a well-known resident of the Tauranga district. He was born at Gate Pa 62 years ago, and was a son of the late Mr. Denis Kennedy. He is survived by his wife and an adult family of seven. MR. T. T. LOWNDES [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] GISBORNE, Thursday The death occurred in London early this month of Mr. Frank Forbes Lowndes, patentee of a life-saving appliance which was tested in the Auckland Harbour several years ago. He had endeavoured, with some success, to exploit the device in Britain. Mr. Lowndes wns formerly a seafaring man. He settled at Gisborne and had a successful carrying business prior to his departure for England to market his patent.