PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20412, 19 May 1928, Page 12

PERSONAL.

Mr R. M. Greenshtde and Mr IT. Speight left Dunedin by the special express yesterday en route for Wellington. The death is announced of Mr Robert Howe, of Castlecliff, aged 63 (says our Wanganui correspondent). Born in Cromwell, Otago, he later went to Wellington and some 27 years ago came to Wanganui, where he lived continuously for that period, except during the war, when he saw service in the Ambulance Corps., Mr Howe was a partner in the firm of Messrs Carrad and Howe, and was well-known among the business men of the city. He leaves a widow. Mrs Euphemia Shanks, widow of Mr William Shanks, Mataura, who passed away at her daughter’s residence, Kaikorai, recently; removes a highly esteemed resident of many years standing of the Mataura district (writes our correspondent). The deceased was a member of the Wilson family, old identities in the early days of Dunedin, who resided at “ The Lea,” Maori Hill. She was born at Edinburgh, in 1843, and had rcpchcd the ripe ago of 85. She came to New Zealand by the ship Strath Allan in the year' 1858, landing with her parents at. Port Chalmers. The deceased was married at Dunedin in 1863, and lived at the Otago capital for some years, eventually removing to “ Bothwell Park,” Tuturau, in the early ’seventies. Some years afterwards the late ]Mr and airs Shanks removed to Otaraia and came into possession of the old accommodation house there, which they conducted for some time until they returned to aiataura township and settled in Kana street south. The deceased was a capable needle-woman, and in addition to carrying on dressmaking, conducted classes for the tuition of that art. Her late husband was for many years employed by the Mataura firm of 'Messrs John Mac Gibbon and Sons, Ltd., and when he crossed the great divide some four years ago, Mrs Shanks removed to Palmerston to keep house for her two brothers, after whose demise she went to reside with her daughter at Dunedin. The late Mrs Shanks was a member of the Mataura Presbyterian Church and a good worker in its activities. The surviving members of the family are two sons—Messrs W. J. Shanks, Maori Hill, Dunedin, and Wilson Shanks, Wellington —and one daughter—Mrs W. Heenan, Kaikorai. There are also eight grand-children. The interment took place privately at Mataura Cemetery on Wednesday. The death occurred in Wellington on Thursday night, at his residence, 25 Kenwyn terrace, of Mr Li-Kwang-heng, Consul for the Republic of China in New Zealand, at the age of 59.- Of a gentlemanly bearing and a quiet disposition, Mr Li-Kwang-heng earned the highest respect of those with whom he came in contact, and regret will be felt at his death. The late Mr Li-Kwang-heng was born in Canton, and was educated at Tung Wen College, Peking, and at the Central High School, Washington. From 1897 to 1900 he was translator to the Chinese Consulate-general at Manila, and theu for three years he was Assistant Consul at Honolulu. His next appointment was that of secretary to the Viceroy of the Sze-Chncn Province, China, and from 1004 to 1911 he was conjointly co-direc-tor of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs at Tientsin and secretary to the Viceroy of the Chih-li Province. He was Assistant Consul at Honolulu from 1911 to 1017, at Singapore from 1917 to 1918, at •lava from 19IS to i 919. and then at Yokohama, Japan. In 1921 he was appointed Consul for the Republic of China in New Zealand, with his residence at Wellington. Mr Li-Kwang-heng, who died as the result of an apoplectic stroke, leaves a widow and one child, aged eight. The funeral is to take place to-morrow afternoon. The body is to be cremated.