OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21020, 8 May 1930, Page 10

OBITUARY

REV. CHARLES DOBSON. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) i LONDON, May 6, The death is announced at Lisbon of the Rev. Charles Dobson; a New Zealander, and chaplain of St. George’s Church, , He gained distinction in assisting Greeks and other refugees to escape from the Turks, and for his services in the great fire at Smyrna. MR JOSEPH PALMER. LEADING SYDNEY STOCKBROKER. SYDNEY, May 7. (Received May 8, at I a.m.) The death is announced of Mr Joseph Palmer, the most prominent stockbroker here; aged 89. MR PERCY ALLAN. '-■5 ■ . AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER. SYDNEY, May 7. (Received May 8, at 1 a.m.) The death is announced of Mr Percy Allan, chief engineer of the local Government ’department of New South Wales’; aged 69. Durng his career in the Government service he designed 583 bridges, in this State, costing £5,000,000. DR‘ ALEXANDER KINDER. The' death occurred at Auckland on May 3 of. Dr Alexander Kinder, of Parnell, at the age of 50. Dr Kinder was born at Stony Creek, near Balclutha, and had a brilliant career as a student. He won a scries of scholarships and finished his school career as dux of Otago Boys’ High School. After graduating from the Otago Medical School, Dr Kinder practised in Westport for a. short time, and then took a postgraduate course in London, specialising in surgery, and obtained the degree of F.R.C.S. (Eng.). Returning to New Zealand he commenced practice at Parnell, where he remained to his death. During the war ho saw service with the Medical Corps attached to the mounted division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt, For several years he served as honorary surgeon on the staff of the Auckland Hospital. Dr Kinder married the eldest daughter of the late Mr J. J, and Mrs Craig. She and four children survive him. MR WILLIAM M’GARVIE. Mr William M'Garvie, who died at the residence of his son-in-law, ;Mr J. Todd, 60 Hcriot street, Invercargill, at the age of 84, was a very old settler in the Western District (says the Southland Times), He was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, in 1846. In 1878 he married Miss Balfour, of Strunaw, Scotland, and shortly after their marriage Mr and Mrs M’Garvie decided to emigrate to New Zealand. They came • out in a sailing vessel named the Peter Dcntiy, and were three months on the voyage. They settled near Otautan and during a long residence there they made a great many friends. A little over three years ago Mrs MlGarvie died; Two sons and three daughters survive. They arc Mrs C. Coombes, Limehills; Mi’s J. Todd, Invercargill; Mrs C. M’Kinnon, Ocean Beach; M:'James M’Garvie, Otnra; and Mr William M’Garvie, Montueillo Home, Dunedin. Twenty-five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren are descended from those two fine old Scottish pioneers.