OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21837, 27 December 1932, Page 7

OBITUARY

SIR JAMES JOSEPH LONG A PROMINENT TASMANIAN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, December 25. (Received Dec. 25, at 8 p.m.) The death is announced of Sir James Joseph Long, aged 62, who was at one time a member of the Tasmanian Labour Ministry, and later a Senator. COLONEL HOOKER POPULAR SHANGHAI OFFICER. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SHANGHAI, December 25. (Received Dec. 26, at 11 p.m.) Considerable gloom was occasioned by the sudden death of Colonel R. E. Hooker, commanding the fourth regiment of United States Marines. He was regarded as the most popular officer associated with the defence of Shanghai.

MR J. RINGLAND The death of Mr John Ringland, which occurred suddenly yesterday at Karitane, removes one who has been associated with the commercial life of Dunedin for a good number of years, and who had gained the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr Ringland was born at Liverpool in 1877, and was educated at the Walton Institute in that city. He arrived in New Zealand in 1899, and for seven years was engaged as a traveller by Messrs Briscoe and Co., Ltd., later occupying the position of warehouse manager for six years In 1915 he founded the Dunedin Iron and Steel Company, of which he was general manager at the time of his death. Lu his earlier years Mr Ringland was a very enthusiastic swimmer, having held at least one record, and was at one time secretary of the Irish Swimming Association, He is survived by his widow and one son.

MR J. R. WILSON The death occurred on Thursday of Mr J. R. Wilson, recently headmaster of •’lie Lyttelton District High School. Mr Wilson was born at Riverton. He was on the staff of the Somerfield School when that school was first opened. Subsequently he was assistant master at the Timaru main school, and later transferred to Fairlic as headmaster, where he remained for seven years, prior ro being appointed headmaster of the Lyttelton District High School seven years ago. Mr Wilson resigned his position at Lyttelton about five months ago, owing to ill-health.

MR DAVID ARCHIBALD The death has occurred of Mr David Archibald, Duddingston, Cashmere Hills, one of the best-known sheep fanners in Canterbury. Mr .Archibald was the son of a well-to-do butcher in Edinburgh, and was born at Duddingston in 1852. Some few years after Mr Archibald’s birth his father moved to the farm of “ Oversliicls,’’ which was afterwards made famous by the breeding of blackfaced sheep (mountain-bred), and from that time onwards “ Oversliicls ’’ became a household word so far as this class of stock was concerned. After coming to New Zealand Mr Archibald was manager for a number of years foi the Hon. Matthew Holmes at Awamoa, near Oarnaru. He then went to North Canterbury and took up 400 acres at Cheviot, known as the Wharf Country, which he farmed for a good many years, when he retired to Cashmere Hills. Mr Archibald was an excellent judge of English Leicester, Border and Lincoln sheep, and his services were frequently in request by all the leading shows in the Dominion. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.