OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22053, 8 September 1933, Page 9

OBITUARY

MR W. CUNNINGHAM The death occurred recently at the home of his daughter, Mrs Paul, of Mr William Cunningham; aged 90 years. Just 70 years ago William Cunningham, with his brother Hugh, who died four years ago, arrived from Scotland. His bright optimism and sturdy-self-reliance made light of the hardships inseparable from those pioneering days. He was noted for his endurance as a walker, and it was a common occurrence for him, after a hard week's work, to tramp 20 miles home and then back again on the Monday morning. He leaves a family of four daughters and six sons, all resident in New Zealand. His grandchildren number 41, and there are several great-grandchildren. MR S. S. SMART Mr Stanhope Sherwell Smart, whose untimely death by electrocution oaeurred at Invercargill on Sunday, was born in 1883 at Bath, Somerset. He was the son of Mr Robert Broughton Smart, deputy superintendent, Survey of India. He received, his early education in Edinburgh ; and then on the death of his father he came out to New Zealand with his mother, completing his education in Feilding. After brief engineering experience in Feilding he came to Dunedin and studied electricity at the Technical College. He worked at tiie converter station in Cumberland street, and later at the Waipori power house. To gain wider experience he travelled to England and accepted employment at the British Thomson-Houston Company'* power house, Rugby. He volunteered for active service, but the War Council retained him at the power house. On April 29, 1918, a seriom, explosion occurred at the works, three of the four men on duty in the boiler room suffering injury and shock and the fourth succumbing to his injuries. For his gallant conduct on the occasion the King awarded the Edward Medal to Mr John Gainer, boiler-room assistant, and the coronet and the Board of Trade representative highly complimented Mr Smart, who was the switchboard attendant, for his courage and presence of mind. In 1919 Mr Smart married Miss Cox, of Rugby, and early in the following year he and his wife came out to New Zealand. He was employed for a time as electrician in the Railways Department, then on electrical work in Nelson and as borough engineer at Mataura. In 1924 he was appointed house-wiring inspector to the Southland Electric Power Board, being subsequently promoted to substation attendant. Mr Smart leaves ; widow and two young sons. His mother resides in Dunedin. MR JOHN ROBERT M'KAY (Per United Press Association.) BLENHEIM, September 7. The death is reported of Mr John Robert M'Kay, manr.ger of Benopai Station, who died suddenly of heart disease, aged 61 years. He came to Blenheim many years ago from Canterbury, where his parents occupied the Woodstock and Cora Lynn Stations. He is survived by his wife, who is an invalid in Picton Hospital.