OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23326, 19 October 1937, Page 9

OBITUARY

BRIGADIER-GENERAL BRAITHWAITE LONDON, Oct. 17. (Received Oct. 18, at 1 a.m.) The death has occurred" of Brigadier-general William Garnet

MR JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY LONDON, Oct. 18. (Received Oct. 18, at 10.30 p.m.) The death has occurred of Joseph Bruce Ismay. He formerly controlled the White Star Line and was aboard the Titanic when it was sunk. MRS THOMAS HARDY (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, Oct. 17. The death has occurred of Mrs Thomas Hardy, widow of the novelist. MR W. S. WHARTON (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 18. The death has occurred of Mr W. S. Wharton, secretary of the North Canterbury Hospital Board, who had announced his retirement on December 31. THE REV. L. B. BUSFIELD The death occurred on Saturday of the Rev. Leonard Bailey Busfield. of Auckland, who was visiting Christchurch for the annual assembly of the Baptist Union of New Zealand. Born in Yorkshire of parents whose association with the Baptist denomination could, on his mother’s side, be traced back upwards of 250 years, he entered the famous Baptist College at Rawdon. He later came to New Zealand, and after a successful pastorate in Christchurch moved to Auckland, where for five years and a-half he was pastor of the Ponsonby Church. Eighteen years ago he became general secretary of the Auckland Sunday School Union, but was able to supply the newly-formed church at Avondale for three years, and afterwards the North Memorial Church during its early years. As an expert in youth work, Mr Busfield was generally recognised as having no superior in the Dominion. For 20 years he was a member of the Union Council; for 17 years, the general organiser of its Youth Department; and from its inception, in 1931, the convener of its Fire Insurance Committee. As “ Uncle Len ” his monthly column in the New Zealand Baptist has made him known to the boys and girls of all Dominion churches, who have been inspired by him to collect hundreds of thousands of stamps for sale in aid of the funds of the Manurewa Children’s Home, and only last year to raise the £754 needed to provide a new houseboat for the use of missionaries in India. At the time of his death Mr Busfield was secretary of the Auckland Council of Christian Congregations, secretary-treasurer of the British and Foreign Bible Society, a member of the New Zealand Council of Religious Education and the Dominion executive of the Boys and Girls’ Life Brigade movement. Mr Busfield is survived by his widow, a daughter and three sons.

MR E. M. STEEDS

(Per United Press Association) BLENHEIM, Oct. 18.

The death is reported of Mr Edwin Mark Steeds, of Picton, aged. 65 years. For the past 50 years Mr Steeds had been with the firm of Henry Berry and Co., joining as a junior and finally becoming managing director for New Zealand. He retired from business 10 years ago and settled at Picton, but retained his seat on the directorate of the firm. Mr Steeds was stationed at Christchurch until 1919, when he was transferred to Wellington. He was actively associated with both motoring and power boating, and was a foundation member of the Canterbury Automobile Association. He was also associated with various sports organisations in Wellington and Picton. MR H. H. JACKSON (Per United Press Association! AUCKLAND, Oct. 18. The death is announced of Mr Harry Hughlings Jackson, formerly chief mechanical engineer of New Zealand Railways, at the age of 75.