OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26043, 5 January 1946, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR CHARLES TAYLOR The death has occurred in Christchurch of Mr Charles Taylor, who was for many years prominent in the hotel trade in Dunedin. At one time, Mr Taylor was the licensee of Tattersall's Hotel, Stafford street, and later of the Empire Hotel, Princes street. He was also connected with sporting activities and owned several racehorses. He founded what is now known as the City Dye Works, and at the time of his death was the proprietor of a similar establishment in Christchurch. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter. MR H. S. McNICOLL The death of Mr Henry Smith McNicoll, former chief traffic inspector in Dunedin, occurred on January 2. Mr McNicoll was born in Melbourne on January 21, 1873, and before he came to Dunedin he was engaged for 27 years in general engineering and garage work. In 1915 the Dunedin City Corporation appointed him its first traffic inspector and he subsequently became chief traffic inspector, occupying this position until he retired on superannuation in 1938. He is survived by his wife, who lives in High street, Musselburgh, two sons and a daughter. CAPTAIN JAMES PLOWMAN (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 4. The death has occurred of Captain James Plowman, who recently retired from the position of harbour master at Lyttelton. He collapsed and died in his motor car in Oxford street, Lyttelton, this afternoon. Born at Peterhead, Scotland, 65 years ago, Captain Plowman served his apprenticeship first in the three-masted sailing ship Blackbraes, and later in the four-masted barque Toltalloch. Before joining the staff of the Lyttelton Harbour Board in 1922 he was in the service of the Union Company for 14 years. In the latter part of that service he was in command of the following ships:—Kowhai. Poherua. . Kaitangata, Kittiwa, Kamona. Kaiapoi, Kauri, Katoa, and Waipori. In the 1914-18 war he served for three and a-half years and was chief officer of the Tahiti on her voyage from England to Mesopotamia. He was commended for saving the Tahiti from being struck by a torpedo. While Captain Plowman was master of the Katoa, the crew of that vessel rescued the crew of the liner Wiltshire, which was wrecked on Great Barrier Island in June, 1922. The Katoa put ashore a landing party which was able to undertake rescue work until further assistance arrived.

Captain Plowman is survived by a son. Lieutenant Keith Plowman, of H.M.N.Z.S. Gambia, now at Auckland, and a daughter, Miss Catherine Plowman, of Lyttelton.