OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17143, 27 December 1929, Page 14

OBITUARY

CAPTAIN WILLIAM VOY (Elec. Tel, Copyright—United Press" Assn.) SYDNEY, Dec. 26. The death has occurred of Captain William Voy, master of the island steamer Mataram. one of the best known seafarers in the Pacific, aged 60 years. MR. E. M. CHETTLE (.Special to the Herald.) CHHLSTCHUKCH, ibis day. Mi. !■;. M. (.'bottle, for .some years manager of the Hank of Australasia at (liristchiirc!:, dropped dead in Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs' shop on Tuesday. .Mr. Clicttle, who was over (id years of age. was born in New (South Wales and was in the service of the bank for 40 years, joining in INS,",, and was manager ot the Christchurch branch from l!)li» till 1025, when lie retired. He was for some years manager of the Dunedin branch, going from there to Melbourne as inspector, in the superintendent's branch. He came from Sydney !o Christchurch. Since his retirement Mr. (mottle had been in the habit of spending six months of every year in Sydney, where his relatives live, and .hai: only recently returned from his annual trip. DR. WILLIAM STEWART (Per Press Association.) DUXKDIN, last night. Dr. William Stewart, aged 50 years, of Kelvin street, Invercargill, who was en route lo Christchurch for a holiday, died suddenly on Wednesday night in a Dunedin hot id as a result of heart failure. Dr. Brown, of Invercargill, was communicated with and he was prepared to certify as to the cause of death, so thai, no inquest will be necessurv.

MR. W. W. STEWART The announcement of the death yesterday morning of Air. William Wallace Stewart, lor many years in tne service u! the Gisborne Borough Council, will come as a painful surprise to Ids many mends throughout the district.' Mr. Stewart, who passed away at the com pnratively early age of t>s years, had neen seriously ill lor over five months, out latterly his early recovery was expelled, and, in fact, it was thought that ho would ho able to return to ins duties as borough building inspector shortly alter Christmas or New Year. About three weeks ago his complete recovery appeared to he assured, but since then ins suffered a relapse. Un Christmas Day, however, he was able to sit up in the sun, and partake of Christmas dinner, hut later he took a bad turn, and his death occuned at 4.30 a.m. yesterday. The late Mr.' Stewart was born in Belfast, Ireland, and had been a resident in the Dominion tor over 19 years. The deceased spent several years m Manchester, and a short period in South Africa before coming to New Zealand. During the past 19 years he had been in tlie service of the Gisborne Borough Council, and ip the capacity of building inspector, lie proved himself a most capable and conscientious officer. C* a courteous and genial, though quiet, disposition, he was held iri the highest esteem ’by the members of successive councils, by his fellow servants, and hv Gisborne businessmen and all with whom lie came in contact, and his demise will occasion the. deepest regret throughout the district. The deceased was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Fox seven'll years ago; there were no children of the marriage, and the sympathy of many friends will be extended to Mrs. Stewart in her sad bereavement. The funeral left Mr. Stewart’s late residence, 52 Russell street, at 11 a.m to-day for the Taruheru cemetery, and was attended by the Mayor, Mr. 1). W. Coleman, members of the council and of the council staff, and many of t}ie deceased’s friends, the large gathering of mourners testifying to the high esteem in which Mr. Stewart was held. MR. GEORGE E. ORMOND A resident of Poverty Bay of many years’ standing in the person of Mr. George Edward Ormond, died at his residence Wainui road, Kaiti, oil Christinas Day, aged 58 years. Deceased had been ill for about two months. The late Mr. Ormond, who was born at Roxburgh, Otago, was the second son of the late Mr. and Mrs P. Ormond. 'He was educated in Otago, where lie qualified in his youth as a gold mining and dredging expert. Deceased later went to Australia, and followed his profession there for a number oT years. He returned to New Zealand about 1912, taking up a position on the clerical staff of Ormoiuls Motors Co., Gisborne. The late Mr. Ormond remained in that position till 18 months ago, when he received an appointment with Messrs. Allen Brothers and Johnstone. Deceased leaves a widow, one brother, Mr. .1. 11. Ormond, of Gisborne, and two sisters, Mrs A. J. Cox, of Gisborne, and Mrs Bourne, of Bristol, England, to whom the sympathy of a large circle of friends will lie extended. The funeral look place yesterday morning, deceased being interred at Makaraka cemetery. 'There was a large attendance of friends, including many well-known business people and conntry residents, showing the esteem in which the late Mr. Ormond was held throughout; the district. Canon Pueke ollieiated at the graveside, and among the mourners were brethren of the various lodges in Gisborne, deceased having been a member of the Masonic order.