OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18065, 17 April 1933, Page 3

OBITUARY

MR. C. STEWART CAINE (Elec. Tel. Copyright-—United Press Assn.) LONDON. April 16. The death is reported of Mr. G. Stewart Caine, editor of Wisdeu's Cricketers’ Almanack. MR. JAMES DOWER The death of Mr. James Dower occurred at his residence. “64 Whitaker street, late last night. Mr. Dower had lived in Gisborne for the past 45 years. During that time lie made many friends, and sincere regret is expressed at. his death. The la to Mr. Dower was born in Abbeylield, North Dirk, County Kerry, Ireland, 66 years ago. He came to New Zealand in the steamship A raw u in 1886, landing at Napier, where lie stayed for two years before coming to live in Gisborne. Deceased, was engaged with the Public Works Department in the distrait for about 20 years, and subsequently secured a position with the Borough Council, with which he remained until recently. He was a .member of the Druids’’ Lodge, for ?>S years, during which time he attained to the highest post in the lodge. Mr. Dower was married, in 189.' to Miss Elizabeth Reed, who survives him with a family of two sons and two daughters, Mcsdaim's A. G. Evans and S. L. Lette, of Gisborne, Mr. John Dower, of Gisborne, and Mr. C. Dower, of Matawai. The interment will -take place at the Taruheru Cemetery to-morrow morning, following a requiem mass at St. Mary’s Church at 9 o’clock. MR. HENRY PAYNE One of the oldest former railway employees in the Dominion, and a resident of Masterton for many years, Mr. Lienrv Payne, has died at the age of 92 yeai*. Mr. Payne would nave celebrated uis ninety-third * irthdny on April 26. Before coming to New Zealand in Vr'em br, 1875, with bis wife and family, be was employed by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company as a. signaller. After spending five years in Wellington, be. took up bis residence in-Masterton, where he had resided ever since. Entering the service of the. New Zealand Government railways, Mr. Payne had many varied experiences as a guard on tlie Wellington-Masterton train. On one occasion, before, the days of Westinghouse brakes, be actually took a passenger train down the Rimutaka liiclino from tho Summit to Cross Creek without an engine. The Fell engine •could not connect with the Masterton train at the Summit, and Mr. Payne took the engine from the Wellington train to give his train a start at tho top of the hill. He then successfully brought the train to Cross Creek without a passenger knowing there was no engine attached. About 1903 Mr. Payne was seriously injured when a slip came down on a van between Kaitoko and the Summit and partly buried him. He was unfit for anything but light work after ibis experience, and retired from tho service two years later.

Within a few days of her SGtli birthday, Mrs Mcßae, widow of Mr Roderick Mcßae, died in Nelson on Tuesday. The deceased, who was wellkpowu throughout Nelson and Marlborough by the older generation, was a daughter of the late Dr. Muller, the first magistrate in Marlborough, and arrived in Nelson with her parents some eighty-odd years ago in the sailing ship Pekin.