OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18360, 31 March 1934, Page 3

OBITUARY

SIR JOSIAH SYMON (Elec. Tel. Copyrieht—United Press Assn.) ADELAIDE, March 30. The death has occurred of Sir Josiab Symon, one of the framers of the Federal constitution, and a member of the first, Commonwealth Senate, aged 87 years.

Auckland exchanges announce the derttli at the Auckland Hospital, aged 73, of Mr. Edward Coffey, a former officer of the Pi and T. Department.

There passed away at the Whakatane Hospital-a few days ago an old and respected resident of the district in the. person of Mr. Richard Scartdlyn (76).

Mr. Edwin Agnew Hicks, who has been one of Wellington’s strongest chess players for marty years past, died in the'public hospital on Sunday last, aged 49 years. The death has occurred at Tokoroa, HaWera district, of Captain Alexander I. Huggins, 84. After many years at sea-he came to New Zealand in 1885 and settled in Taranaki, taking up land.

Advice has been received in Christchurch by Mr. A. J. Scott, secretary to tiie Canterbury section of the New Zealand Alpine Club, of the death of Conrad Kaiu, admitted to be one of the finest mountain guides who has ever been in New Zealand. Kain died in Canada on February 2, and his age is believed to have been about 55.

News has been received in Auckland of the death in Sydney, New South W : ales, of Major J.’T. Graham, who will be remembered best as quartermaster of the Auckland Battalion, Main Body Expeditionary. Force. He was a keen volunteer in pre-war days, and when hostilities broke out in 1914 he was appointed quartermaster to the Auckland Battalion, a position which he held in Egypt, Gallipoli and France.

The death occurred in London on March 23 of Mr. Harry A. Aitken. Mr. Aitken was a brilliant student at the Otago Boys’ High School, from which he won a junior university* scholarship in 1923, the same year as Harold Taylor, another student who distinguished himself at the university. Subsequently proceeding to Otago University, Mr. Aitken took honors lit chemistry and showed considerable promise in research. He acted for' sortie time as chemist in connection with goitre research and cancer research, and in 'Collaboration with 'l)r. :A. M. Begg published a paper on “Cancer Research” in one of the Home medical journals." He went home about two years ago to pursue his studies, and at Edinburgh worked under Professor Barger. Only a few months ago he passed the examination for F.I.C. His death removes one for whom was predicted a brilliant future in the field of research. Deceased was a younger brother of I)r. A Or Aitken, of Edinburgh, and also of Mr. L. M. Aitken, of the sub-editorial staff of the Christchurch Press.