VETERAN OF TWO WARS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19104, 27 August 1936, Page 15

VETERAN OF TWO WARS

MR. G. H. B. SLEIGHT DEAD

(Por Pr«sß Association.) WANCANUI, this, day

Tlie death occurred to-day of Mr. G. IT. B. Sleight, a well-known resident of WanganuL Born in Yorkshire. 57 years ago. he came to New Zealand in 1913. Deceased, Who took- an active part in local affairs, was a veteran of the. South African War and served for four years with the forces during the Great War, being mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.. He was a member of the St. John Ambulance for 40 years, and was. a prominent, Mason and church worker.

The donth has occurred of Miss E. M". Mcintosh, formerly principal of the New Plymouth Girls' High ScJiool. Miss Mcintosh succeeded Miss J. R. Barr as principal of the school in 1021.

Willi the death of Mr. John Eraser at Auckland the last of the old boating service crew of New Plymouth's early days passed -away. For many years at New Plvmouth Mr. Eraser held the- position under the various harbourmasters astheir deputy and was acknowledged by all us being a master hand at tying up and controlling' shipping at the port. The death occurred on Monday at Lower Hntfc of the Rev, James Wilson, a. rel bed Presbyterian minister. Born in Fifeshire, Scotland,. 71 years ago,. Mr: Wilson arrived in New Zealand about, the beginning of the present century and successively ministered to the parishes of Queenstown, Mayfield, Turakina and Waitati. About four and a half years ago he retired, since .when he had lived at Lower Hufct. Ho is survived by his< wife, two sons and one daughter.

An outstanding personality in the farming community of Canterbury, Mr. William Holly, J.P., second son of one of the pioneer settlers of Canterbury, died, in Now Brighton. Born in Vie-j toria, .lie accompanied his parents to New Zealand 70 years ago and lived in Invercargill aiid Christchureh. In 1883 the family settled at Leesion, where Mr. Holly, «en., successfully worked a large holding, being eventually succeeded by the lute Mr. William Holly. Tho death has occurred at Pukekohe of Mr. L. M. M'orrin, in his sixty-third year. Mr. Morrin was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Oarslie M'orrin. His father, who came to New, Zealand from tho West Indies in 1855, was for many years a prominent merchant in Auckland. For a long period deceased conducted a cinema in tho Cambridge Town Hall. He was 1 a member of the Cambridge Borough Council for several years. Mr. Morrin moved to Pukekohe in 192,7, and until 1930 conducted tho Strand Picture Theatre.