OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 23443, 25 February 1938, Page 4

OBITUARY

MR P. C. VINNELL (United Press Association) TIMARU, February 23. The death occurred suddenly of Mr Percy Cornelius Vinnell, Mayor of Timaru- He had been in good health and had carried on his activities as Mayor. Yesterday afternoon he said he had not been feeling well, having slight pains in the chest and back and spoke of consulting a doctor. However, he did not regard it as anything serious. Last night he attended a meeting at the Council Chambers. Mr Vinnell was bom at Oxford (England) in 1879 and was educated at St. Paul’s School in that town. Before coming to New Zealand in 1913 he served for a term on the Street District Council of Somerset. He spent- two years in Wellington and then came to Timaru, where he set up in business as a boot manufacturer and carried on till his death, tip establishment grow--1 ing to a considerable size. He was first elected to the Timaru Borough Council in 1919 and served under three Mayors. He succeeded Mr T. W. Satterthwaite as Mayor in June 1936. His predecessor died in almost similar circumstances to Mr Vinnell. , Mr Vinnell twice contested the Timaru seat in the interests of the Labour Party, but was unsuccessful, although on one occasion he, came within measurable distance of winning. MR PAUL M. HANSEN (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February. 23. Mr Paul M. Hansen died early this morning in a private hospital. He was the first manager of the Auckland Electrical Tramways Company, which afterwards was taken over by the City Council. He was a prominent business man in Auckland for 40 years. Since 1928 he had been a land agent and company promoter.