OBITUARY'

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20107, 14 May 1935, Page 14

OBITUARY'

MR T. R. AYSON By Telegraph—Press Association INVERCARGILL, May 13. The death is announced of Mr Thomas Rattray Ayson, a well-known settler of the Wyndham and neighbouring districts for many years. He was born in Scotland in 1848, and came to New Zealand in 1856. His father, Mr Alexander Ayson, was the first teacher brought out to Otago by the Provincial Government. As a judge of horses, cattle and sheep, Mr T. R. Ayson had few superiors. He judged at many A. and P. Shows throughout New Zealand, and was a life member of both the Wyndham and Southland A. and P. Associations. He leaves a family of four—Mr William Scott Ayson, and Misses Anna and Madeline Ayson, of Invercargill, and Mrs Impey, of Auckland. His wife, three sons and two daughters predeceased him. DR. CHARLES HECTOR By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, May 13. The death Is announced of Dr. Charles Munro Hector. M.D., B.Sc. A son of the late Sir James Hector, he was bom in Wellington in 1871 and educated at the Wellington College, the Wanganui College and the University of Otago. He completed his medical studies at the University of Edinburgh, where he took the degrees M.B. and Master of Surgery in 1895. A doctorate was awarded him by the University of New Zealand in 1909. Since 1920 he was Government, pathologist, and Coroner's physician. He was a former lecturer and demonstrator on bacteriology at the University of Sheffield. He was president of the Wellington Philosophical society in 1914 and 1916. From 1905 to 1906 he was editor of the “New Zealand Medical Journal.” He married in 1907 and had three sons and one daughter.

MR JOHN MACGREGOR United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received May 13, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 13. The death is announced of Mr John MacGregor, a well-known figure in Australian journalism. He was formerly associate editor of “The Sydney -Morning Herald” and “The Brisbane Courier,” and latterly was with As-, sociated Newspapers Ltd. He was aged 66.

DR. ABRAHAM GROVES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received May 13, 8.55 p.m.) VANCOUVER. May 12. Dr. Abraham Groves, aged 87, who was credited with performing in 1883 the first appendix operation in medical history, died of pneumonia at Fergus (Ontario).