OBITUARY.
SIR GEORGE DAVIES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received November 13, 9.4U a.m.) HOBART, November 13. The death hjis occurred of Sir George Davies, ex-Speaker in the Assembly. ' MR JOHN BURNS. [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, November 13. The death is announced of Mr John Burns, merchant.
JOHN LEE SCOTT. Mr John Lee Scott, who died at his residence in Colombo Street South yesterday, represented the south-east ward in the City Council for about nine Nwirs. . Mr Scott was born in Derby, England, in 1848. He was educated partly at the Wesleyan Sohool rind partly at public schools, and was brought up to the engineering trade in'his native place. In 1870 he came to Lyttelton by the ship Ramsay and about twelve months later started business with his. brother under the style of Scott Bros., well-known throughout Canterbury. Before he was elected to the Christchurch- City Council Mr Scott had been a member of the Sydenham Borough. Council. For one year he was one of the Commissioners of the New Zealand Railways. As a Freemason he was attached to Lodge St Augustine, N.Z.C. Mr Scott was married in 1870 and haa one son and four daughters.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10924, 13 November 1913, Page 5
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