OBITUARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 7

OBITUARY.

ANDREW ROBY BLOXAM. Mr Andrew Roby Bioxam, whose death at the ago of eighty-four years, occurred at his residence, 116, Merivale Lane, yesterday, after a short illness, was one of the very few survivors of tho university men who formed the leaven among the early pioneers of New Zealand. Air Bloxam was born at Twycross, Leicester, England, being xho eldest soil of the Rev Andrew Bloxam, vicar of Twycross. In 1850, when ho was eleven years of age, ho was sent to Charterhouse School as a gown boy. remaining there until 1857 when lie proceeded to Oxford as an exhibitioner. His college at Oxford was the Worcester and lie continued there until IS6I. In 1863, at tho ago of twenty-four years, Mr Bloxam left for New Zealand in the ship Epsom, and his first position was that of tutor at Leslie Hills, North Gunter bury, to the younger sons of Air Duncan Rutherford, tho first owner. Two years later ho was appointed clerk of the Warden’s Court at Kanieri. Westland. The late Air S. G. San... wno later was Professor of Classics at Otago University was -warden at Kanieri at the time. Air Bloxam remained on tho West Coast until 1872, when ho visited England. On his return to New Zealand in 1879 he was appointed deputy-registrar of the Supreme Court at Christchurch and in 1881 he became registrar and sheriff on tho resignation of Mr 1. de C. Alalet. In 1907, Air Bloxam having reached tho age limit, be retired from the public service, and since then he had lived in private life. The funeral will take place crx Saturday afternooil at 2 o’clock. A service wiil be held in the Merivale Church and the interment will be in the Bapanui Cemetery. CJUKE DETECT!Y E F. BTSHOP (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, June 29. Obituary . Chief-Detective Frank Bishop, aged fifty-six- He was born in Taranaki and joined the service in 1892. Ho was chief-detective at Christchurch. and was transferred o* Run edin in 1915. He was a p. .uenfc member of the Dunedin Bowling Club and was a, Wellington and Taranaki Rugby representative. Chief-Detective Bishop camo to Christchurch from Wanganui, and, after serving for some years as a detective succeeded Chief-Detective Crystal in charge of tho branch at Christchurch. He was an enterprising and active officer, and was associated with most of the notable eases of Iris day. An outstanding, case in which ho took a notable part was that of the hold up in White's jewellery shop many years ago. An armed man, after robbing the shop at tho point of the revolver, escaped into the street, where ho fire i on a crowd of people, hitting one man. Mr Bishop, however, succeeded in arresting him before tho day was out. He also played a prominent part in ill© Papatowai murder case While'in Christchurch. Chief-Detec-tive Bishop took up bowling and was a member of the Canterbury Club. It was in Dunedin, however, that Ire developed into a first-class player One of his prominent achievements was to play load for Air Ernest Harraway in the. Dunedin Club rink when it. war, runner-up at the Dominion tourna merit in Christchurch in T 920-.