OBITUARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17245, 11 January 1924, Page 10

OBITUARY.

harry youngmax. The early settlers of Oxford, those resident before 1370, are fast diminishing- Mr Harry Youngman, who was buried iu the Oxford cemetery on Wednesday, was born in Camberwell, L’.ngland, in 1847, and came to Lvttelton by the ship Zealandia in 1858." Ho came to Oxford in iB6O, wherj he resided till eight years ago. His activi- ! ties were engaged mostly in farming, i He was made a member of the Loyal | Oxford Lodge of Oaui'ellows in 1870, 1 took a great interest in the society. ; and passed through all the offices. Tn , the earjv days of the district, when ! there was a company of Oxford Volunteers, he was a menilfr for several years. The late Mr Youngman was also a trustee of the West Oxford Methodist Church. He leaves a wife, four sons and one daughter. DEAN OF CANTERBURY. By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Aasociation. LONDON, January 9. i The death is rej>orted of Dr Wace, | Dean of Canterbury. i The Very Rev Henry Wace. D.D , I Dean of Canterbury since 1903, was born in London in 1836. Educated at Marlborough. Rugby and Oxford, ho ! was ordained in 1861. and resided in London for many years. In 1875 lie became Professor of Ecclesiastical His- , tory in King’s College, London, and j from 1883 to 1897 he was principal ot that institution. He was a well-known lecturer, and published many books on I religious questions.