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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 295, 15 December 1942, Page 4

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Mr. E. N. Hogben, who has resigns as principal of the Dannevinie nig*. School to become headmaster of Wellington College, and Mrs. Hogben, I were given presentations by the Dannevirke High School Board and the Old Pupils’ Association at the annual prize-giving ceremony. The death occurred on Friday, ol Mr. Dawson Donaldson, aged 75, brother of Mr. S. Donaldson, Mayoi of Newmarket. Born in Northern Ireland, Mr. Donaldson came to New Zealand as a child. His parents settled in Auckland, and the family became well-known at. Newmarke: Later, Mr. Donaldson went to Waihi where he carried on a business as a boot and shoe retailer. He served as Mayor of Waihi for about eight years. On his retirement he took up * residence in Auckland, and was active in various bodies. Mr. Donaldson is survived by his wife, three son, two ol whom are serving with the Royal New Zealand Navy, and three daughters. Mr. J. A. Redpath, sen., who died on Thursday in his ninety-seventh year, arrived at Lyttelton in the ship Le Parisien on March 18, 1864. He was then 18 years of age, and he lived in 1 Lyttelton until he went to the West Coast goldfields, where he engaged in storekeeping at the Darkie’s Terrace diggings. It was while making one ol his trips to Greymouth carrying gold for shipment to Wellington that Mr. Redpath was unsuccessfully attacked by the Burgess-Sullivan gang. Mr. Redpath later was engaged in building work in Christchurch, and later he took up sheep-farming in the Upper Rangitata district. His next venture was storekeeping in Christchurch, and from this business he branched out into the coal importing business and founded the firm of J. A. Redpath and Sons, Ltd., in which he took an active interest until about 30 years ago. Mrs. Redpath died 22 years ago, at. the age of 78. There were seven children, two of whom— David Redpath and Mrs. J. Russell—predeceased him. He is survived by two sons, Francis and John Alexander, and three daughters, Rosetta and May and Mrs. N. Procter. The death has occurred of Mr. Frederick Louis Armitage, aged 68. a former Government pathologist and bacteriologist in Auckland. .Mr. Armitage was born in Manchester, and came to New Zealand in 1897, becoming assistant to the professor ol biology, botany, zoology and geology at the Auckland University College. Several years later he returned to England, studied bacteriology in London, and opened one of the earliest private pathological laboratories in London, the Wimpole Institute in Wimpole Street, in partnership with the late Dr. R. W. Allen. Later he returned to Auckland and opened the first private pathological laboratory in New Zealand. In 1919 he was sent to Featherston camp to organise and run the laboratory at the V.D. hospital there. On his return to Auckland the Government Public Health Department took over his laboratory and put him in charge as Government pathologist and bacteriologist for Auckland. Seven years later this Government laboratory was closed and its staff and equipment transferred to the Auckland Hospital under the directorship of Dr. W. Gilmour, with Mr. Armitage as chief bacteriologist. He held this position until his retirement, owing to ill health, in 1941.