OBITUARY.

', MR E. J. T. FORD. The late Mr Edward. John Tito Ford who died a few days since had resided in Canterbury for over oO years, nc came from L old English yeomanry family, and was a descendant of fcu John Tite, the famous architect,- the creator of the Royal Exchange (and other notable public buildings) in London, for which he was Jcmgntedll hi Into Mr Ford was born at >ortoi! Farm, Hun-bury, Staffordshire, m 1843 After employment for some tune vvitn a shipping company at Goole, England; L loft Tor New Zealand, embarking in the ship Blue Jacket, and-reached Lyttclton in 1866. He went up, conntry for awhile, but returned to Christchurch, and was employed as accountanb on the staff of Messrs Twentymo and Cousins. Later he filled a smii a, position with Mr A. McPhorson, wiU whom ho became associated in bus,nos —McPiierson, Ford, and Co. Tim was followed by other partnerships (Ford, Bell, and Co., and Ford, Taping, and Co.), carrying on business as auctioneers land and estate agonts; he alsc engaged in flax-nulhng. lor a good number of years he was accountant for Messrs laa/d and Loughnan hamsters and solicitors, rendering. appreciated service. yesirojia of obta outdoor life, ho relinquished the portion in order to go farming, and purchased Tara Ghur, Malvern, living there until within a few days of his death, earning universal esteem throughout tnc district. The deceased gentleman took a very active interest in c-.mrcn and educational affairs, and was superintendent of St. Mark's Sunday school, Opawa Ho was the first person to go through tho Moorhouse tunnel after its completion, and was on the hrst official train on the occasion pt t-ne opening- of railway communication between Christclmrch and Dunodm. In 1872 he married a daughter of tho late Dr. Willis, of Opawa, who arrived ya Lyttelton by the ship Isabella Hercus, in 1851. As a widower, he, in xjJ4, married Miss Hilda Mountfort, younger daughter of the late Mr B. W. Mountfort; architect of tins city.. Ho is survived by his widow, eight children (all by his fijst wife), and fourteen grandchildren. - MB There passed away on Thursday a very old and much-respected resident of Lvttolton in tho person of MrUcorge Lancaster, whose death removes another of the Tapidly-dwindlmg band ol old identities of the port. Mr Lancaster, who went to sea? at an early age, served in sailing ships in many parts of the world. While still a young man he came to New Zealand m the clipper ship Merope, on her maiden voyage, and settled ashoro in Lyttelton, where he had lived ever since. Some years later he met with a serious accident, which partially incapacitated-him, out did not prevent him from carrying out the duties of night-watchman for the Union Steam Ship Company for a considerable period, with mucn efficiency and conscientiousness, until advancing years compelled his retirement about ten years ago. MR DAVID ZIMAN. (FROM otra OWN connssroNDENT.) - HOKITIKA, July 30. Tho death is announced of Mr David Ziman the well-known mining mves- | tor, after, a short illness. A Wellington message announces the death of Mr Baxter .Buckle? -a weUknown pianist, following an opeiation. Air Joseph Grimsey, who died on Tiilv Ist in tho Whangarei Hospital, the .early, settlers of Canterbury. He was born in Foisted, Suffolk, England, 78 years ago, and came tc New Zealand In tho ship Captain Cook iin the early sixties. .Ho settled in Christoburi and took up faming on j tho Harewood road at the Styx, and later in South Canterbury. His witt ' pre-deoeased him many years ago. Mr John Bird, whose death occurred I in the Wairau Hospital a few days ago, 1 was a native of Nelson, where he was I born a little over seventy years, ago. |He joined the New Zealand Armed I Constabulary at an early age, and rendered service in the two Maori wars. ! Later on Hie joined the Police Force, pt which 'he was a member for some 40 1 years. For the greater part of that noriod he was stationed in l*elson and | on the West Coast; and about 18 years "o-o he was transferred to Blenheim, where he was a constable for some nine I years, then retiring on superannuation.