OBITUARY
MR. MICHAEL CHING
"(Special!'to the "Evening Post.")
:, NELSON, April 30. The death' of Mr. Michael Ching, of Stoke, removed'a well-known and respected resident; "He was the eldest son of the late Mr. Bichard Ching', who was a member of the ' expedition sent to New Zealand under Captain Arthur to found - the Nelson settlement. In 1879 Mr. Ching, then a member of the Stoke Volunteers, went to Parihaka with the Nelson Contingent under the late Colonel Pitt .to assist in preventing the Maori prophet Te Whiti from causing trouble. For nearly sixty years he was a member of Court Sherwood Forest, of Stoke, being P.CR- of the lodge. He leaves a widow, four sons, and three daughters. ' ■ ■■■.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 102, 1 May 1937, Page 11
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117OBITUARY Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 102, 1 May 1937, Page 11
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