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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 65, 16 March 1907, Page 5

In connection with the forthcoming Easter holidays the Railway Department announce that, commencing Wednesday, 27th March, 1907, until Saturday, 6th April, 1907, two express trains will be run from Auckland. The first train leaving at 10 a.m. will ran to Rotorua, and in addition to taking passengers for Rotorua Branch will take passengers for Cambridge Branch. The second train, leaving at 10.35 a.m., will run- to Thames, also taking passengers for Taumarunui line, and for Waihi Branch. The second express train wilt, between Auckland and Morrinsville, make the same stoppages as the ordinary express. Passengers for Taumarunui line and for Thames and Waihi lines should notice that they travel by the second express, the first express not making a connection with the trains for these lines. The second express, which travels at the same speed as the ordinary express, will have a dining-car attached between Auckland and Frankton. Amongst the other train arrangements, which are advertised, is a late train which -will leave Auckland for Rotorua on Thursday, 28th March, at 10 p.m., arriving Rotorua at 6.20 on Friday morning. A return special express train leaves Rotorua for Auckland at 7.15 p.m. on Easter Monday, Ist April, 1907. These trains will enable passengers to visit Rotorua during the holidays.

Mrs. Crow, mother of Mr. W. Crow, private secretary to the Minister for Education, died at Dunedin recently, after 43 years' residence in the district. The deceased lady, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Kerr, was born on the farm of Auchengree (a portion of the old Kersland barony), near Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, a property which had been in the possession of ihe family for many generations. At an early age she, along -with her parents, emigrated to Victoria, and resided for a number of years in Melbourne and Bendigo. In the former city she was married. In 1864 she came to New Zealand, settling at Lawrence. The family resided there for some twenty years. She thus witnessed some of the stirring scenes incidental to the gold rush at Tuapeka, and experienced some of the hardships of tbe early pioneer on the goldfields. Mrs. Crow was much respected by all who were acquainted with her, and many acts of kindness were performed by her in a quiet and unobtrusive manner. For the past twenty-four years she resided iv Dunedin. She has departed this life full of honour and respect, moiirned by her husband and family (seven sons and two daughters), and by all who had the. pleajn_-_._K_ _. _, __