THE LATE MR. R. HOBBS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 169, 19 July 1910, Page 2

THE LATE MR. R. HOBBS.

The remains af the late Mr. Richard Hobbs were interred this morning at Purewa Cemetery. A short service was first held in the Hobbs Memorial Church, at Bayfield, which was crowded with The following ministers of the Methodist Church were present: Revs. G. Bond, H. R. Dewsbury, W. Gittos, W. Ready, J. S. Rischworth, Mather and Hauraki Paul. A large number of carriages followed the hearse to Purewa. In the first were Mrs. Blonifield (sister of deceased), Mrs. Jaking, Messrs. J. C. and A. Hobbs, and Rev. Gittos; the second cn.b, Messrs. A. E. Hobbs, W. Hobbs, Eric Gittos, Blomfield, and R. E. Beamish; third cab, Mr. Ja-kins, Mrs. R. Lyons, and Mrs. Buchanan; fourth cab, Revs. Ready, Mather, Rischworth, also Messrs. T. Buddie and W. Beaumont; fifth caib, Miss R. Hobbs, Mr. W. Lyons, Mr. A. Lyons, Mrs. J. Beamish; sixth cab, Mesdames Bond and Dauber, Mr. and Mrs. John Gittos. Amongst others present were: Sir G. M. O'Rorke, Messrs. J. S. Tibbs (Grammar School), W. Brackenrig and H. Edmiston (Bible Society), Leydand, B. Buttle, T. Hodgson, W. E. Hutchison, V. Rice, Smith (representing Auckland Club), W. H. Smith and R, Cameron (representing Auckland Savings Bank), J. C. Dickenson and M. Christie.