PASSED AWAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1918, Page 6

PASSED AWAY.

MR. E. BURNS. The clever American stepdaneer, Mr. Kddie Bump, who has been on the Fuller circuit in New Zealand for the last few months, died at St. John's llopitai, Wellington. from influenza '■omplications. 'Die Wellington .Icwieh Club attended the funeral. A PATHETJC (ASK. Mrs. Kdric Williams, (if Edenham, Otane, ha« Miccumhed to the epidemic Her husband died from the .same .cornpaint at KwiUirrslon camp. An infant. only a few days old, is thus bereft of both parents. MR. JAMES RL'dG. A pioneer of llie West C-iasr, Mr. ,lamM Rugg. sen., died at Christchurch, aged 87 years. lie lived for fifty-two years on the. West Coast, only retiring to ChristchurcJl a few months ago. His eon. Thomas Rugg, also died from the epidemic, also hU daughter, Mrs. John Brown. SOUTH AFRICAN SOLDIER. Mr. James Thorpe, -who died of the epidemic at Ilawke'a Bay. was educated at. Te Ante College and trained to the engineering profession. Ihe last e.taminationfi in connection with which he successfully passed just prior to the. South African" War. lie volunteered for service and was accepted, and after the war he was enframed for some years in engineering and surrey works on tlie South African railways. An attack of malarial fever drove, him from the conand he returned to New Zealand for a time. He then went to China, where he was employed on railway engineering works, and some years a ?o again returned to t'ae Dominion. He joined the New Zealand Public Works Depart men-t. and at the time of hw death was officer in charge of the location service, (engineering surveys) at Katikati. He was recently married. MRS. 11. S. STEVENP. Much regret is felt in Devonport at the death from pneumonia of Mrs. H. S. Stevens, wife of the secretary of the Municipal Fire Brigade. Some few Weeks a<lo Mr. iStevene met with a severe accident on the Lake Road through the car he wa« driving colliding with another vehicle, and he spent some time in the Auckland Hospital. After he returned home, still being weak, he contracted influenza in rather a bad form, and it was while devotedly nursing her husband that Mrs. Stevens wae taiken ill, and finally passed away yesterday. Mr. Htevena is still confined to his room, and much sympathy is expressed towards him and the five children who have so suddenly been bereft of one so near ami dear to them. MR. D. IL GRAY. A well-known business man, Mr. l>. H. Gr.iy. died on November 2."> th at a private hospital, where be had undergone an operation. Deceased was the eldest eon of the late John Gray, of Kohekohe, and was born in 1865. Mr. Cray was managing; director of the Wahiku P.S. Company, director of the Supply Stores, National Trading Company, member of Northeote Borough Council. also the School Committee, president of the Waitemata Bowling Club, member of the Thames Old Boys' Association, Grand Master Charles Brae* Oddfellows Lodge. Thames, and an active worker in local affairs. Deceased leaves a widow, seven daughters and one son. J The eldest daughter is Mns. 0. Finlay, Remuera. MR. M. MADDISON. Mr. M. Maddison, who died of pneumonia last week, was a member of the 1 Poneonby United Football Club, and captained their senior team which last season won the Auckland Rugby League's championship. He was a very popular player, and a valuable member of his cluh. He kicked 25 goals, equal to 50 points, out of a total of 103 scored by tlie team during the championship matches. He was captain of the club's team that loured to Chr«tchurch to compete for Dr. Thacker's challenge shield. Tho tour proved a success, the team winning , by 11 points to nil, and the ehield is now in Auckland. MR. \V. J. McNIOOL. One of the victims of the epidimw in Hamilton wae Mr. W. J. ("Billy") McNieol, who passed away yesterday afternoon after a few days' illness. He has been associated with the Farmers' Cooperative Auctioneering Co. since its formation, and was widely known and as widely respected, throughout the whole of the South Auckland district as a large-hearted, generous man, and he will be greatly missed by the settlers, to many of whom he was in name and in fact guide, philosopher, and friend- He was a son of the late Mr. John McNlcol, the founder of the firm of McN'icol and Co. (the original of the present company), and has been closely identified with the commercial life of the district from his early boyhood, for he entered the firm (then managed by .the late Mr. A. J. Storey) as a junior, and he applied himself so aefidiiously to the bnsine.ss, for which he had peculiar talents, that he was soon recognised as one of the best judfrne of rtock and their values in the province. Bluff, hearty, and penerous he was a general favourite, and the news of his early demise will bo received with the greatest regret by all iwho knew him. He leaves a widow and two children. The funeral took place to-day. j MR. S. J. CRAWFORD. Mr. f>. J. Crawford, who died at his resident, Matai Road, Greenlane, of inlluenza-pneumonia, held the position jof secretary of the Karthenware Pipe ! Company, Ltd., ever since its inception, 1 nearly nine years ago. Prior to that ihe was accountant for R. (). Clark, and when that firm was formed into a company wae appointed secretary. Mr. Crawford had been connected with the sanitary pipe trade in Auckland for over sixteen years. The board of directors passed tbe following resolution:—"That the board expresses its sincere regret at the death of our late secretary, Mr. S. J. Crawford, and desires to convey to Mrs. Crawford their sineerest sympathy with her and her family in their sail bereavement, and that we place on record our deep sense of the valuable services rendered to this company tiy our late secretary since its inception." The directors spoke in the most feeling manner of Mr. Crawford's sterling qualities and upright dealing, which nad gained the confidence anil e-iteein of every director. They felt that j. great lose had been sustained by Mr. Crawford's dc-ath. Mr. Orawford is survived by a widow and two children.