OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 118, 18 May 1920, Page 4

OBITUARY.

MR. C. 0. AICKEN. Tiie death of Mr. George Gordon Aieken at Clinton Road, Heme Bay, removes an early resident of this city, and one highly esteemed by all with whom he was acquainted. Mr. Aieken was the fifth .-on of the late Dr. Thomas Aieken. for many years medical superintendent of Avondale Mental Hospital. Deceased arrived in Auckland from Ireland with his parents in 1859 by the ship Mermaid. Over 40 years ago he joined the Railway Department in the goods ofike at Auckland. Later he was' stationmaster at Cambridge, Onehunga, Ne-.v Plymouth, and Wellington. His; health gave 'Way about eleven years ago,! whereupon he resigned and came to Auckland to live. Deceased is mourned by his widow and the following chil-l dren:—Mr. G. A. Aieken. of Sydrfey;

-Mr. It. Aieken, private*secretary "to the Hon. J. <;. Cuates; Mr. E. 0. Akken, iicrk Otamatea County Council: Mr. F. V. Aickcn, of llorrinsville; and Mr C Aieken. of this city. Four sons saw service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. MR. 'JAIBRI'KL R. ROSS. Mr. Gabriel Ru-lyn Ross-, wiio passed away at his residence at Stanley Point on Saturday lust, wa-s a well-known iirr.re in shipping i-iivle., and had for ion? been connected with the 'Northern Company, in \vhieh he iiilecl important positions both ashore and afloat. A man in the prime of life and of good phyfiqae, he had for some years suffered .severely ircm rheuma.tiKn, and some two year 5 ago, moved across the harliour in the hope that a change of locality inigiit do him good. Quite recently he bought "the late Mr. Roger Philfon's residence and returned to live at '.Stanley Point, where the wde outlook of the harbour appealed strongly! to or.s accustomed to a seafaring life,| and it was at his new residence that' his fatal illness attacked him and! eventually carried him off. He was onei ot the best known figur&s en the Stanley 'Kav wharf, and his courteous and breezyj manner made him a general favourite! with a-li those who came into contact l with htm. He leaves a widow and' family of daughters. MR. ,T. 6. HART. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) THAMES, this day. A very old resident of Thames, Mβ John Panders Hart, who had been in ■basinets a<l a gunsmith here for 521 year.-, passed away last night. He was | a native of Ireland, and had been seven! years in the British -irinv, attaining the rani: of aniiourer-scryt. He arrived' in New Zealand as a military settler in i the ship Racehorse in 1868, and had been in business at Thames ever since. He ■ had been in failing Health for e(H ue time.