OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1926, Page 10

OBITUARY.

CAPTAIN T. WILSON. MAORI WAR VETERAN. A well-known old resident of New Plymonth, Captain Thomas Wilson, died on Thursday at the age of 89 years. He was the father of the late Air. J. E. Wilson, S.M., of Auckland. Captain Wiison landed with his parents at Wellington 8(i years ago. Later he was employed on his father's sheep run at Turakina. ' Next he was a farm manager at Canterbury. When the Maori war broke out, Captain Wilson returned North, and was given a commission in the militia. lie saw a lot of active service in the Taranaki, Wanganui, and Opotiki districts. At one time he was with .Major Brassey. At the conclusion of the war he returned to Canterbury, and later was farming at Urenui. Ten years afterwards Captain Wilson was appointed to manage the Bank of New Zealand estates in the Rangitikei district. He was a member of the Maniiwatu County Council for a period. Retiring in 1893, Captain Wilson went to New Plymouth to reside. VETERAN OF MAORI WAR. Mr. Michael Daly died yesterday at the Veterans' Home in the 90th year of ■his age. Deceased was born at Carlow, Ireland, married in Dublin and came to Auckland in 1862 by the ship Siam. He at once joined the 2nd Waikato Regiment at Papakura, and was present at the battle of Bald Hills. He was wounded in the leg at the Rangiriri fight, and received his discharge in 1863. He enlisted a second time in 1868 during the j trouble with the Hau Haus. Upon his discharge from active service, Mr. Daly took over the hotel at Patumahoe in 1871. Five years later he went farming at Mauku. Later he was working for Mr. Frank Williams on the East Coast, and afterwards for Mr. George Busby. He entered the Veterans' Home in 1923. CAPTAIN W. H. ARGALL. News has been received at Coromandel of the death at Hove, Sussex, England, of Captain W. H. Argall, in his seventieth year. | Captain William Henry Argall was ai well-known mining engineer of wide experience in hie profession, which at one time or another took him to most of the important mining fields of the world," from his native Cornwall to Spain, Russia, Central America, New Zealand, Australia, Iceland, North America, etc. He visited New Zealand several times, his connection with Coromandel commencing in the early '90's when he took charge of the Kapanga G.M. Company, becoming general manager and attorney of thic property, the Coromandel Gold Company, and the Hauraki G.M. Company, all English companies. The famous gold strike, Legge'e and associated reefs, was made during Captain Argall's management of the latter property. On a subsequent sojourn in New Zealand he controlled the Sylvia mine and other properties in the Thames district; and prior to his last departure from Coromandel he was managing-director of the Four-in-Hand G.M. Company. About fifteen month! ago, Captain and Mrs. Argall returned to England, and the news of his death after an operation has been a shock to his' friends, as it was not known that any illness threatened him, and the passing of one so universally and deservedly respected will be the occasion' of widespread regret. Captain Argall took a keen interest in the civic affairs of the community among, whom he lived for so long afid served as a member. of the County Council, of the Water Board, arid on the Council of the Coromandel School of Mines. He belonged to the Masonic fraternity, and was a member by affiliation of Lodge Coromandel, No. 17, N.Z. Mr. A. E. Argall, of Paeroa, is a brother of deceased, whose immediate family arc now in England. I ■ . MRS. ANNIE THOMPSON. j The funeral of a prominent worker in the various activities of All Saints' Church, Ponsonby, Mrs. Annie Thompson, took place at Purewa Cemetery. She was the widow of Mr. George Laury Thompson, one time manager of the Ulster Banking Company, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson came to Auckland in 1875 with the Vesey Stewart special settlers. Mrs. Thompson is survived by the following children: Mr. T. B. Thompson, Undersecretary of Lands, Wellington; Misses Ethel, Gertrude and Murie! Thompson. Dr. Brian G. Thompson an<l Messrs. Paul and Kenneth Thompson are grandsons. MRS WARLOW DAVIS. Information has been cabled of the death at Laura, Australia, on June 9. of Mrs. Mary Anne Davis, the second daughter of the late Captain W. C. Daldy, and widow of the late Rev. J. T. Warlow Davis, who was second minister of the Albert Street Independent Chapel. It was during his charge that Beresford Street Congregational Church was built and opened free of debt. Nearly half a century ago Mr. and Mrs. Davis went to Australia to reside. Mr. W. Daldy, of this city, is a brother, of Mrs. Davis. A WELL-KNOWN JOURNALIST. MR. W. J. GUERIN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Mr. W. J. Guerin, chief sub-editor, of the "Evening Post,", died yesterday morning, aged 63. He joined the staff nineteen years.ago! and was appointed chief sub-editor in 1922. He had not been in good health 1 for several years. At one time Mr. Guerin was subeditor and-afterwards editor of the i I "Taranaki News." He then went to j the "Hawera Star" as sub-editor, and i afterwards filled the same position on I the "Tajranaki Herald." j He leaves a son and three daughters.