OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 260, 2 November 1932, Page 8

OBITUARY.

MR. THORNTON J. WALKER;

One-of the best-known, settlers-in the; ; ' Waika'to, Mr. Thornton; James Walker died at Waikeria; near Te." Awam'utii,V aged .75.- -He was born in Tasmania arid ■ '. was • brought across; ioi 1 Aupk|Jnji ; s^yj;. his'pareht'S'wheh; he .was an faifant.?-SHi»>; father, Mr.: E. B. Walker,-.'farmed; an--extensive area at Monayale.- ■Mr.'Ti.Jjr-, Walker was keenly interested; in-:hunt-. \, ing and polo/ He-leaves a widow,,three;": sons, and one daughter.. ■•• • ' y '•■;;.-'-.

mr;;:t;i e. :curtis; '...

A veteran of the war with-the Maoris'! on the "East Coast, Mr. Thomas •Eman-;. uuel Curtis has died, aged 82 years*;: Born in Canada,. 'Mr. Curtis came to ' New .Zealand in- 1863 t and, had three, years' active. "service .during the Mapri War. ' Afterwards 'he was bush-felling- ; and farming in'Gisborn'e,'and-30 years; ago he took; over''.a ; farm at WaiotahL Valley. He is survived' by Mrs.'Curtii, one'son and'a : daughter.' : / '"'..',''

MR. CHARLES R. DUNCAN;

' The. funeral was held ,~ yesterday vqf ; Mr. Charles Robert Duncan, whose;deathoccurred'suddenly at Napier on October. 29. Mr.,Duncan was born. in. Australia;;. 60 years ago and came'to New Zealand with his' father, who was in. charge of one of the ;ifirst' rotary' printing machines 1 , that waseent to this country.. Mr. Dun-; can, -senior, '■ was ' .on the 'staff -of'.the' "Auckland Star" for a, number of years, and his son was on the same paper for 2o years. OFor the last six years"Mr.".C. ; R. Duncan had been connected with'the "Daily Napier. He leaves a widow and one daughter and three

MR. ALBERT MALAM.

The death occurred on October 29 of Mr. Albert Malam, aged 47, years. He" was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Malam, and' was born in Glen Eden. Eor some years he was em-\ ployed at Crum's brickyard, New Lynn/ but later took up dairy fanning in Glen Eden. He is survived by his widow, one son and a daughter. . . ~y .