OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 124, 28 May 1934, Page 3

OBITUARY.

MR. RICHARD BLACKBURN.

By the death of Mr. Richard Blackburn, which took place last week at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alfred Clark, of Otahultu, at the age of 87 years, a link with early Auckland has been removed. He left London in the year 1847, being then only six weeks old ,and the family on arrival lived in Auckland. His father, Mr. William Blackburn, was a military surveyor and had been sent out by the British Government for service in this country. At the age of eighteen Richard Blackburn assisted his father to survey the site of the present town of Hamilton. For many years he was engaged as shipping clerk for the Union Steamship Co., and for a very long period was secretary of the Foresters' Lodge at Onehunga. Up to his deatii he

took a keen interest in sport, and was a regular attendant at Rugby. He was predeceased 34 years ago by his wife, who was buried at the cemetery of the Church of tho Assumption, Onehunga. He is survived by seven children — Messrs. Charles and Harry Blackburn, of Auckland; Frederick, of Waihi, and Richard, of Gisborne; and Mrs. Alfred Clark, of Otahuhu; Mrs. W. Beaver, of Hamilton, and Mrs. J. W. Saulsbrey, of Frankton Junction. There are 28 grandchildren, and 38 great grandchildren.

MR. C. A. SEYMOUR

A member of the Post and Telegraph Service for 40 years prior to retiring, Mr. C. A. Seymour died at Wcstport, aged 70. For some years he was stationed in Nelson, and was postmaster at Lower Huft, when he retired IS years ago. There was a family of 11 children. Two sons are the Rev. Fathers C. H. Seymour and J. J. Seymour, of the Marist Order. Two daughters are Sisters in Mother Aubert's Home of Compassion, and two others arc Sisters of Mercy.

MRS. M. A. NICHOISON.

The death occurred at Lower Hutt, at the age of 01 years, of Mrs, M. A. Nicholson, who arrived in New Zealand with her sister when 21. They landed at Napier, and after Te K'ooti's raid on Poverty Bay she had charge of one. of the orphaned children. Tn 1575 she was married at Opotiki to a member of the Armed Constabulary. Mr. W. B. Nicholson. They first lived at Te Toko, then went to Galatea, where the husband was on outpost duty. Mr. Xuholson was later farmin/r at Opotiki, then was appointed teacher in charge of the native school at Omaio. When Mr. Nicholson died in ISB4 his widow again went to live at Opotiki. Tn ISO 3 she joined her son, living at Wanganui, Tctone and Lower Hutt.

MRS. T. McGUIRE.

Information lias been received by cablegram of tho death in London of Mrs. T. McGuire, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Martin, of Mount Eden. She was trained as a nurse in Auckland. After being fou v years in the Auckland Hospital, and another two in a private one, she went to the United States in 1913. During the war Miss Martin booked her passage for England in the Lusitania, but had the good fortune to miss that vessel by a few minutes, thus escaping the tragedy when that steamer was torpedoed. Miss Martin reached England by the New York, and was in Reading War Hospital when it was bombed. She was on the Aquitania hospital ship, then in hospitals at Malta, Suez and Alexandria, also on a hospital ship when Gallipoli was evacuated. She was twice mentioned in dispatches. While nursing at Salonika Miss Martin was married to Mr. McGuire, and went with him to Indii, where he was a superintendent engineer on the railway. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. McGuire settled in London, where at the time of her death the wife was conducting a clinic. She as survived' by Mr. McGuilO and one daughter. ,

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. Nasi). M.P. for Hutt, arrived by the Limited this morning. The Rev. H. J. Boyd-Bell, of Kawhia, has been appointed vicar of Inglewood. Mr. Malcolm Niccol, assistant clerk of the Magistrate's Court, Hawera, has been admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court. Prof. H. IT. Cornish, who has been appointed Solicitor-General, has resigned from the chair of law at Victoria University College. Mr. A. I. Johns, general manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, and Mrs. Johns leave for Honolulu by the Niagara to-morrow. . The Rt. Rev. W. H. Baddeley, Bishop of Melanesia, leaves by the Limited tonight for Wellington, where he will join the Ma'unganui for Australia. Mr. W. A. Martin, manager in NewZealand for the National Mutual Life Association, has returned to Wellington from a visit to Australia. Dr. and Mrs. D. N. W. Murray leave by the Niagara to-morrow on a holiday tour of Canada, U.S.A. and Great Britain. They expect to be absent about six months.

Mr. R. H. Packwood, engineer in charge of the Waitaki hydro-electric power works, is visiting Auckland, accompanied by Mrs. Paekwood. They are at the Station Hotel.

Mr. W. .T. Blackie, Government chemist, of Fiji, who has been on leave in New Zealand, will return to Suva, with Mrs. Blackie and their daughter, by the Niagara to-morrow.

Trof. R. J. T. Bell has resigned the chairmanship of the Professorial Board of the Otago University, and is a candidate for a scat on the Academic Board of the University of New Zealand.

Dr. C. De R. Andrew, director of the School of Mining, has. been appointed a member of the Colonial Office Recruiting Committee in place of Mr. J. B. Callan, by the Otago University Council.

Mr. M. Raitcheviteh, of Yugoslavia, a journalist who has been turing New Zealand, returned from Wellington by the Limited this morning. He will leave for Honolulu by the Mariposa on Saturday.

Mr. D. Carter, who recently retired from the position of Auckland manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, will leave, with Mrs. Carter, by the Niagara to-morrow on a tour of Canada and U.S.A.

Dr. Leslie Averill, of Christchurch, leaves by the Niagara to-morrow to visit leading obstetrical and gynaecological hospitals in U.S.A. He will also attend the annual meeting of the Rotary International at De(/oit.

Mr. W. J. Koldsworth, chairman of the Auckland Electric Power Board, Mr. R. H. Bartley, general manager, and Mr. N. M. Speer, secretary, leave for Wellington by the Limited to-night on business connected with the board's loan conversion scheme. They will also discuss with the Government technical and financial matters concerning the board. Mr. H. M. Rogerson will accompany them.