TOKOMAIRIRO.

Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1040, 29 June 1894, Page 6

TOKO MAI RIRO.

» [Fkom Our Own ConnESPONDEKT.] The funeral of tho late. Mr G. " Conmne of the Commercial Hotel was very largely attended, especially hv the farmers and country peopln generally, as well as by a few from distant districts. Numerous floral wreaths were sent, and tnlom'ams of con d.nl en ce were revived from many parts of the colony. The MiUon Brass Band preceeded the Cortego playing " The Dead March in Saul." Mr Coomho will be missed by nnt a few. Besides his popularity as a host, he was always ready to help a lame dog over a etyle in the shape of a timely loan of a few pounds more or less. These conveniences were generally done on the spot without the scratch of a pen. He was much in request too for cashing cheques. Observers havo been often amused at the liyht and airy manner with which he would produce a cool hundred or two from his pocket for this purpose. It is well known that he left a considerable " pile " bahind him — most of it made years ago in a gold mining claim at Manuka Creek. His widow and two sons will carry on the hotel business. The local^ paper described the deceased as being among the number of those who are " not understood." This implication of the weakness of some peculiarity or eccentricity of disposition in him is altogether a misconception of his character. As a matter of fact he was eminently a hard headed, shrewd businesslike man ; cool, collected and level headed in every respect, warmly genial and always jolly ; over which a dogged set determination of purpose wa« dominant — characteristics surely not at all of the unfortunate " not understood " kind.