MR. WILLIAM C. CARGILL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 15

MR. WILLIAM C. CARGILL

The death occurred last night at Morrinsville of Mr. William Clement Cargill, managing director of the Cargill Publishing Company, which pub-1 lishes the "Morrinsville Star," the "Matamata Record," and the "Putaruru Press." Mr. Cargill, who was in his 63rd year, was born in Kent, England, and was educated at Newport and Dulwich. He was an enthusiasts tennis player and cricketer, and some years ago represented Wairarapa, Wanganui, and South Taranaki in the cricket field. He was proprietor of the "Wairarapa Star" from 1892 to 1902, and (with Mr. A. C. Major), changed the name of the paper to the "Wairarapa Age." Subsequently he became proprietor, of the "Patea Press" and the "Pukekohe Times." He purchased' the "Morrinsville Star" in 1915. Mr. Cargill . was formerly a member of tho Wanganui Education Board and the Taranaki Education Board; and was president of the New Zealand Master Printers' Federation from 1928 to 1930. The late Mr. Cargill is survived', by his widow and two daughters. A Press Association message from Hokitika announces the death of Mr. Henry Karnbach, a well-known settler, of Kokatahi, aged 91 years.