PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 139, 22 June 1901, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr C. J. East, organist at tho Wesleyan Church, notifies that he is prepared to receive Jrapils for pianoforte, organ, and singing. Mr East is an able musician, and is specially qualified as a teacher. He holds high honors from the Trinity College, London, and pupils can depend upon being well and thoroughly instructed. Mr East visits the country on Thursday and Saturday in each week. Mrs Allan McLean has just had completed a new accommodation house at Nuhaka, and is prepared to receive visitors. One of Gisborne’s oldest settlers passed away yesterday in the person of Mr James Dunlop, at the advanced age of 82. Ho leaves a grown-up family, and a number of grand-children. Deceased was highly esteemed throughout the district, and much sympathy will be felt for the members of this family in their bereavement. The funeral will leave his lato residence, Childers road, to-morrow afternoon at 2.30 for Makarnka cemetery. Mr Robert Baxendell, travelling representative of the Auckland firm of Bycroft and Co., arrived from the Coast yesterday, and proceeds South to-morrow. A cable message has been received stating that Professor Lowrie, of Roseworthy Agricultural College, Adelaide, has accepted the position of Director of the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. A cablegram received from Perth announces the death of Alexander Forrest, explorer and politician, brother of Sir John Forrest. Mr Forrest was perhaps the chief explorer of West Australia. On January 18, 1879, with a party of five and two natives, with 26 horses and six months’ provisions, he started from Perth to explore the north : west portion of Australia. The chief results of this expeditib’fi were the discovery of the source and course of the Fitzroy and other large streams, together with an estimated area of 20,000,000 acres of good, well-watered country, now known as the Kimberley district.

Mr J. H. Smythe, who was SergeantMajor of Colonel Fraser’s Military Settlers’ force, has kindly given us some particulars in regard to the late Mr Geo. B, Flint, who died suddenly at Wairoa on Thursday. Mr Smythe states that Mr Flint was about 58 years of age. He came to Otago in 1864, from Melbourne, prior to the breaking out of the Gabriel’s Gully rush. After remaining for some time in the South Mr Flint came to tho North Island, and he joined the Hawke’s Bay military settlers under Major Fraser. He took part in the whole of the campaign under that celebrated 'officer, beinrr present at all the chief engagements in Hawke’s Bay and later on at Waerenga-a-hika. When the force of military settlers was disbanded, ho joined the armed constabulary, and served under Colonel Herrick, being one of those who took part in the expedition at Waikaremoana. He served, through tho whole of the Taupo campaign, and was present at tho action whep the late Captaih\Georgo was killed. After obtaining his discharge ho settled in the Wairoa, where he established a successful storekeeping business, which he conducted for many years. He was a member of the County Council for several years, and took a prominent part in public affairs. He was the Government nominee on the Harbor Board, which offico ho held until the time of his death. He was a worthy citizen, and much esteemed, his death being a severe io3s to tho country in which he had made his home. He leaves a widow and grown-up family, for whom much sympathy will be felt.