OBITUARY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11953, 25 May 1933, Page 4

OBITUARY

AIR J. XV. JOYNT (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Aiay 23. The death has occurred of Air John William Joynt, formerly English representative of the New Zealand University. NOTED AIUSICIAN (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Aiay 23. Tit? death is reported of the noted violinist and orchestra! leader, De Groor. AIR. T. M. FERGUSON. The death occurred recently at Northumberland, United Kingdom, of Air. T. AI. Ferguson, who' was formerly sheep-farming at' Ormond, Poverty Bay, in partnership with Air. Thomas Trotter. Commenting on the- late Air. Ferguson, an English paper stated: —

“The funeral of Air. T. Af. Ferguson, of Braeside. Eglingham, a wellknown X o rfn u rr. nri a n sportsman, drew many country pepole to tho village on Friday afternoon, tho parish church of St. Alauriee being filled. Deceased was a native- of the Scottish side of the border, and whs ,-cry popular among hunting and other people in the County of Northumberland. nis death took place atthe are of 66 years, after a brief illness. He married Alisa Selby, of Biddlestor.c, a sister of the Into Air. Walter Selby. “He was sheep-farming m New Zealand before his marriage, and was ji lieutenant in tho 3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Militia), at the headquarters' at Alnwick some 40 years, ago. AJr. Ferguson, had hunted with most of the northern packs, and was a whipper-in Air. Walter Selby’s pack in. bis younger days. He wrote to many papers on bunting subjects, and if is regrettable that he did not live to see published the book he had completed on Border memories. Many will remember the breezv hunting rcpevrts be wrote under the title Phil the Fluter. “Tho Rev. W. U. Ainger, vicar ot Eglingham, conducted the burial service, parts being taken by the Archbishop of LincTTsfnrno. Canon Margin, and the Rev. Canon Alornn. of Wooler. The interment took place in the churchyard. Aiks Ferguson was the chief mourner, and there were also present Sir Archibald AVhite, A1.F.1T.. Trewhitt Hall: Col. Alilvain, Af.F.H.. Eglingham Hall; Alajor and Airs. Ncilson, Charlton Hall; Captain Collingwood, Cornhill House; Captain H. G. Carr Ellison; Alajor and Airs. J. Rea, Herrington House; Captain Taylor, Haddington; Captain J. O. Fenwick, Longfrnmlington, and a large number of other followers of bounds/’

AIRS WILLIAAI CAAIERON The death occurred, at Cook Hospital yesterday, of Airs Alary Anne Cameron, wife of Air William Cameron, of AVaipaoa. • p “ Tlie late Airs Cameron wap bom in Omagh, County Tyrone. Ireland,. 76 years ago and came to New Zealand as a young woman. Tho daughter of a (farming family, she found the country life in this country well suited to her tranquil and kindly temperament. She had been resident in Poverty Bay for many years and her marriage was oela bratod here. A wide circle of friends null deeply regret her 'passing, and especial sympathy will be extended to tlio boreaved husband. Tho 'interment will take place at Ormond cemetery at 2.30 p. ml to-day (Thursday)-