OBITUARY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 October 1924, Page 4

OBITUARY.

JOHN MACKLAM. Yesterday death claimed one of the oldest- residents of South Taranaki, when Mr John Macklam passed to his rest at the great age of 91 years, after a long and active life, during the course or which lie saw tire- Dominion, and this district in particular, grow licm small beginnings to jgs presentstate of prosperity and importance. Way back in the fifties John Macklam lift tne 'Old Land to try his fortune in the lands of the South, then attracting so many of tiie young men of Britain. He landed-first in Australia, and after a few years spent- there was attracted, as was so many more, by the reports of fortunes made in New* Zealand. _ All the boats coming over were crowded, and on one of these John Macklam came to Invercargill, which in those years was booming. The General Government had been induced to Supply” funds for development and public buildings were being erected which made the place go ahead fast, ancl Southland Province was formed. When this work slackened owing to want of public money, John Macklam was attracted to the West- Coast goldfields, and for several. years was resident at Hokitika and then Kumara, engaging in his trade as builder. Thence he migrated to Wellington, and later came to Pa.tea, working first for a firm of contractors, Strang and Seeling, who erected many buildings in Hawera and Patea. He joined Mr George Syme, and was with him for several years, on several big building contracts in Hawera, Mokoia, and other places. The roving spirit took him to Fiji, where he was for some time, and later he returned, gave up his trade and opened, a little business as a tobacconist, and developed this largely, adding -a bookselling business, acquiring the premises now occupied bv the New Zealand Clothing Factory, in High Sti-eet, and F. J. Boase. Some years ago advancing years impelled him to sell, and he retired into private life. He was a man of sterling character, whose word was his bond, and being a man of retiring disposition, did not make many friends, but those who knew him best realised best his worth. He was unmarried, and had no relations in Australasia, and bi;t few at Home. Many old friends will deeply regret the loss of one they highly respected.

IV. C. ADAMSON. Almost at the same time there passed away another of the pioneers o,f the town and district in the person of Mr \\. Adamson, a man who had been associated with this town for a period of fifty years. Bom iii Wanganui, the late Mr Adamson spent his boyhood days in that town, leaving there with his brother Tom when 17 years of age, when he marched up to the Waingongoro under General Cameron. Later he went back to Wanganui and joined the Wanganui Yeomanry, serving with General Whitmore at various places along the coast. After serving in the army, he came hack to Hawera in 1874 and worked in the butchery business for Mr John Winks. In 1880 he and the late Mr J. F. Pease established the butchery business of Adamson and Pease, from which business he retired at the latter end of 1902. He had been living m retirement in " Hawera ever since.

In his early days the late Mr Adamson \yas a footballer, and represented Taranaki and also the West Coast against the New South Wales team at Wellington in 1885. He always took a keen interest in all sports, especially racing, having been one of the founders of the Egmont Racing Club, and hav)Ug given 34 years continuous service as a steward and committeeman. He retired last year, when he was elected patron for tiie ensuing year. He also served several terms oil t-lie Hawera Borough Council during the late eighties. Deceased was a brother of j\lrs J. Signal, senr., Mi's T. .Hayes and Mr Jas. Adamson, of Wanganui, and Mr S. Adamson, of Auckland. He leaves a daughter and two sons, Mrs W. Jobson and Mr S. Adamson, of Hawera, and Mr W. J. Adamson of Mata Mata. With his family will be felt deep sympathy in their sorrow. MRS. ANNIE RUNDLE. By the death of Mrs Annie Bundle, at Auckland on Sunday, i\ew Plymouth has lost another old and much respected i esident. Mrs Bundle, who was the wife of Mr Charles Thomas Run die, of New Plymouth, had lived for about 70 years in New Plymouth and braved all the trials and dangers associated with the troublesome times of the Maori War. She was a. great church worker, being organist and Sunday school teacher in the Primitive Methodist Church for a great number of years, and she also faithfully carried out the duties of Sunday school teacher in the Church of England. Mrs Bundle’s death was quite unexpected, for she was in splendid health whilst visiting Auckland, but she developed peumonia, following a severe attack of influenza Mrs Bundle, who in a few weeks would have been 77 years of age, was born in London, and came to New’ Zealand with her parents (Mr and Mrs Iheopliilus White) when she was six years old. They landed at Auckland, coming to New Plymouth almost immediately afterwards, and Mrs Bundle had resided here -ever since. Prior to the outbreak of the Maori War, Mrs Bundle resided in the Omata- district just beyond Burton’s Hill. 'ln 1878 she married Mr Bundle.

Mrs Bundle is survived bv her husband and Messrs Charles Fletcher Kundle (Johannesburg), Victor Rundle (\\an-oa), Mrs Christensen (Kimbolton), Mrs Strombom (New Plymouth), Airs £r" o i, a - vuck 'and), and Miss E. (New Plymouth).—News. : [Air W . G. White, oJF Hawera (nowon an extended visit to England) is a brother of the late Airs Rundle.]

WEALTHY AMERICAN ACTRESS

' AJ C* RUTS—PRESS ASSOCIATION—-COPYRIGHT (Received Oct. 1, 8.50 a.m ) NEW YORK, Sept. 30. Lotta. Crabtree, an old-time actress, is dead. She left estate in excess ot tour million dollars, mostly the re- . Wall Street investments. Alter setting aside nominal sums for relatives the will provides hundreds of thousands for the care of animals needy actors and actresses, and discharged convicts; also the -astablishment of a trust for sick and maimed soldiers in the great war and free beds Sun Cables* 11106 Sick 9°™"-—Sydney

Dairy farmers throughout the district report a vigorous growth of crass timing the past two or three weeks and there ha s been quite an appreciable inciease in the milk yield as a result \vhile the quantities of butter and cheese manufactured also show an increase on the quantity being manufactured at this time last year (states the Taranaki Herald). The weather conditions have been particularly favourable for a liberal growth, the'warm rains having been very beneficial but a tew days of sunshine are now required to harden the grass, which owing to its rapid growth, has been in’ dined to scour stock somewhat.