OBITUARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12560, 23 July 1901, Page 5

OBITUARY.

[Per Press Association.] FEILDING, July 22.

Mr diaries Roe, sen., an old'-colonist, died at his residence, Foil ding, last night. He arrived in Wellington by the ship Adelaide in 1840. He was one of Wellington’s earliest journalists, having been part proprietor of the defunct “Advertiser" for a time. Mr Roe came to Feilding in 1874, and has resided here since.

DUNEDIN, v July 22. Mr Sew Hoy, the well-known Chinese merchant, died suddenly this afternoon.

'Mr Samuel Fyfe, an old resident of Akaroa, died suddenly on Sunday night, in his seventy-fifth 'year. The deceased was born at Portsmouth, and after serving some years in the Royal Navy, emigrated to New Zealand with Bishop Selwyn in the yacht Southern. Cross, in 1855. When the yacht visited Akaroa Mr . Fyfe was so pleased with the place that ho decided to settle there. For some years he .was engaged in the coasting trade. Then he started business as a carrier, and afterwards took up land and engaged in dairying with great success. A few years ago he gave up the management of his farm to his sons and retired. He married the eldest daughten of the late Mr Donnott, and leaves two sons and three daughters. His wife died about fifteen months ago. Although he had been troubled with rheumatics, deceased was in fairly good health before his death.