OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17348, 20 December 1919, Page 10

OBITUARY.

— ■«* DEATHS OF OLD COLONISTS. MR. J. W. THORP. [BY TELEGRAPH— CORRESPONDENT.]. PAEROA, Friday. One of the oldest residents of Paeroa. Mr John Wullanora Thorp, died at his residence, Puke Road, yesterday, at the age of 82 years. Mr. Thorp was a son of the late Mr. Joshua Thorg, of Sydney, and was born at Wullanora, New South Wales. He was connected* with the earliest goldraining operations in this district and in Otago. Accompanied by the native chief. Tekepa Raharahi, Mr.< Thorp found gold at Rotokohu, and also near Karangahake which was the first gold found in that part of the district. As a volunteer he served under Captain Jackson at Raglan and at Waipa. Mr. Thorp was married in 1884 and is survived by his wife, two sons, and four daughters. CAPTAIN W. H. PATERSON. [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT 1 CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Captain "Walter H. Paterson, who died yesterday after an operation, was widely Known in shipping circles. He served hi's time in sailing ships, and subsequently joined the White Star Line of Liverpool, in which, as a junior officer, he was contemporary with the late Captain Smith, of t the Titanic, and several of the present senior commanders. He made several voyages to New Zealand as an officer of the old White Star liner Coptic Later he brought out from England a small vessel of 124 tons for the Union Steamship I Company of New Zealand, the passage to New Zealand occupying 120 days. This vessel was subsequently commanded in the epastal service by Captain W. Manning, who recently retired from the Union Company's service. For some".time Captnin Paterson sailed as chief officer in the Union Company's service, and subsequently was appointed pilot at the Bluff. Captain Paterson was subsequently appointed master stevedore for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. at Lyttelton. MR. J. S. ROTDS. [BY; TELEGBAPH— CORRESPONDENT.! » ' * CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Mr. John Slater Royds, whose death occurred yesterday, was born in Bedford, England, in 1839. and was the second son jof the late Rev. Thomas Rcyds. He came out to New Zealand in the Chile in 1863. and settled in Invercargill. which at that, time consisted mostly of dense bush. He followed farming pursuits for some years, but later took up the position of managing clerk for the late Mr. James Harvev, solicitor, of Invercargill. Subsequently fie was appointed receiver of land revenue in Invercargill, a position which he held until the firm of Royds Bros, and Kirk was established in 1902 at Invercargill and Christchurch. He retired from the firm two years ago, when he settled in Christchurch. Mr. Royds was married in 1866 to the eldest daughter of the late Mr. H. A. Gillar, of Invercargill. There were nine children of the marriage, four boys and five girls, all of whom are living. MR. PETER CLARK. Mr. Peter .-Clark, an old settler of New Zealand, died at Northoote yesterday at the asje of 81. Mr. Clark was'a pioneer of the Wakamarina goldfieids in Marlborough, mid subsequently spent many years on the Otago goldiields, including Gabriel's Gully. After visiting his native town, Granton-on-Spey, Scotland, he established a business at Mataura, where he remained for 30 years. He served on various public bodies. He leaves a family—one son, Mr. Alexander Clark, of Waikaia. Southland, and three daughters, one of whom is Mrs. jD. H. Henderson, of Northcote. There are eight grand-ch ; ldren.