OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19625, 2 May 1927, Page 10

OBITUARY.

MR. ROBERT WHITESIDE. The death on Saturday of Mr. Robert Whiteside severs another link with the early days of New Zealand Rugby football. Mr. Whiteside was a member of the Ponsonky Club and an Auckland representative from 1882 to 18S8, his achievements in the threequartcr line earning him a reputation as one of the greatest footballers the province has known. He was 67 years of ace. MR. J. R. STEWART-RICHARDSON. The death of .Mr. John Ramsay StewartRichardson, aged 80, second son of the late Sir John Stewart-Richardson, of Titfour Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, took place in Auckland yesterday. Mr. StewartRichardson arrived in New Zealand in 1879 and was attached to the Staff of the Assets Realisation Board, which was then operating in the Waikato. Ho acquired i large holding at Cambridge and engaged in farming. • For many years he took an active part in encouraging the volunteor movement, and held rank as major of the Waikato Mounted Rifles. About 12 months ago ho left Cambridge to reside at Takapuna. In addition to his wife Mr. Stewart-Richardson is survived by two sons, Messrs. A. J. Stewart-Richardson, of Cambridge, and J. R. Stewart-Richardson, of Whangarei, ajid a daughter, Mrs. T. W. Mcßride, of Takapuna. MR. L. TRUMANN. [By TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. I NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. Mr. L. Trumann was found dead at his remdence last evening, aged 97 ysars. Ho was born in Germany and came to th-s Dominion over 50 years ago. Ho was a tobacconist in Petone for some years, and later conducted a tea merchant's business in New Plymouth." Mr. Trumann ™i a naturalised New Zealander, and was greatly delighted when his son was decorated while serving with tlTo New Zealand Expeditionary Force. MR. JOHN CLARKE GITTOS. ftSY TELEGRAPH.—-PIIESS ASSOCIATION.] GREYMOUTH, Saturday. Mr. John Clarke Gittos died to-day, at the age of 77. He. arrived on the Went Coast in 1868. He was a draper by trade, a pioneer of the Greymouth Bowling Club, and was interested in many mining ventures. BRIGADIER J. GLOVER. [BY TKLEGRAI'H.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Saturday. The death occurred in Wellington last night of Brigadier James Glover, a retired officer of the Salvation Army. Deceased, who had been bedridden for some years, joined the army in Toronto about 44 years ago, being one of tho pioneer members in Canada. Boforo coming to New Zealand over ton years ago ho saw service in Java and Australia. Ho is survived by his widow, Mrs. Brigadier , Glover, a well-known social worker in Wellington; two fcot;s—Adjutant Leslio Glover, of Java, and Mr. Harry Glover, a member of the Wellington Citadel Band —and one daughter, Adjutant Glover, who is attached to .headquarters at Wellington.