PIONEER CENTENARIAN.
LINK WITH EARLY DAYS. An old pioneer settler, Mr. Reuben King, of Taita, Wellington, eolebrated his birthday recently, having reached 100 years. Mr. King is a well-known resident of tho Ilutt district, having settled there 70 years ago. In his younger days ho was a keen rifle snot and won many prizes at. championship meetings. A local resident who visited Mr. King at his homo last .week states that they discussed old times and. ho had found that tho centenarian was in splendid health and spirits. Ho had, despite improved methods of transport, for many years driven his own conveyance once a week into Wellington.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19281123.2.98
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20111, 23 November 1928, Page 14
Word Count
107PIONEER CENTENARIAN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20111, 23 November 1928, Page 14
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in