OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 12

OBITUARY

MRS. NIMO MOORS The death occurred at -Apia, Samoa, last Tuesday of Mrs. Nimo Moors. The deceased was a Samoan lady who was adopted as a daughter by Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston. The former was a pioneer settler of Samoa who hailed from Scotland and the latter was a relative of Mrs. Moors, being of Samoan-English parentage. As a girl Mrs. Moors visited Scotland with her adopted parents and on her return to her native country married the late Mr. H. J. Moors, the author of "With Stevenson in Samoa." Until his death in March, 1926, Mr. Moors was a leading merchant and planter of Samoa. He owned several small islands in the South Pacific and with Mrs. Moors spent some time in Sophia Island, where their third daughter, who was named Sophia, now Mrs. John Hellesoe, of Apia, was born. Her eldest daughter, Mrs. I. C. Hetherington, is, with her husband, a resident of Auckland. Her second daughter is the wife of the Hon. 0. F. Nelson. Her only son, Mr. H. W. Moors, is now a director of O. F. Nelson and' Company, Ltd., which was the first company registered in Western Samoa under the New Zealand regime. Mrs. Moors was the first president of the Ladies' Falaula Club of Apia, which, under the new name of the Seiaute Club, has played an important part in the social life of Apia. MRS. C. WHITE The death has occurred at Gisborne of Mrs. Cyril White, at the age of 74 years. Mrs. White was born in Wanganui, and was the daughter of the late Mr. John Miles, an early settler of that district. Airs. White went to Gisborne 53 years ago, and in reoent years lived at "tokomaru Bay. She is survived by her husband and two sons. Mr. Herbert White, of Ngatapa, and Detective Alfred John White, of Hamilton. MR. WILLIAM ROSS The death occurred at Morningside last Tuesday of Mr. William Ross, aged 68. He was born at Kaiwaka and spent the greater part of his life in that settlement, where both he and his wife, who predeceased him last May, were widely known as enthusiastic church workers. Mr. Ross was the son of an early pioneer, Mr. Robert Ross, who, after managing the mission farm at. To Awamutu, took up one of the first 40-acre sections in the unsettled North. As a young man Air. William Ross took up farming and was known throughout North Auckland as an authority on livestock, especially horses. For many years he acted as judge at pastoral shows in various districts. Since his retirement from farming, about ten years ago, he had been living at Morningside.