OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21733, 23 February 1934, Page 12

OBITUARY

MRS. ROSETTA 1. KANE LONG PUBLIC CAREER FORMER AUCKLAND RESIDENT [BY TELEGRArH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WELLINGTON, Thursday The death has occurred of Mrs. Rosctta L. Kano at Lewisham Hospital, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kane was formerly tho wife of Mr. Frederick E. Baume, K.C., M.P., of Auckland, who died in 1910. Sho married Mr. E. W. Kano in 1921. Mrs. Kano unsuccessfully contested the Parnell seat at tho general election in 1919. Sho took a very activo part in Auckland affairs, and, after her arrival in Wellington, soon became known as a woman of high attainments. Sho became a member of tho Wellington Collego board of governors, and revived tho National Council of Women. As a justice of tho peace herself, she took a keen interest in tho affairs of the Justices of tho Poaco Association. Mrs. Kane, who was well-known in Auckland, was born in California, being a daughter of Captain Charles M. Leavy* of San Francisco. She was a graduate of the University of California. She was married in 1899 to Mr. F. E. Baume. K.C., for many years a member of the House of Representatives, first as ono of the three members for Auckland City and later member for Auckland East. While in Auckland Mrs. Kane was a member of tho Auckland Education Board, the Auckland Grammar School Board and the council of tho Workers' Educational Associatipn. She was the first honorary socretary of tho -Auckland Women's Patriotic League, was a member of the executive of the Auckland branch of tho Town Planning League, and was prominently identified with the work of tho National Council of Women. In contesting tho Parnell seat in 1919, she was one of the first women in New Zealand to seek Parliamentary honours. Two others who stood in the same yoar were Miss Ellen Melville and Mrs. Lindsay Cooke. Mrs. Kane is survived by three sons, Mr. Eric Baume, editor of the Sunday Sun, Sydney, now visiting New Zealand; Mr. Alan Baume, who is engaged in journalism in Launceston, Tasmania; and Mr. Sidney Baume, of Sydney. MR. SAMUEL GRIBBLE Ono of the oldest Now Zealand-born residents in the Dominion, Mr- Samuel Mitchell Gribble, died at his home at 6!) Pine Street, Mount Eden, on Wednesday. He was in his 90th year. Mr. Gribble, who was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gribble, early | Cornish settlers, was born on September 5, 1844, at New Plymouth, aud came to Auckland with his parents at an early age. He obtained a position as an assistant in a grocer's shop in Queen Street. At that time his father owned property on which the Mount Eden railway station is now built. When the Australian gold rush began, Mr. Gribble went with bis family to South Australia, and for several years worked at the Moonta Mines, Yorks Peninsula. When the gold boom began in New Zealand, tho family returned, and Mr. Gribble worked in tho Caledonian Mine at Thames. He figured in *;he sensational strike of rich ground at tho mine, as a result of which gold to tho value of £975,000 was won in a singlo year. It was a favourite occupation of Mr. Gribblo to recount to his grandchildren stories of the old mining days. At that time the Maoris still maintained a hostile attitude to the pakehas and Mr. Gribble was a member of a party of miners who were captured by Maoris while. . travelling through the bush from Paeroa to Waihi. The Maoris marched tho party back to Paeroa, where they were left with a parting injunction not to trespass on tho Maoris' preserves again. After mining and farming in the Thames district for 38 years Mr- Gribblo came to Auckland in 1908 and retired. Until seven years ago be had never experienced illness and retained his facilities to an amazing degree. His hebby was. gardening. Mr. Gribble is survived by three daughters, Mrs. E. J. Hart and Misses A. and E. Gribble, of Mount Eden, and four sons, Messrs. C. and J. H. Gribble, of Mount Eden, W. Gribble, of Hamilton, and R. S. Gribblo, of Takapuna. There are several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

MR. GEORGE WITTERS [BY TELEGRAI*H—PRESS ASSOCIATION] GISBORNE, Thursday The death has occurred of Mr. George Witters, a sheep farmer and prominent local bodj' member, after a long illness. ]MR. M. C. SORENSON [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] PALMERSTON NORTH, Thursday The death of Mr. Martin Christian Sorenson has occurred at his residence at Himatangi. Mr. Sorenson, who conducted the Himatangi store, at the corner of the Foxton-Sanson and Fox-ton-Palmerston North main highways, was born in Denmark 83 years ago. For a time he followed the occupation of carpenter in Hutt, and later resided in th a Taranaki district, undertaking building contracts at Waitara and New Plymouth. Afterwards he lived at Palinerston North. About 27 years ago he took up residence at Himatangi. His first wife died some years ago and Mr. Sorenson married again. He is survived by his wife, six sons and five daughters.