PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17712, 25 August 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A cable message from London announces the death of Mr H L. Doherty, the celebrated tennis player, after a long illness fi tt : H ° ldswor *-. mana e i »B director of tlie Union bfceam Ship Company who h-is been absent in Australia for some weeks returned to Now Zealand by the steamer Essex, winch arrived in Wellington on i< riday last. iMJ E c £v twiil a VGr y well-known resident of Waimate, died at his homo on Ihurscay night last. Mr Atwill for manv years had taken a wide and liberal interest in the civic and sorial affairs of Waimate with which he has been associated as Borough Councillor, Hospital Trustee, and Justice of the Peace. A man of large sympathies, ho had made the poor of the distact his special care, and these, beside those many other friends whom his personality attracted, will miss him greatly He left a numerous family, a ii adults Captain J H. Don,' eon of the late Dr ■ w ( m- ?S ° > Dlversit y) at present in Wellington. Captain Don, who served with the Main Body on Gallipoli, subsequently transferred to tho Royal FlvW Corps (nov/ Royal Air Force), and, passing all examinations and practical tesvs with credit, eoon secured h,is "two wings" (pilot's certificate). He did a good deal of flying in England and France on various machines. He will now be 'associated with tho largo aerodrome at Sockburn Chnstohurch, as pilot and instructor Mr Rouben R. Hore, who lately "pawed away at Kyoburn, in his 83rd year, was one of the best known figures in the Maniototo district Ho was born at Molines, Cromwell, England. In 1859 ho came to Australia :n the sailing ship Princo of Wales Shortly after his arrival there he hoard of the diggings m Jvew Zealand, and ioin ing in the rush, he commenced mining in Gabriel's Gully and Munro Gully, whero ho stayed for some -time, subsequently follow ing rush after rush. In 1866 ho wont to England on a visit of some duration, and on his returning to New Zealand he settled at Naseby and became a shareholder in tho Mount Ida Sluicing Company. The rliffi. culties of mining in those days ,ve illustrated in the- fact that the writer race belonging to the company was 21 miles long, carried through rugpred country, while the construction of and tail races involved a heavy outlay. When land waa first thro vn opon for selection in tho district Mr Horo took up a selection" nnd was ongag-cd in farming pursuits ur> till the timo of his death. He wns highly -• sported throughout the whole district.' He leaves n widow, two daughters and three Eons, n.ll of whom arc nntrnged in farming. Tim Hauehtors and tr.-o sons are married. The third p,on recently returned from France after some years' e&rvioa.