OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21920, 4 April 1933, Page 7

OBITUARY

CAPTAIN J. H. ROSS (Per Unitkh Pres.- association. l WELLINGTON, April 3. The death occurred on Saturday of Captain James Horatio Ross, aged 75 years, one of the best-known rifle shots in the Dominion, and donor of the “ Ross Carbine Champion Belt.” He attended rifle championship meetings for over 50 years and was a member of several overseas teams. He returned from the Boer War with the rank of captain. In his early manhood he was proprietor of the Criterion Hotel at Napier. On his return from South Africa he entered the Internal Affairs Department, becoming sub-editor of the New Zealand Gazette, a position from which he retired six years ago. He was a Hawke’s Bay representative footballer and played against Stoddart’s team. He was also the 120 yards and 440 yards champion hurdler of Hawke’s Bay, a member of the Union Rowing Club, Napier, and a prominent volunteer fire brigadesman. MR R. M. M'KNIGHT The death has occurred at Palmerston North of Mr Robert M’Niell M’Kuight, who was formerly well known as a member of the staff of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. He was a nephew of Mr John Ballance, a former Premier of New Zealand, and was born near Lisburn, North Ireland. Shortly after his arrival in New Zealand Mr M'Knigbt joined the service of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, and was stationed for varying periods at Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Paten, Blenheim, Christchurch and Palmerston North, the longest period of his 50 years’ service being spent in Palmerston North. He was a great reader and student of antiquities. He did not take any great interest in public activities, but was a prominent member of the Manawatn Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Mr M'Knight is survived by a widow, one son and one daughter. MRS M. M. E. PRINGLE i Mrs Mary Moray Elliot Pringle, relict of Mr Robert Pringle, engineer, died at the residence of her youngest daughter, Mrs Weatherly, Upper Hutt, recently. Mrs Pringle was born in Galashiels, Scotland, 87 years ago, and came to New Zealand in the year 1874 in the sailing ship Corona, landing at Port Chalmers. She lived at Switzers, Timaru, Christchurch, and Napier, and for the past eight years had resided at Upper Halt. She leaves a family of nine, as well as 35 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchil-dren. MR HARRY GRAY A private cablegram from South Africa announces the death of Mr Harry Gray, a graduate in mining of the Otago University School of Mines. After graduating Mr Gray served with distinction with the Royal Engineers in Flanders during the Great War. Later he held an appointment in the Transvaal Public Works Department. His most important work was in connection with hydraulic and railway surveys. For some years lie was employed in the location of a long stretch of the Cape to Cairo railway.