DEATHS. IN MEMORIAM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 29

DEATHS.

IN MEMORIAM.

Ciiapman. —On the 26th April, at his residence, Filleul street, Henry J. Chapman, formerly of Habart, Tasmania; uged 77. Coneys —On the 2Stli April, atJtforay place, Agnes., second youngest daughter of"he late N. J. Coneys, Portobello. It I. P. Davidson —Ou the 16th April, at Lowbura, Elizabeth Al'Donald, wife of Robert "Davidson, and daughter of Hujjh and Marion Guthbertson, of Dunedin ; aged 25 years. Hayjies.—On the 26th April, at her residence, St David street, Sarah,* the beloved wife of Jetse Haymes; in her forty-third year. Deeply re- ; gretted. Warwickshire and Derbyshire papers '' please copy. Kay.—On the 2tth April, 1597 (accidentally killed at Kalfour), Angus Colquboun Kay, of Springvale. Longrioge, eldest son of the late Mr Andrew Kay (lette of Toltoruairiro), aud dearly loveil husband of Jessie Lindsay ; aged 45 years. I Very deeply regretted. ll orton.—On the 17th April, 1897, at Tiniaru, Christina, youngest daughter of the late Archibald Morton, of Woodsiup, Mabel. JMatiikson. —On the 20th April, at Hokitika, Johu Cummin, the dearly beloved husband of Annie Mathesou, and eldest son of Gordon and Dorothy Matheaon, Mornington; aged 31 years. Scotch papers please copy. j 11'Kay. —Drowned in the wreck of the ship ' Zuleika. at Oapo I'alliser, on the Iflth April, i Alexander M'Kay, of Carey's I'ay, Port Chalmers; aged 20 yaars Deeply regretted. Mitchell.—On 12th April, at Arrowtown hogpital. Thomas, sneond son of tho late John Mitchell, of Sunnyside, Wyndhain ; aged 26. — X>e*p'y regretted. Passmore.— On the 22nd April, ajb her residence, Bradbhsiw street, South Dunedin, Rose, the beloved wife of John Passmore ; aged 32 years. Deeply regretted. . Shrimpto.w —On the 101b April, at Glenalvon, Auckland. Margaret Mary, the beloved Wife of ; Walter Shrimpton, of Matapiro, Ilawke'a Bay; aged 40 years. Her end was peace.

Bird.—ln loving remembrance of my dear father, Samuel Bud, who departed this life on the 23rd April, 1896. A loved one from our liours has gone, A teiujer voice is still'd ; A chair is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. —Inserted by his loving daughter. Announcements of Births, Marriage", aud Deaths sent for publication from the country districts require to be verified by the .signature of either our agent in the district from which the i announcement 13 sent or of the clergyman of the ', district. Charge for these, 3s per in&evtion. When verses are added to "In Memoriam" notices, an additional charge of 2s 6'd for each verse of four lines is made.

The Agricultural department at Wellington ia receiving further vine cuttings from South Australia. A movement is on foot in Lawrence to hold a Eocial meeting of old-time settlers. From Westport hsfc week 6708 tons of coal were exported, of wbioh the Westport Coal Company shipped 4863 tons and the Cardiff Company 1845 tons. The New Zealand Veterans' Association intends to send an illuminated address to the Queen on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The address is being prepared in Wellington. A boarding house at the Bluff, owned by Mr G. E. Tucker and occupied by Mrs Watson, was destroyed by fire on Monday. The building was imured for £200 ia the National and the furniture for £100 in the Imperial. The hospital returns for the week are as follow :— Patients remaining from the previous week, 80 ; admitted during the week, 21 ; dis- i charged for the tame period, 19. William Sims and Martin Willism Lowen died in the institution, and the total number of patients remaining (