OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16377, 27 June 1927, Page 5

OBITUARY

LADY CAMPBELL (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The death occurred on Saturday, at Cheviot Hills, of Sara, Lady Campbell, aged 78 years. The late Lady Campbell was the second daughter of the late lion. William •Robinson, a former owner of the celebrated Cheviot. Estate, and in 1878 married Sir Charles Campbell, eleventh Baronet of A itch inbrec k. TWO OLD RESIDENTS Time lias taken its,toll of two residents of Cisborne who came to tins town many years ago Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, relict ot the late Allied Martin, passed away yesterday at the residence of her granddaughter, Mis. P. K. Snudhnil. 321 Clifford street. Mrs. Martin, who was 86 years of age, arrived at Auckland from London in 1865. and came to (iisliorne just prior to the To Kooti massacre, Ihe late Mr. Martin being one of the prominent emit I actors in the early days of settlement here. Mrs. Martin enjoyed good health, and retained all ilei (acuities until the last, few days. ’L’\v 0 suns and four daughters ale left to mount their loss. They are Messrs. A. d. .Martin, of Hobart, and L. I. Martin, of Gisborne; Mesdantes R. Bruce, of Pal incision North. H. I). Robinson, of Gisborne, E. 8. Xteggall. of l lisliorne. and F. Power, of Auckland. There are also 25 grandchildren and seven great-grand-children.

Miss Aplira A. Thompson, who was in her 68th year, and who died yesterday, was a prominent Salvation Army worker. She was born at Gamaru. afterwards living at Wellington and at Gisborne, where she arrived in the early 'eighties. Taking up the Salvation Army social work, she attained the rank of commandant, and spent many years nursing in the Army institutions. She went to Australia for some lime, and was at Auckland for eight years. She retired about two or three years ago from active participation in the Army’s work. THE PASSING OF “TIMI KARA” The passing of ‘‘Timi Kara” evoked great, ‘‘taiigi-knrcro’ in both Houses on Friday. The heaviest weight of this very touching episode was supplied in the Council. There the obituary motion moved by the Leader of the House was supported by three e.x-Rritne Ministers, one of whom had been Chief dust ice of the Dominion for a quarter of a century. And this was the entire discussion. Where else is there an Assembly which can provide such a debate'.' Here is strength for the bi-cameral principle. What may, so far as the general knowledge of the Dominion public is concerned, be called the new thing was supplied in Sir .lames Carroll’s story by Sir Thomas Mackenzie. He recounted the tremendous acclamations Sir dames had got in France—more than accorded to any other individual—and crowned a list of triumphs with the tributes of admiration of his eloquence and attractive personality, won in many assemblies, from the Savage Club to the Mansion House. This note Mr. W. Field supported strongly in the House of Representatives. Another strong note was fervently supplied by Sir William liall-Joues, who, after giving the testimony of a colleague of many years to the qualities shown by Sir James Carroll as an administrator, quoted another colleague—one well qttalilietl to speak—Sir Apirana N gat a—as saying that the great, persistent, able, and uniformly good work of Sir James’ administration is known to hut few. Tins line of necessary information Sir Francis Bell completed With the statement tint Sir James had held administrative Ministerial positions longer than any other oi our administrators. From 1892 to 1911. nineteen, years Gif office. Thus he held the record. MR. GEORGE BUSBY Widespread regret will be felt, in the Tokomarn Bay district at the announcement of the death of Mr George Busby, a settler of Tokomant Bay of many years standing. The, late Mr. Busby had been ailing in health for many years, and for this reason made .a, trip to the Old Country. He spent, a month in England, and it was while lie was on the return voyage in the s.s. Tatnaroa that liis death occurred 1 , a wireless message announcing his death on hoard having been received in Gisborne yesterday. The, deceased was well known in the coast district, and was held in the highest esteem by his numerous friends and acquaintances. Mr. Busby leaves a widow and four children, to whom sincere sympathy will be extended in their bereavement.

The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Coates, uncle of the Prime Minister, Mr. J. G. Coates, took place at Ritrown cemetery, Auckland, on Saturday afternoon and was one of the largest seen in Auckland for years. The chief mourners were Messrs Ed wind Coates and H. W. H. Coates, sons of the deceased, and the Prime Minister and Mr. Rodney Contes, nephews. The service was conducted by the Rev. Cecil Watson, son-in-law of the deceased, and Canon P. T. Williams. Tlte esteem in which deceased was held by the Maoris was shown bv the large attendance of natives, who sang a lament at the graveside. The Prime Minister returned to Wellington last e\ cuing.—P.A.