OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 2

OBITUARY

MB CHARLES SNODGRASS (Elea TeJ. Content—United Preas Assn. ' (Received'Feb. 3, noon.) SYDNEY, Feb. 3. The death has occurred of Mr. Char-lea Bnodgraw, who was bora n RUoaua in 185?. He was educated iin England «nd> served in toe. New South Wales Education Department fm more than 40 years. Deceased wa; tho .-headmaster of several leading, schools. MR. W. E. WHITCOMBE (Special to tiio Horalil.) 1 CKRISTCHUHUfI, this day. ! A reteran of the Maori Wars, Mr. WilSam EUsta'ce. Whitcombe, of Murray Flacaj St. Albans, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 83 years. Deceased whe* was born in Jersey, was the third sen of the late Captain T. D. Whitcombe, of the Madras Royal Artillery. He received his education in England and France and with his brother, Mr. C. D, Whitcombe, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1864, landing at. Nelson. He proceeded immediately to Bell Block, Taranaki, join ing dp with the military settlers corps. He saw active service against the Maoris until 1870, and received the New Zealand medal. In 1901 he left- % North island to take up residence in Christ[church and was for 20 years with Messrs. Pyne and Co. 1 In addition to his widow, deceased leaves one son and six daughters. Mr. B. E.'; Whitcombe, of Oamaru, Miss Whitcombe, of Wellington, Mrs. H. Had, of Wangamd, Miss E. N. Whitcombe, of Gisborne, Mrs. H. Hamilton, Malay'States, Mrs. D. Taylor, of Southbridge, and Mrs. G. Barton, of Palmerston North. Hfc only , surviving •brother is Mr 8. F. Whitcombe, former ly railway traffic superintendent in the i South Island. Another brother, the flate -"Mr. G. H- Whitcombe, was n I founder of the firm of Whitcombe, I'lembs, ttd. The funeral service of the late Mrs Hovell was held at the Cathedral, Sabs bury, Rhodesia, on December 5. Foi tmahy years in Rhodesia she had cornet' itho keen respect and affection of num bers of people, especially those con nected with the English Church. Shr was born in Canterbury. New Zealand, in 1856. Her bqsbaiid became Dean o' Waiapw, and after hw fleath she went to England, whore her son. Hollo, wa? Studying for the ministry. In 1910 they both went to Southern Rhodesia, where he took up clerical work. In March 1919, while they were at Hartley, the < Rev. R. HoveE was drowned in the at tempt to rescue two children from thf liver; after this Mrs. Hovel! went tf settle in Salisbury, and had spent 1C years, there. The death occurred at Geraldine recently of Mrs. Elizabeth . Pnrkes. widow of tho iatc Mr. William Parfcos of Christch'urch. The deceased lady. who was in her niuoty-nfth year, for several years, had been a nationt in a private hospital at Gcrnldfne, in consequenco of having met with an acci dent.