OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18178, 28 August 1933, Page 5

OBITUARY

MR. r. T. FABAM A prominent . figure in the educational sphere of this district in earlier days, and a member of an old and highly esteemed Gisborne 'family, Mr Frederick Thomas Faram, died in the Cook Hospital on Saturday night. The late Mr Faram had resided in Auckland for many years, hut returned to (Gisborne, about two months ago. About a month before his return he became afflicted with a serious illness, hut his death, nevertheless, was unexpected, ,and came as t painful -blow to his relatives and a wide circle of friends in this district. v Mr Faram, who was 64 years of .ago, was bom in London, and at an early came out to New Zealand with his S parents, to sfpend the greater part of his life in the Poverty Bay district, Upon the completion of his schooling, he served for four years as a pupil teacher on the staff of the Gisborne Hehool, and later continued his training as a teacher in the Normal School, 8 Dunedin. He then obtained an appointment as assistant on the staff of the Port Ahuriri School, and subsequently was headmaster of Maraetaha School, now Muriwai, and later still was headmaster of Manutuke School. In 1919 Mr Faram retired from the teaching profession, and paid a visit ■to the Old Country; Since his return he lived for the greater .part in . Auckland, and there took an active part in various forms of sport, principally golf and .bowls; he was a memfer of the Glendowie GoM Club and of the Mount Edeh Bowling -Club. Many years ago Mr Faram suffered a usd bereavement in the death of his frife oily i very ‘brief period after ilk marriage, and he* had no family. •He U survived by a sister, Miss Ada ffctam, and two .brothers, Messrs. H. U. Faram and D. Parana, all of Gisborne. Another brother, Mr F. C. FUram, headmaster of Te Hapara School, died several years ago. The interment took place at the 1 Tacuheru Cemetery this afternoon, the funeral procession leaving from Miss FUram’s residence, Carnarvon street. ; ■ • -■ > 1 '•, f ■ i ■ MB. W. C. CABOILL (lit tan AssoeUtlon.) MORRINSVILLE, last night. The death is reported of Mr. William Clement Cargill, of Morrinsville, aged 65. Prom 1892 to 1902 he was the proprietor of tbo Wairtrapa- Star, Aater known as the Age, and from 1904 until 1908 he controlled the Patea Press. Subsequently, he started the Pukekobe Tljnes and then purchased the Morrinsville Star. At the time of his death, he wae managing director of the Cargill Publishing Company, which publishes the Mornnsville Star, the Matamata Record and the Putaruru Press. Mr. CdrgiliVwaa president of the Master Printers’ Federation from 1928 until 1930. rREV. GEO. LINDSAY (fee Pnm Association.) . CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The death has occurred of the Rev. George Lindsay, aged 87. a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church. He was minister of St. Paul's!, Invercargill, for 23 years, until 1911, in which year he was moderator of the General Assembly. Afterwards he was at St. Clair for two years and at Southbridge for five years. VETERAN ACTOR LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26. Alfred C. Fisher, ‘a veteran stage and . screen actor, who began his career in - iB6O, died at Los Angeles on Saturday. ■"■ 1 1 , \frs. Elizabeth A. Low, widow of the , late Mr. Alexander Low, formerly manager of Messrs. Kempthome, Prosser, Limited, has passed away at Auckland, aged 76. Deceased came to Now Zealand with her parents in the ship Robert Henderson in 1869. • A Christchurch paper announces the death at Southbridgp, of Mr. Robert 7>ruce Baker, Wjllis, at the age of 79 years. A son of the late Captain Willis, of “Willisden,” who was an early settler in the Southbridge district, Mr. R. B. R. Willis’ association with Southbridge’ vrtnt back more than 60 years. > He engaged in farming in Waikato and North Auckland, afterwards returning to Southbridge. He was keenly interested .in varioua branches of sport, a staunch 'churchman and a prominent and enthusisstic member of the Masonic fraternity. He leaves a grown-up family of fivedaughters and one son, including Mrs. I* R. De Roo, Wairoa. Mrs John Kinder, who died at her residence *t Boslyn, Dunedin, on Tuesday Ibt, aged 86 years, was buried at HUefcth*: Cemetery. Mrs Kinder was £ #i4ow of Ut. John Kiader, who % /O'V

was a successful gold miner in the fifties in Australia and later in Otago in the sixties. Ho was much interested in education and most of his family had distinguished educational careers. Mrs Kinder was a daughter of the late Mr. James Nelson, of Lovell’s Flat. There was a family of six sons and four daughters. Mr. and Mrs Kinder retired to live in Balclutha in 1901, and Mr. Kinder, sen., died about 20 years ago. In 1926 Mrs Kinder and daughter went to live in Dunedin. She was a devout adherent of the Presbyterian Church. She is survived by Mr William Kinder (Oamaru), Mrs Jasper Clark (Lovell’s Flat), Mrs Orr Campbell (Dunedin), Mr/Toin and Mlm Jeiue Kinder (Dunedin),