OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18191, 12 September 1933, Page 5

OBITUARY

MR. WILLIAM BEALE Advice was received in Gisborne today of the death in the Wellington Hospital early this morning ot Air. William Beale, father of Alesdatnes W. Whitfield, Aluir street, and D. McOallum, Aberdeen road, Gisborne, lho lute Mr. Beale, who was 70 years of age, was in business as a- saddler m Wellington for many years, and paid periodical visits to Gisborne. The sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended to Mesdanies Whitfield and McCallum in their bereavement. A resident of New Zealand ior 1 0 years, Mr William Cunningham, has passed away at Dunedin, aged 90. A respected old resident of West Tamaki. Mrs Josephine Mary Cole, died at, her residence on September 7. Mrs Cole was 82 years- of age.

An Auckland exchange announces the death of Mr John Pirie Stuart, of Mount Eden, Government dairy produce grader at’ Auckland for the past 19 years, at the age of 57. Mr William Robert Cave, J.P., who had been a manager of dairy factories for many years, and who retired to Levin towards the end of last year, died at his residence last Thursday, aged (iS years. Mr Thomas George Strange, whose death has occurred at the age of 81, at Spreydon, Christchurch, was formerly a prominent church officer at the Cathedral, and a member of the Cat hell ml Chapter. One of Wellington’s earliest settlers. Miss ATargaret Donald, has died at the age of 88. Tile eldest daughter of the late Mr. Air. Robert Donald, of Karon, Aliss Donald arrived in New Zealand when six years of age with her parents in the Travancore.

Mr William John Clare, who died recently at Morrinsvillo, was a son of a New Plymouth pioneer. He took up bridge building with his father and was subsequently employed by various counties ami the Public. Works Department as a bridge (builder. A former settler in the King Country, Mr James Hill, died at Onehuuga recently. lie was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, 79 years ago, and arrived in New Zealand in 1874 by the Queen of Nations. Air Hill joined the Armed Constabulary at Rangiriri, and litter carted merchandise flrom Auckland to that place. The demise is announced of Mr Charles Adams, managing-director of Golden Dawn Gold Mines, Limited, at tin 1 age of JS years. Mr Adams, who was born at Thames, was closely identified with goldmining in the North and South Islands and was well known in business circles throughout the Dominion. An old resident of Coromandel County, Mr William Peter Bronlund, has died. lie was horn in Dunedin (hi years ago, lining tin* second son of the lale Captain Bronlund, ft native of Norway. Mr W. P. Bronlund had an extensive farming interest- at Cape Colville, and was also for many years llax milling. There passed away at Molunt Penby. Whangnrei, last week Miss Jane Woolley, aged SB years. Her f.ttthor, Captain Joseph Fletcher Wocillev, who sailed mercantile ships in the China seas, retired from the sea in 1860, atid came to New Zealand with his wife and family on the ship Avon. Captain Woolley took up a property at Mount Denbv.