OBITUARY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13316, 17 January 1912, Page 1 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

» (From "The Colnoist," Dec. 25.) j Mr Walter Atkin, proprietor of the "Westport News," died at (5.30 last night, after an illness extending I over six months, says a Press teiej gram from Westport. Deceased was a. , native of Cork, Ireland, and came to , Melbourne in 1868, and subsequently . over to New Zealand, working on the , "West Coast .Times" at Hokitika. Later, with, others, he established the | defunct "Grey Valley Times." Sub- , sequently, .he worked in Reofton .is ? manager of the "Inangabua. Herald," v and then took over the "Ly.-li- . Times," which lie conducted, until , 1898, when, lie purchased. ■ the "Wes-.t-I port News." Deceased had twice mar-' > ried, his second wife predeceasing him , by'five weeks. He loaves by the first [ marriage a grown-up family of two > sons and three daughters. I (From "The Colonist," Dec. 30.) The death occurred yesterday at : his residence, New street, of Mr John Gay, a well-known «nd highlyesteemed citizen. Deceased, who was born in Motueka, was in his 68th year. Some four months ago he was seized with a stroke, and .since then had been iii indifferent 'health. About . n fortnight ago he bad a second sei/,uro, from which lie, never recovered. He had been in business as a livery t stable keeper since 1866, and having > a thorough knowledge of animals, his , services as a- veterinarian wore frc- > quently in demand. At one time ho ; took a keen intero t in Freemasonry, i and was a member of the Southern Stp.r Lodge. Ho was alro a member . si' the Druids' Order, and for a long > period was a trustee of the Manai i Lodge. Mr Gay leaves a widow i»d t two ;x)iw and two daughters, a-'l of i whom, are married. General syni- , pathy will bo extended to theni in . their bereavement. /an 3, We regret to record the death of I another of Nelson's early sett.ers in ; the person of Mrs Kingston, hem-., '. relict of the late Mr Frederick John ' Hiiigstou, who passed away on Sat- . urday last at her residence in JKawai t street, after a prolonged illness:, p;l.- -. tiently born under great suffering. i Mrg Hingston left England with her | parents in November, 1849, in the barque. Clara, and after a voyage of , five months, arrived at 'Auckland, j Mrs Hingston was tlic last hut one l surviving passenger of that ship. ! After a short residence in Auckland, she loft with her parents lor liris- , bane, Queensland, where she mariied, , eventually returning to New Zealand. where she has resided ever since. She loaves a family of sewn sons and live ' daughters to mourn their loss. The deati. occurred in Nelson yes- ■ terd'iy ot ivlr Louis niiitz, l.iiiitr oi - Mr A., A. Hmtz, uheccor oi tne jccji- • meal bdieol, at the age oi 12 jears. (From "The Colonist, Jan. 12.) \\e regret to record tae death oi ' Mrs i'iiuuias i*o jouko, nu.i.i oeciu--1 red at v>tJbou jt»i,oi<lay morning, ai- ■ tor a puiniuJ uuioss ot a \;'ur s nuiii- ' tion. juh> Uvtbaoou jauy w;»o mi old 1 resident, ot i.Wi\a^a, h/ictc kisc iesuded witn her family till a year m ' two ago, when .u.r :u;U . ...) jioi.v----1 o.ike came to Nelson. h'hc hus ;i daughter of thr \\tu Mr Jacka, at ! on<». tfune- seliooltnaMer at aiiuuka, ' and a member of the Nelson Provincial Council. Mrs HolyonKe was oi '• the kindliest disposition .and a very ' wide circle of lriends and many rela--1 tives will mourn her decease. Betide • the husband a family ot tinea daugn- • tors and three sons aro I'ft, Merdames J. 'J'hompson, Kalpli 15-iti1, snd Fred Fry, all of Kiwaka, a::d Mf-ssi's Cliiton, Victor, and Harvey Holyoako. The intertnent will f.'.ko jilacv at Kiwaka. " i . - Jan 1.3, On Saturday afternoon the remains of tlu- late Mr. Edward James Mork'y who had bcon a patient suflVier for the past five years, were laid nt rest ill tilt; Wakapuaka ci-nietery. In . .I'orJUfcr,. yoiive. (lcr!Ha>-f"rl took, nilich .in- . terest in Freemasonry and was up t«> j" I the time of his death a member ol |" i Jjoil.^o St. Andrew, Kilwiiiniug, Wan- ' ! gaMii. Ak a mark of respect, iour • pist iviastiMK of Vict;iiy J.:;dge iii-le.'i las pnllbfrtrcir. Thel iuiieral st^rvif.l ; was c("iduct(d by the Hi-r^J. H. .Mac- ' Ivcuzi'j. " Ais old .settler of Nr'hion pars.d ' i away <i;i Suuduy in the purs:>n of Mr. • Michae! O'Sullivan, who hrd rasided lin this city for fifty-six years, and ; wJio had reached h'i.s eig'hty-Kccond \ year. Deceased was born in County 1 Kerry, Ireland, and prior to coming to New Zealand was for some time in ; tile British Army. After his arrival ■ in 1856 ho became greatly inten-stcd in the mineral deposits of Nelson, and 1 for some years he undertook arduoiiil; ' prospecting in the Dun Mountain and Aniseed Valley districts, and he was ' 1 the discoverer of copper in those 1 localities, also of other minerals. He had a strong belief that something in the- shape of rich deposits or valuably niiucrale will somo day be unearthed in i those districts. His widow and groivi, up family, six in number, will have the sympathy of their fellow citizen:- i in their bereavement. Our special Murehbon corre^poii- ■ 1 dent telegraphed la^t night- thiit'tlio : 1 death occurred on Sunday morning ■ at Murchison of Mr Aiihur Mail's, r.i ' old ?nd highly-]es;i;:cto<! rasidont. Ilf leaves a widow and grown-up family. . ■ The funeral will take plcy?e ot Ibirchisou at 2 p.m. to-day. Our Murcliison correspondent t"Je- , graphed yesterday tl)-t' Mr Thorn.'.:; O'Rourke, a woll-knoivn resident ci ' , that district, died v.l the Msniia Hoc Springs oil Tuesday. Mr O'Rourk" i was the licensee of thr llinmintii ] ' hotel, Matakit-v.ki. I The "J'elorus Guardian reeoul;; ' the dcatli of Mrs. James C lino, who ' '■ .passed away at Havclock in Friday l last. Deceased was burn in Devonshire 73 years ago, and landed in Nou ' Plymouth in 1877. Her husband pro- '■ deceased her four months ago. ] Mr T. Rowling, of Hiwinui, Bunny- ; thorpe, died at his residence on Sunday last. The deceased had resided in ; tu-e Hiwinui district for the last '20 ' years, l'revious to going there ho ; resided in Nelson, his birthplace, and ' theio took ;w; ar.tive interest in vol- : unteer. and fire .brigade matters, lie was oattain of the' Nelson City Rifles for some yearn. As (-.'ouncillor for tl:-' : Hiwinui Riding he did excellent work on the Orouri County Council. Mr Rowling Mas Worshipful Master iv ; the Otangaki Masonic Lodge last ' year. The funeral took p'.ace at BiiiinytJiorp?, and was largely at- < tended by a representative gathering 1 from all parts of the district. I The death occurred the other day of Captain Altaian; well known iii ! maritime circles throughout tho ' Dominion, and letoly master of the ; coastal gteamor Manaroa. For many ! years Captain Altaian-was in the j Union Company's service, which ho ' left to take up the position of'nautical adviser to the Marine Department. J Fie leaves ' a widow and grown up family. " Now.s has been receive.! in Wellington of the death of Miss A. K. Mc- , Gwynne in the Melbourne hospitil. Miss McGwynne was tho winner of one of the prizes in a newspaper vot- < ing competition at Wellington—n tour '. of the South Sen Islands. She was | on her way back to Now Zealand, but - threg days ago nt■ Melbourne fell ill . with typhoid fever, and entered tho ! .Molbounio liosjiital, whero she sli'c- . cunibed. '