OBITUARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6795, 15 May 1900, Page 3

OBITUARY.

■■ '■ ■ '-' ■'• * — — ::■. , Uuitccl Pres3 Association— By Electric "■'■'■''■ ■: Telegraph- -Copyright. > •'- ■■< .■• •. ' .' (Received May 15/ 9.10 aum.).' V , . .;. ■ LONDON, May 14. ' The death is announced of Tom Hearhe^ the wellknpwn cricketo 1 . .... . • (Thomas Heanie was born in Buckinghamshire in 1826, but was engaged as a ground man at Lord's, and consequently played for Middlesex. He was the fath.tr of a number of famous cricketers, a.nd was himself a.really good " all-round " player.) A MAORI WAR VETERAN. [Per Press Association;] ' GISBORNE, May 15. : Mr James Booth, Stipendiary Magistrate for the Poverty Bay district, died at his residence, Roseland, yesterday evening, after a brief illness. He arrived in New Zea-j land in 1852, in cbnnectit>n; with the Church ! Missionary Society, and in 1856 settled; down at Pipirild, on the. Wanganui River, and. engaged in teaching and pastoral pursuits. At the time of the Hauh&u outbreak' in 1864, he arid his" family were made prisoners,' and for three days and nights were kept in constant fear of being imirdered, but^heir lives were spared^ and they escaped, losing everything they possessed. Mi* Booth subsequently took an active part in the fighting against the rebels-, being given military charge of 'the Upper Wanganui. When the 'friendly Natives were assailed at Jerusalem, and ran short of ammunition, Mr Booth, with a Maori crsw, : ' paddled to Wanganui for fresh supplies, and thus saved the allies. For these ser-, vices he was thanked by the Native MinK st«r. In 1865, he was appointed) Magis-: tote at Wanganui, and two years later was actively engaged in the suppression of the Native rebellion in the Patea district, living in constant danger of being murdfired. In 1883 he wa>s tiransfered to Poverty Bay: : Sir Eyre. Keiiny, th& ; Wanganui Magis-: trate, will arrive" to-morrow to take up the duties of Magistrate' here temporarily. •-' l