OBITURY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12757, 29 September 1919, Page 7

OBITURY.

MR WILLIAM GRYSELL. The late Mr William Orysell, whose death took place at Sydenham on Thursday came from Esses* and landed in Lyttelton by the Sir Edward Paget in 1856. He first found employment on the farm of the late Mr John Maofarlane, Coldstream, Rangiora. In 1860, accompanied by the late Messrs George Searfes, Thomas Walker and George Cook, he settled at Gust, these four being the pioneers of the Oust township., After thirty-four years’ residence he gave up farming, and removed to Rangiora, where he engaged in business for eight years, subsequently moving to Christchurch. The deceased never took any prominent part in public matters, but was a Charter member or the Rangiora and Oust Oddfellows’ Lodges. He leaves a widow, four , daughters—Mrs J. Land (New Plymouth), Mrs W. M’Cracken (Sydenhmi), Mrs A. Moorhous© (Riccarton), F. M’Donald (Paeroa)—and one son 3 Mr EL J. Orysell (Wanganui), The funeral took place at the Sydenham Cemetery on Saturday, the service being conducted by the Rev J. K. Archer. Amongst those present were Past Grand s Brothers W. J. Crvscll, O- Webster. A. D. Hassall, T. H. O. Farrell, G. Orysell, who represented tho Gust Oddfellows’ Lodge, and P. Master Brother J. R. Merriman, and the P.G.M. Brother W. R. Gahagan, who read tho Oddfellows’ funeral service. / ' The centre of the German flag hoisted at Samoa on the occasion of Germany’s accession ' to . the islands on November 14, 1899, has been presented, to the Canterbury Museum. A New Zealander on board the Tutanekai cut the piece oux of the imperial flag. It is stated that the action caused a great sensation at the time, the relations between British, American ‘ ami German, warships at Samba then being very strained. Inquiries were made as to who cut the flag, but he was not discovered, and it * believed that tome natives of '.Samoa were responsible. The historical niece which bears a crimson-tongued black eagle and a golden crown, has been presented to the Museum by Mrs H. T. Worsley, of Fendalton. Brown; “Stout people, they say, are -rarely guilty of meanness or crime." Robinson: “Well, you see, it’s so difjficult for them to stoop to- anything low,*- , y - ■ .