OBITUARY.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19386, 12 October 1934, Page 4

OBITUARY.

MR E. V. RIDDIFORD. PASTORALIST’S DEATH AT SEA. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Private advice was'received to-night of the death at sea this morning of Mr Edward Vivian Riddiford. Mr Riddiford was returning from a-trip to England on the Rangitlki, and was accompanied by his wife and daughter, Miss Pamela Riddiford. One of the Dominion’s best-known and most successful pastoralists, Mr Riddiford, whose liome is at Woburn, Lower Hutt, was equally prominent in racing circles. Apart from Ills activities as a pastoralist, racehorse owner and Breeder Mr Riddiford was widely known and popular as a citizen and a sportsman. 1 1 Beginning as a cadet on his father’s properties, Mr Riddiford bad a long and . successful career as a sheepfarmer, first as an estate manager and afterwards as an owner. He was 55 years of age. Mr Riddiford managed Ills father’s properties, including “ Longburn ’’ and “Cheltenham.” Mr E.'J. Riddiford died in 1911 and Mr Vivian Riddiford took over “ Blengurn," a sheep and cattle run on the East Coast, “ Tablelands,", a Romney Marsh sheep stud In the Wairarapa, and “ Brentwood,” the noted Trentham racing stud. His two daughters are Mrs J. Vogel, of Lower Hutt and Miss Pamela Riddiford. ■ ;

Mr Riddiford’s brother, Mr Eric Riddiford, owner of the Orongorongo Station, where he resides, was his partner in a successful raoing career.

MR THOMAS HARVEY. The death occurred to-day of Mr Thomas Harvey, aged 77 years. Born in Nelson in 1857 the late Mr Harvey farmed for several years -in the Manawatu and was married in Palmerston North. He later took up land in Taranaki, where he acquired a farm in the dense hush. The family moved to Waikato about 35 years ago, and took up a farm at Morrinsville, where they have resided ever since. Deceased’s wife predeceased him some years ago. He is survived by four sons and three daughters, one son dying as ,|lle result of injuries received at the Great War. Another son was very badly wounded in'.France.

MRS ELIZABETH TYSON. A well-known > resident of the Matamata district in the person of Mrs Elizabeth Tyson passed away on Wednesday.Deceased, who had been residing with her daughter, Mrs J. Pickup, Waharoa, was the widow of John Tyson, who had been employed on the Matamata estate in the early days. There were three sons—Edward Tyson (Matamata), George Tyson (Te Puke) and John Tyson (Rotorua) and one daughter, Mrs J. Pickup (Waharoa).

SISTER MARY OF ST. LIGUORI. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The dealh occurred at the Mount Magdala Home on Tuesday of Sister 'Mary of St. I iguori, who has bee'n doing works of charity in Christchurch for the past 25 years. She was born in Dunedin and was tlic daughter of Mr. ,T. A. McGrath, who became an inspector of police.

FATAL RESULT OF COLLISION. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The death occurred in hospital this morning of Mr. Charles James Chittenden, aged 61, from injuries received in a collision with a motor-car while cycling on October S.