OBITUARY NOTICES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XV, Issue 29, 11 November 1887, Page 15

OBITUARY NOTICES.

By the death of Mr. James Clarke, which occurred a few weeks ago at Hokitika, the West Coast has lost another old and much respected resident. Mr. Clarke was for many years well known and highly and deservedly esteemed throughout the district, in whose welfare he took a lively interest and which he did all that lay in his power to •erve. In public as well as in private life he proved himself a good and useful member of society aud his place will not be easily filled.— H.I.P. We take the following from the Hokitika Guardian, of October 31 : — The funeral of the late Mr Jamea Ularke took place yesterday afternoon. The procession moved from his late residence, Gibson Quay, at three o'clock. There was a very large aiteudance from every part of the district, the largest ever known in Hokitika at any funeral, for at a moderate computation a thousand persons must bave fo.lowed. This pbeuomenal attendance was a striking proof of the respect and esteem in which the deceased gentleman was universally held ia Westlmid. There was no hearse, the coffin being carried by relays of old friends from the deceased's residence to St. Mary's Church, and thence to the cemetery, where the Rev. Father Regnault read the Roman Caiholic bun 4 service. The pall-bearers were Messrs Ohesney, Horgan, D. Lynch and Ashton. Following the coffi ias chief mouruers were Mrs. Clarke and family, with other relatives of the deceased and near friends. Then came members of the Westland County Council (< f which the deceased was a member) and o\ the H^kitik* Borough Council. Then followed the general public. As t he long procession moved on, lhe sides of the streets, the approaches to the cemetery and tne cemetery itself were crowded with p ople, besides which some 40 vehicles followed the mournful procession. The funeral was a remarkable and striking one, and will not be easily forgotten by those who witnessed it. The funeral of Mary Ellen, second daughter of Inspector Buckley, of Invercargill who died on November Ist took place or Fiiday 4tb, and was largely attended by persons of all deuominations, many of the leading citizens of Invercargill being present. The cortege left the dwelling houße Eye street for the cemetery by way ot the convent Tyne street where it was j ined by large numbers of the school children and their teachers, all of whom wore the sashes of the society of the Sacred Heart. The Key. Father Douley conducted the burial service. At the conclusion flowers and wieaths of great beauty were laid on the grave. Much sympathy is felt here for the bereaved parents,