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Wednesday
1 June 1938
Engagements - 003
JONES - TICHBON
- Harold Charles
Courtenay Jones (Ashburton) to Honor Fay
Tichbon ---
SMITH - ROSSITER
- Hazel Joan Smith to Leicester Raymond
Rossiter -----Oxford
Photo - 005
HARGREAVES & WEST - Miss April
Hargreaves and Miss Moira West, both of
Chch were presented to the King and Queen at Court
on 12 May
London - Debs
Presented to Court - 006
Miss Jean Batten, Miss Noela Cable, Miss April
Hargreaves, Miss M'eudall Hutchinson, Miss Nita
Reid, Miss Nelle M.Scanlan,
Miss Norah Tipping, Miss Moira West. The Hon. Mrs Tahu
Rhodes presented her daughter as well as Mrs Julian
Marks and Miss Marks
. ------ lots more ------
Darfield - Farewell
- 010
ROBINSON - --- Darfield Hall to
farewell Mr and Mrs R.G.Robinson
and Miss D.Robinson ----- reside in Christchurch
after 20 years
--- presented with a canteen of
cutlery and dinner service
---- Miss Robinson a dressing table set. -----
Divorce case - 011
DONALD - divorce action ------- Henry George Donald
- Agnes Mary Fanny Donald -------- lots more -----
Blenheim - 012
HARTY - Robert Leslie Harty aged
42, married a linesman
---- was killed by an electric shock -----------
Invercargill - 013
SCULLY - William Peter Scully, a married
man, aged 27 was found --------
Photo - presentation to the Court - 016
BATTEN - Miss Jean
Batten in Court dress presented to their
Majesties on 12 May -----
Thursday
2 June 1938
Engagement - 021
REEVES - WESTACOTT
- Patience Reeves now of London to
Sub-Lieutenant H.Westacott --------
Gift Parties - 022
JOHNSON - Miss
Betty -- married this week ----
HOLMES - Miss
Gladys Holmes marriage to take place -----
MOULD - Miss Maud
Mould --- marriage to take place shortly -----
Waimate - 023
HOLMES - Miss Gladys Holmes whose marriage
will take place this week ---- more ---
Pre - wedding dance - 024
McDONALD - Elwyn McDonald ----
approaching marriage --- dance ---- more ----
Farewell - Courtenay -
027
FINDLAY - Mr and Mrs Duncan
Findlay who are leaving to reside in
Christchurch ---- lived in the district more than 60 years
---- presented with a chiming clock ----
Dunedin - 030
LINDON
- death occurred --- Dr E.H.Lindon --
commenced
practice at South Dunedin in 1907 and retired some
18mths ago. was boen at Cheshire 66 years ago
---- survived by widow and 2 daughters.
Accidents - 031
HUGHES - Auckland - Hill
Bros --- Mr Hughes ----
light delivery van and tram car. ------ more ---
Friday 3 June
1938
Engagement Notices - 035
HERDMAN - THOMPSON -
Faith Margaret Herdman to Lewis George Thompson -----
FOSTER - LORD
- marriage on 18 June in
Montreal, Canada, of Florence Millicent Foster --dau of
---- to Thomas Dyson Lord --- of Montreal,
formerly Christchurch
EVANS - AITKEN - Charles
William Evans ----- son of --- to Isabel Margaret
Aitken -- dau of -----
Hastings - 037
BETHWELL - Noel Samuel Bethwell aged 30 a farm
labourer ----- he was
married in the registry office at Palmeston North to Ruby
Laurena Christensen on 6 January 1935 ---- more
---
Wellington - 038
HOLDEN - Thomas Holden, a labourer
against Kenneth Daniel
Melvin an engineer, death of Holden jun.
----- lots more ----
Divorce - 039
DONALD - Auckland - the hearing of a
divorce action in which ------- lots more -------
Funeral - 041
RIDES - --- Mr Charles Rides a well
known New Brighton resident ---- the funeral took place at
Bromley -------
Lyttelton - 042
MADDEN - Thomas Madden, a railway storeman, run
over by a train
-- died --- 56 years of age, married,
resided at Woolston ---- staff of Lyttelton 14 years
Accidents - 043
REID - James
S.Reid a middle aged man -- was killed --- at
Springfield station ----married man -- 4 children ------
THOMAS - Cyril,
aged 25 married man of Westport --- admitted to
hospital -----
Wellington - 044
SANDLANT - The body of Mrs Mary Celia
Sandlant, aged 29 was
recovered ----- hus. Mr Colin Sandlant -------
Nelson - 045
MUIR - The body of Charles Albert Muir, a
single man, aged 32 been missing since 19 April was
found -----------
Photo - 048
WARD - Mr Joseph
Ward of Blenheim whose death has occurred at age 93 years
Photo - Canterbury
Fencing team - 049
M.R.Muir, B.H.Cato,
D.L.Donovan, C.E.Purchase,
T.H.Farley, J.S.Sheard, J.G.D.Ward,
H.E.Cox, M.Grespin, M.Andrews,
R.L.Ross, Y.M.D.Levvey.
Saturday
4 June 1938
80th birthday - 053
CRISTOFANINI - surprise party ----- 80th
birthday ----
Gift Parties - 055
NEATE - Miss Mavis
---- marriage --- hostess Miss Joyce Webb ----
BARCLAY - Miss
Jean
Barclay -- marriage next week --- gift party held in
Town Hall, Little River ----- long list of names
Engagements - 056
GOODMAN - REABY -
Leonard Oswald Goodman --- to Velia Sophia
-----
BUXTON - WILLIAMS
- Edna Mavis Buxton ----- to Harold Vivian Williams
----- Wellington
CORNISH - BULLOCK - Joan
Evelyn mary Cornish ---- of
Ashburton to Raymond Arthur Bullock -----
Ashburton
DONNELLY - NEWTON -
Jean Coralie Donnelly
----- Ashburton to Keith Edgar Newton
----- Ashburton
CONNOLLY - PHILLIPS
- Madge Connolly, of Greymouth
------ to James Phillips of Hokitika, son of
----- Waimate
Photo - 057
CHIDGEY - Mrs A. Chidgey ---- retired from
--- of Mayor's Coal and Blanket relief Fund after 18
years service.
Accident - 058
DACOMBE - Charles Dacombe, a young man, aged
21, --- was
admitted to Christchurch Public Hospital ------ with injuries to
a hand --------
Monday
6 June 1938
Party at Marshland - 068
ROGAL - Miss Irene
--- marriage next week ----- long list of names ------
Pre - Wedding parties - 069
ROGAL - RUNDLE - Mr
Carbery Rundle and Miss Irene Rogal ----------
Coming - of - Age party - 070
REABY - Velia
--- dance at Parish hall, Burwood, presented with a
crystal salad bowl and servers ----long service as sunday school
teacher ----
Engagement Notices - 071
NICOL - COE
- Ruth Borne Nicol of Burnham to Robert Bruce
Coe ---- Irwell
WILSON - TAYLOR
- Eva Alice Wilson --- Conway, North Canterbury
---- to James Cowie Taylor of Conway
Death - 075
ODERING - Harold Odering, a butcher,
aged 36, ---- suffered injuries from which he died
---- --------
Auckland - 076
MAWSON - Thomas Mawson, a
farmer, of Aramatai, was
drowned ---- Mrs Mawson and children aged 13 and
10 ----------
Accidents - 077
MURPHY - Mr James,
of Kaponga, married man, aged 29 was killed,
and
MALONE - Mr
Michael suffered a broken thigh, and
DODDS - Mr
Frederick --- married of Stratford was also severley
injured
COSTER
- Douglas
--- aged 16 of
Invercargill ------ head injuries ----- condition not
serious ---- and
COOK - W farm
manager ----
McARTHUR
- James
Graham --- of Dunedin ------ aged
16 ----- died -----
Accidents 078
FLAUNTY -
William, aged 20 --- Mirimar,
Wellington, ---- was killed ---- found by
brother -----
URLICK -
Edward at Henderson, Auckland
---- single, aged 21 suffered gunshot wound
---- condition serious ---
PLUMMER - Mrs
Elsie aged 42 and Mrs Daisy Plummer --- at
Newmarket, Auckland and
EVANS - Cyril
single, age 33
Death - 079
STRINGLEMAN - a middle-aged woman, Mrs
Stringleman -----collapsed and died ---
Tuesday
7 June 1938
Pre- wedding Parties
- 087
MOULD - Miss Maud
----- handerchief afternoon party
MOULD - gift
evening --- in Puaha schoolroom ----
Accident - Kumara - 091
between Mr George Gibson of
Blackball and Mr Te Rangi Carter,
of Bruce Bay ----------
Accidents - 093
ROUNTREE - Walter
---- fall on the hunting field at Swannanoa -------
DUNFORD -
A.V.Dunford --- recieved burns on the arm ---- a married
man aged 28 ---- admitted to hospital ---
DICK - Thomas
Dick, aged 18, a teacher, head injuries --- not
regained consciousness ----
CHITTOCK -
Victor of Oamaru, died ---- aged
19, collison with car driven by Charles
DOBSON -----
Wednesday
8 June 1938
Engagement - 098
GRIFFITHS - DAVIES
- Frances Joan --- of
TaiTapu to Harry Hanks Davies ----- Waiau,
North Canterbury
Kirwee v. Darfield - Farewell - 100
ROBINSON - Bridge evening - a win for Kirwee
at bridge on the 2nd
night ----
presentation to Miss D. and Mr R.G.Robinson who have
left to reside in Christchurch.
Accidents - 105
BELL - Alan
Bell aged 24, married -- Hokitika -
killed ----
RADFORD - Ernest
Albert - aged 24 --- of Rolleston --- admitted to
hospital ----
TELFORD - John
---- age 83
knocked down by a cyclist ---- head injuries ----
Photo - King's
Birthday Parade in Wellington - 106
The Chief of general staff Major-general J.E.Duigan,
inspecting troops --- -----
Thursday 9 June
1938
Engagement Notice - 110
COATES - WILKIE
- Winifred May Coates, dau of
-- ------ Havelock North to David Reid
Wilkie, son of ---- Dunedin
Wedding - 111
ROBERTSON - COWAN -
Catherine Rainsford Cowan --- Okuru to
Alexander William Robertson ----- Fairlie --- more
-----
Accident - 114
Mrs TAYLOR, Miss FRASER, Mrs CURNOW, Miss HYDE all escaped serious
injury, car struck by train --------
Accident - 115
PARK - Miss H. Park
--- bicycle and motor car collided --- satisfactory
---
O'CALLAGHAN
- Harold O'Callaghan --- aged 15 --- injured both
legs ---- is satisfactory ----
Honours List - 120
KELLY - Mrs A. Elizabeth
Kelly C.B.E. of Christchurch ----
distinction as an artist, born in
Christchurch, Canterbury College of Art, a year
visiting
galleries in Europe ---- best known as aportrait
painter, of Miss
Edith MAY, received a silver medal of the Paris Salon ---in
1934 --- is the wife
of Mr Cecil F. Kelly, also a well-known artist.
Honours List - 121
GROSS
- Mr R.O.Gross, C.M.G.
finest artists
--- ability as a sculptor --- 1930 elected member of the
Royal Society of British Sculptors --- number
of statues --- equestrian statue for
Wellington War
memorial, --- a nude athlete and a swan on new gates at
Auckland Domain ---
Auckland Grammer School war memorial
---- president of
Auckland Arts Society
Honours List - 122
WOOD
- Mr John Wood C.M.G. appointed
Engineer-in-Chief of
the Public Works Dept. in July 1936 ---- in service of the
dept for 38 years -----
Central Otago
railway ---- surveys for hydroelectric power
--- resident engineer in Nelson --- 1906
on North Island main trunk railway
--- 1907 --- Arthur's Pas
tunnel construction
--- ---- lots more ---
Honours List - 123
La
TROBE - Mr W.S. La Trobe, C.B.E retired
--- Superintendant of
techincal Education on 31 March this year -- was born
at Ngaroto in October 1870
----- took Arts course at
University ---
1904 app. director of Wellington Techinical School --- in
1919 1st person to hold Superintendant
of Techincal Education ---
Honours List - 124
WALLACE
- Mr James Wallace C.B.E. was born in
Dunedin in 1865
----- apprenticeship as a compositor ---
50 years ago entered the printing business
with Mr D.S.JOLLY under
Crown Printing ------ Otago Education Board in 1914 ---- in
1918 appointed Chairman ---- since 1922 has been
Board
representative on the Otago University Council ----
Honours List - 125
MACDONALD
- Mrs Sadie Macdonald C.B.E. is the wife of
Dr W. Marshall
Macdonald, ----- married in Dunedin in 1913 prominent
social worker ----
Otago Hospital Board ----Obstetric Chair appeal
----patron of Junior
Red Cross --- -----trained as a nurse in the -----
Sydney, 1915-19
was in the USA Army Nurse
Corps --- in Paris --- her
husband a son of Dr William Macdonald (former rector of Otago Boys'
High) ----------
Honours List - 126
FINNANE
- M.B.E. - born in Auckland, daughter of
late Mr and Mrs D. Finnane
Miss Kathleen M. Finnane began nursing at the Auckland mental
Hospital 19 years ago,
-------
acted as personal nurse to Sir Truby King for 3
years before his death ------
Honours List - 127
ANDREWS
- Miss Elsie Andrews, M.B.E.
----
educational organisations ---- born in 1888 ------
president of the NZ Women Teachers' Assoc., president
of the Taranaki National Council of Women
----- Pan
Pacific Assoc. ----- New Plymouth Hugh School Board of Governors
----
Honours List - 128
CAMERON
- Miss Robina Cameron M.B.E. was born in
Edinburgh,
nursing training received in New Zealand at Gisborne ----
returned to England -- ----
served in the
War in the Nursing division of the Imperial Army
--- served in Reading, and in Egypt, --- desert service
---- returned to
New Zealand in 1920 ------
Honours List - 129
O'DONNELL
- Mr J.H.O'Donnell M.B.E. recently retired after 46
years in
Public service --- born at Burkes near Dunedin ---
appointed to Lands Dept. in July
1892 as a cadet in
Wellington ---- 1889 transferred
to ------ from 1904 - 14 receiver of land
revenue ---- more ----
Honours List - 130
BROWN
- Mr John Connell Brown, M.B.E. of Westport,
was born in
Northumberland, England in 1872, arrived with his parents
in New Zealand in 1877.
He is the
elder son of late Mr Thomas Brown, who was until his
death district manager for the Westport Coal Co.
-------- he has been in the
employ of the
Co for 52 years -----
Honours List - 131
CLAYTON-GREENE,
O.B.E. - Born in Richmond, Surrey, 41 years
ago Major E.
Clayton-Greene of Hamilton ----- staff of Bank of New
Zealand --- enlisted with
New Zealand Field Zrtillery ---- on his
return read for law
--- ----
Honours List - 132
SIMPSON - Warrant Officer W.S.Simpson,
M.B.E. joined
RNZAF in 1923 soon after arrival from England
--- lots more -----
Friday 10
June 1938
Wedding - 135
ALLAN - PAPWORTH -
at Ashburton ---- Joyce Joan Papworth ---dau of ---
to Frank William --------Miss May Allan sang a solo
--- lots more ----
Farewell - 136
BEAVEN - Mrs A.W.Beaven -- leave for a trip to
England -----
Post - wedding dance - 137
MOULD - Mr T. Mould (Puaha)
---- eldest daughter's
marriage ---- Mr W. Mould was master of ceremonies ------
Barry's Bay - 138
WEIR - Miss
Doreen Weir (French Farm)
whose marriage will take place ---- accept a
handsome dinner service from residents ------
COGAN - Mr
W. Captain of United Football Club ---- with a cheque
---
Accidents - 147
HYDE - Miss Hyde
--- one of 5
injured ---- died in hospital
R.Taylor, driver of the car suffering from shock
DOWNING - cyclist
Harold Ernest Downing, aged
25, single, of New Lynn, died in hospital from head
injuries.
FENTON -
Russell, aged 6, at Lyttelton -- a broken arm
----
Saturday
11 June 1938
Engagement Notice - 154
McGLINCHY - JAMES
- Joseph Hill McGlinchy
-- son of ------ (Scotland)
to Eunice Levenia --- dau of --------
100th Birthday -
156
REYNOLDS - Mrs M. Reynolds of Masterton
---- celebrated her 100th
birthday --- enjoys exceptionally good health, knits and
sews without spectacles,
came to New Zealand at age 26 --------- lived
ever since in the
Wairarapa. -------
Coming of Age Parties - 158
DENNY - Rona
--- at Sockburn Hall -----
MAPSTONE - George
---- picture party at New Brighton -----
MacDOUGALL -
Dolly --- high tea, then picture party -----
Accidents - 159
CROOK ----
South Westland --- a collison between a lorry and a
car ---- Mr G. Sanson of Hokitika ---- neither
drivers hurt -----
Accident - 160
PEARSON - David Pearson, single, aged
27 a leading bushman of Greymouth ------- severed a
finger -----
Monday 13 June
1938
Silver Wedding
Anniversary - 168
McDONALD - Mr and Mrs Lee McDonald (Westport)
----accepted a Doulton
dish and silver stand from their friends ----- Mr
J.Bowden was best man -----
Dance - 169
BARCLAY - Jean --- a dance held at
Little River --- celebrate the marriage ---- long list of
guests names ------
Coming -of -age parties - 170
CARRINGTON - Connie
----- at New Brighton ----- more
WALKER - Daphne
Joyce --- at New Brighton Parish hall -----more
PREBBLE - Charles
--- more ----
Gift Party - 171
SLOSS - Miss Mabel Sloss (Omihi) ----
approaching marriage ---- gift party ----
Farewell Party - 172
MILLS - at Culverden, North Canterbury
--- bid farewell to Mr and
Mrs L.Mills and Miss Melvyn Mills who will move to Tokomaru
--- been postmaster at
Culverden for
4 and half years --- lots more ----
Will - 174
TOBIN - Mr John
Tobin who died Greymouth on 21 May -----
a legacy -------
Westport - 175
WALSH - Patty Walsh. ---- aged 6 was admitted
to hospital ---
Accidents - 188
HARPER - James,
killed at Wanganui ----- formerly of Dunedin
--- at Wanganui, 12 years
CLARK - aged 17 of
Southbridge --- gunshot wound ----
McKENZIE -
Sutherland ---- taken to hospital with burns to
his hands -----
MOSES - William
McRae Moses --- collision,
JOHNS - Eric ---
playing football --- concussion
CAESAR - Keith
--- concussion --playing football -------
Accidents - 189
MORTEN - Mrs and
Miss Morten, car accident ------
GREGORY - Miss
Joyce ---- car accident ----
HUTCHINSON -
Peter and Barbara --- motor accident ------
Photo - Hockey Team
named - 191
DICKEY - McKENZIE - Canterbury Women's
Hockey team to play England on Saturday
---- Miss D. Dickey (Captain) Miss M. McKenzie
(vice-captain)
Tuesday
14 June 1938
Triple Wedding - Paeroa - 195
McCRACKEN - 3
sisters were maried in one ceremony --
Eileen Mary McCracken twin daughter of----- married Thomas
Henry CAMPBELL ----
Isabelle Joyce --- twin daughter of ---- to Arthur
Gordon SIMMONS
-----
Eva Winifred, 4th daughter of --- to Albert Roy
SAUNDERS ---
Engagement Notices - 196
PALMER - McHARDY
- Mary Emily Palmer
---- Havelock North to Douglas Gordon
McHardy ---- Hawke's Bay
WHITE - McNAMARA
- Mary Margaret White ---- Rangiora -- to John
David ----
Accidents - 210
DAWSON - Cecil
aged 23 of West Melton ---- riding a motor cycle, and
CHAPPELL - Harry
J. of Yaldhurst the pillion passenger
------ were both reported to be satisfactory
DAVID - John, aged
44 a civil servant --- and
PERRY - Sinclair a
clerk aged 50 ------a collision car and bicycle ----
CAULL - Arthur ---
aged 28 ---- crushed against a wall -------
McDONALD - Lewis
Douglas --- of Rangiora --- accident - a
collision - satisfactory
Wednesday
15 June 1938
Engagement Notice - 218
KELLAND - MAITLAND
- Muriel Olive Kelland ---- of
Timaru to Cyril Francis (Jim)
------ Auckland
Full Military Honours - 219
RICHARDSON
- 2000
attend his funeral --- 3 sons ----- a long
column about the funeral -----
Auckland - 220
RICHARDSON - Sir
George -
death of Major-general Sir George Richardson
--- service at the Cathedral
----
Administrator of Western Samoa --- member of the City Council
---
Wanganui - 229
& 229a
ROIALL
- 2 young children were burned to death in a 5
roomed house
at Rangataua ---- a baby was rescued
---- 2 children were Jack
aged 3
and Dorothy May Roiall aged
18mths ---- baby aged
7mths in pram ----Harry, age 6, ------
lots more ----
Accidents - 231
GROOBY - Gilbert
Thomas Grooby aged 36 of Motueka died
tree felling near Reefton --- an inquest will be held ---
HUNTER - Mrs Mabel
--- struck by a car --- fractured forearm ----
LEWIS -
Silas, age 12 --- from the West Coast --- concussions
--- cousin Mervyn DOWNES
riding bicycles ----
BLACK - John
aged 60 ----- knocked down ---
McDONALD - Lewis
Douglas ---- collided with a goods vehicle from Oxford.
Death - Wellington - 232
RIDDIFORD - fatal head injuries were
suffered by Mrs Eleanor Caroline
Riddiford, the widow of Mr Edward Joshua Riddiford when
she
was knocked down by a van ------ Mrs Riddiford was the daughter
of an early Wellinton pioneer ---
Mr Henry BUNNY
a
former Deputy-Superintendant of the Wellington Province was born
in 1861 married in 1879
--- survived by a brother a brother
Mr
E.P.Bunny and an adult family of 5. -----
named ----- 2 sons pre-deceased her Mr Vivian and Mr
Lionel Riddiford .
Thursday
16 June 1938
Welcome Home party - 236
GOUGH
- Mr and Mrs L.F.Gough at Greendale --- by
Haldon Rifle
Club and Greendale friends --- Mr HALL master
of ceremonies,----
presented with an electric
reading lamp
Wedding - 237
LONGSTAFFE - KISSEL
- Margaret,(Peggy) Kissel ------ of Templeton
to James William Longstaffe ------ of Prebbleton ---
Engagement Notice - 238
BEDFORD - REED -
Mary Joan Bedford --- Darfield to Roland
Karl Reed - of Darfield.
Divorce - 240
NOONAN - Michael
--- more ---
SLOANE - May
-----more ----
Fatal Accident - 245
COSTLEY
- John Joseph Costley, a married man, age
35 ----
motor accident ---- other members of the band travelling
with him were
C.CAMPBELL,
A.DALE, and G. MARQUET ----
Dunedin - 246
POTVINE - Henri Arnand Potvine, of
Dunedin, found dead in his car -------
Accident - Wellington - 247
FURNESS - Edward
- a railway guard, aged 39 --- was killed outright
---- former Royal Navy man --- wife lives in England
-----
Accidents - 248
CROON - Val a
ret. farmer of Shannon was killed ----
CUTLER - T. fell
during hockey match ---- broke a collarbone ----
MARTIN - Thomas
L. aged 27 --- broken right leg ----
Auckland - 249
VOICE - Alfred Frederick Voice --
married, aged 31 ----
found this morning by neighbours -- has died ----- more -----
Photo - Badminton Team - 251
Canterbury badminton team to play touring Australians on 25 June
---
Miss Joan Peake, Miss
Sylvia Goss, K.H.Samma, H.I.Brock,
K.C.Wilson, W.A.Walsh --- absent R.G.Pattinson
Friday 17
June 1938
Silver Wedding - 255
HEALY - function took place at
Ashburton ---- home of Mr and Mrs W. Healy ------
Engagement Notices - 256
SKURR - JUDSON -
Vera Ellen ---- of Oxford --- to Thomas
Arnold Judson of ---- Oxford
BROWN - GARLAND -
Jean Alice Brown ------ and George Selwyn
Garland -------
Coming-of-age party - 257
FORD - Mr and Mrs
H.C.Ford ---- son Charles ---- lots of names -----
55th Wedding Anniversary -258
CLOTHIER - --- Mr
and Mrs B.L.Clothier ---- Kaiapoi ---
Accident - Timaru - 260
SHEA - a motor accident --- at Otaio bridge
---- 3
admitted to hospital, a boy later died ---- the injured
persons were Robert Monson
aged 47
---- injured shoulder ----Walter
Shea - aged 50 ----- injured shoulder
-----Kevin Shea -
aged 13 son of W. Shea ---
head injuries and concussion ---
died in hospital ---- more -----
Accidents - 261
DONNELLAN - Miss
M. compound fracture and ahock
---- standing on a platform of a tram --- tram
struck the back of a lorry -----
WROTH - Miss
Nancy --- not injured -----
Saturday
18 June 1938
Deaths - 266
Lady Muriel PAGET -
death in London - wife of Sir Richard
Paget, formerly Lady
Muriel Finch-Hatton ------
Mother Mary JOSEPHINE
- died at Devenport ---- order of the Sisters
of Mercy -- was teaching until yesterday ----
Divorce - 267
BURNETT - Elizabeth Dorothy Burnett --------
Accident - 268
RIDDIFORD - Mrs
Eleanor Caroline Riddiford aged 74 widow of Edward
Joshua Riddiford ---knocked down in Woburn
Road --- suffered a fractured skull
Pahiatua - 271
Dr H.T. DAWSON - Dr Henry Thomas
Dawson age 70 ---- until recently medical
superintendant of the Pahiatua Hospital ----
Auckland - Accident - 272
4 workmen were injured ---- 16ft wall collapsed
------ injured men were -
PIRRETT - Clark
Ferguson, a bricklayer, aged 28, married of Mount
Eden,
PENNELL - Percy,
aged 34, single, -----
STRONG - Charles -----
BENDING - George
---- of Devenport ---- all 4 were taken to
Auckland Hospital ----- lots more -----
Monday 20
June 1938
Death - 280
CRAWFORD
- Mrs Annie M.Crawford --- widow of Alexander
Crawford,
formerly of Timaru ---- dau of Mr Nathaniel J.SUCKLING - ----
daughter Miss I.M.Crawford --- 3 sons
--- Drs
Ritchie, Garfield, and Stewart Crawford ---- Messrs
Mortimer
and William Suckling, brothers ----
Paster
J.Crawford, nephew,
Wedding - 282
HIGGINS - HOBAN -
at Hawarden --- Julia Hoban, dau. of ------- and
James Michael Higgins, son of ------ Seddon.
---- lots more -----
Coming - of- Age - 283
REDDINGTON -
daughter Eileen (Cushla) ---- along list of
names -----
Farewell Party - 285
FOSTER - Mr Athol Foster, who will leave to join
the Royal Air Force ---- lots of names -----
Fire - 286
MILLER - fire destroyed the Commercial Hotel,
Waihi, one of the
boarders Frederick Miller, a single man, aged 25
----- died in the fire -----
Auckland - 287
BROWN - James Brown, of Huntly had a narrow
escape ----
Banks Peninsula -
288 & 289 & 290 &
290a & photo 296
GILBERT - Oldest native born
inhabitants ----- of the small company
already in Canterbury when the first 4 ships brought the pilgrims
to Lyttelton in 1850,
only 2 remain. Sons of a Maori
princess and an English
adventurer from aboard an American whaler, they are 2 of the most
colourful characters living in Canterbury,
carrying within their
memory all the years of history lying behind the Canterbury settlement
today .The elder Mr William Gilbert of
Prebbleton was
born at Peraki in 1843
and is now 95. his younger brother
Robert, of Christchurch was born at Tikau Bay in
1848 and now in his 90th year. the
original William Gilbert their father,
was a runaway
English apprentice who went to America and joined a whaling
vessel bound for New Zealand.
After a fierce dispute aboard in which he nearly lost his
life,
William landed at Port Chalmers and soon
afterwards fell in love with the beautiful Maori princess Te
Marino, from Onawe, sister of the Wairewa chief
Takatahara, of Little River.
They married and came
North to Banks peninsula where they
founded one of the earliest of Peninsula families. Messrs William
and Robert Gilbert living today are according
to the recods of
the Canterbury Pilgrim's
and Early Settler's Association, the oldest native-born
inhabitants of Canterbruy.William Gilbert sen. arrived in
NewZealand in 1835
aboard the Ajax ------- lots more about the dispute on
board the ship -------In 1853 the family moved to Okain's
Bay where Mr
Gilbert built houses for himself and Mr
Thacker.
also living in Christchurch another
brother Mr Daniel Gilbert and a sister Mrs T. STEELE both are more than 80
yeras old. -------- a very long piece of fascinating
history
----- email for a copy -------
Accident - Auckland -
292
3 men injured when a motor-car crashed south of
Taumarunui -----
JAMIESON -
John, of Taumarunui taken to
hospital ----
NEILL - Thomas also
admitted to hospital ---
Accidents - 293
MOLLER -
J.H.Moller died at Wellington received head
injuries in a collision -----
HEREMAIA - Andrew --- age
33 ---- playing rugby ----
SINTON - George
Harold ---- fatal injuries ---- aged 18
son of William Sinton ------
Accidents - 294
SINTON - George
Harold --- fatal injuries --- aged 18 son of William
Sinton of Auckland ---- thrown from motor-cycle
WALSH - L. crew
member of Kartigi injured at Greymouth,
car accident -----
Tuesday
21 June 1938
Engagement Notice - 300
NIMMO - MacDONALD -
John Robert Nimmo ------- Dunedin to Margaret
Rose Macdonald ----- Papanui.
Coming-of-Age party -
301
LYE - son Arthur, Mr and Mrs J.A/Lye
entertained --- dance ---- list of names ----
Methven - 302
CRISP - Christopher
Crisp, a pensioner, aged 80 ---- died suddenly of
heart failure ---------
Farewell - Hinds - 303
HAMPTON
- farewell social and dance in the Hinds hall
Mrs
J.M.Hampton and her daughter --- after more than 40
years -----
presented with an armchair and
cheque, and Mrs S. Hampton and Miss B.Hampton
with small gifts. --- Miss Judith Hampton ------
Westport - Presentation -
304
WEENINK - Mr W. Weenink, in honour of his
recent marriage ----- of a mantlepiece
clock --------
Divorce Petition - 306
Arthur Christopher Hands,
of Christchurch, railway employee, ------more -----
married 22 May 1919
Accidents - 309
FRANCIS - E.A.
Francis, farmer, of Ward, ------ 4 fingers
amputated -----
WARREN - Percy ,
aged 33 of Lower Hutt --- died in hospital ----
knocked down by a car.
Wanganui - 311
JONES - Henry Thomas Milton Jones, aged
28, a single man, ---- rabbit shooting ----
Funeral - 312
Father
Henry - Rev Father Henry le Bouteiller was
interred at Blenheim
----- lasrgest funeral seen in Marlborough ----- 21
years in Blenheim,
few months in Nelson ---- died
Christchurch ---------
Wednesday
22 June 1938
Engagement Notice -
317
HEALEY - GIBSON - Miss
Gladys Noel Healey ---- of
Allenton to Edward Killarney Gibson
----- Christchurch
Farewell - 320
ADAIR
- Rev R.R.Adair and Mrs Adair in charge
of the
Southbridge-Dunsandel Presbyterian ----- will leave to take
up an appointment at Columbia University,
New York,
---- lots more -----
Gift parties - 322
MERRIMAN -
held at the Doyleston Hall ------ Miss Beatrice
Merriman, whose marriage will take place shortly -----
HERRIOTT - KINGHORN -
Mr John Herriott whose marriage to Miss Grace
Kinghorn, Pigeon Bay, recently took place -----
Divorce Petition - 323
PARKIN - Eric Parkin ---- Katherine
Parkin ------
Accidents - 324
JOHNSON - Mrs Kate
Maxwell Johnson of Temuka was found injured ---- over 60 years of
age ------
PERKINS -
Roy, a carpenter, aged 30 --- head injuries
----
FOREMAN - James
Herbert -- aged 42 ----- single man
of Masterton --- died when his car went
over a bank ------
SCHOFIELD -
Charles William, married, aged 53 a farmer of
Ngamoto, was killed in his milking shed -------
Photo - Canterbury Hockey
Representatives - 325
T.B.Burtt, J.W.Wormald, D.G.Loader,
C.V.Walter, N.V.Burtt, R.Shillito,
R.C.Rusbridge, Mr C.S.Clements (selector)
G.L.Bowden, N.V.Bowden, H.Barnhill, W.J.Bowden,
S.H.Bowden, R.P.Thomson, A.F.Norman, absent -
B.Duffield
Thursday
23 June 1938
Wedding - 329
CROFT - SLOSS - at Glenmark, Irene Mabel, dau. of
Mr and Mrs
J.Sloss (Omihi) and Denis Gordon Croft, son of Mr
and Mrs T.Croft, Omihi --- lots more
Photo - 330
WHEELER - Miss Sarah Ann Wheeler of
Sumner death age 97 years came to NZ in 1863
Engagement Notice - 331
McLEAN - NORRIE -
Frederick McLean ---- of Edgecumbe,
Whakatane, and Joan dau. of Mr and Mrs W. McK.
Norrie of Christchurch
Funeral - 333
DOWNS - The funeral Mr Robert Downs of
Ohoka, took place on Tuesday -----
Accidents - 334
HOLMES - Charles
Melville -- aged 70, a waterside worker of Auckland
---- was drowned when he fell into the harbour
---William LOMAS saw him
fall
ROUT -
collision on the Hinds bridge between a motor-bus and
motor-car ---- more ---
Melbourne - 336
DENNIS - the death had occurred of Mr
C.J.Dennis the Australian poet -- he was 62 years of
age , ------
Friday 24
June 1938
Golden Wedding - 340
OTLEY
- Mr and Mrs H.J.Otley ------
celebration of their
Golden Wedding ---- marriage to Miss Kathleen WINNY took place in
Melbourne on 23 June 1888
---- spent most of their married lives in
Christchurch. ------ lots of names -----
Wanganui - 100 years tomorrow - 341
MINIFIE - Mr Henry Minifie, for 30 years res
of Wanganui, landed
in Chch from England 74 years ago, will
celebrate his 100th birthday on Saturday. ------
A Centenarian's Memories -
342
MINIFIE - -- Mr Henry Minifie --- memories of
early days of
Christchurch arrived in 1864 ----- lived
there for 40 years --- born at Bridgewater,
near Taunton,
in Somersetshire, emigrated to Canada, after several
years returned to England and married Miss C.LANGFORD of Sheffield
---
came to
New Zealand 74 years ago with his wife and 1 child
----- by
the Amoor ---- 4mth voyage ---- retired 30 yrs
ago and settled in Wanganui
---- many descendants
--- named ---- lots more ----
Funeral - 343
DWAN - Mr Thomas Dwan --- at the Temuka
cemetery yesterday
---- 6 sons ------ were the
bearers.
Missing 15 years -
344
MADDISON - presume dead a beneficiary under a
will, who has been
missing for 15 years ------ George Frederick Maddison
disappeared in 1923 - not been
seen or heard
of since ---- father Frank Samuel maddison under
the father's will, he, 2 sisters and a brother
----- sister Amy Bertha
----- a long column ----
London - Accident - 345
BETHUNE
- drowned ---- in the Malay States
was a New
Zealander - Pilot Officer Hugh Angus Bethune
- was a son of Mrs Bethune
widow of Mr
Walter E.Bethune, 23 years old, in June
1936 left for England ------
Perth - 348
McNESS - The death has occurred of Sir Charles McNess
----
Accidents - 349
PEPPER - collision
2 motor-cars --- and Mrs G. HILLS ----- a
passenger in the other car -----
BLENKHORN - J.B.Blenkhorn, a married
man, with 4 children, was killed, and J. CHAPMAN, a married man,
with 3 children was injured ---- more ---
Saturday
25 June 1938
Wellington - Death - 354
WARD - Mrs Lucy Margaret Ward, wife of Mr
James Ward, a retired
Government audit inspector --- 1 son is Rev. Father Alex
Ward S.M. of Timaru,
and 3 daughters are nuns
---- one in Melbourne
and one in Brisbane, ------- one in
Christchurch.
Engagement Notices - 355
WATSON - MITCHELL
- Francis George Watson ------ to Melba ----
MACDONALD - CLOTHIER
- Enid Marion Macdonald ----- to Graham Roy Clothier ------
Accidents - 356
McDONALD -
C. of Mirimar, Wellington, clothing caught
fire ---
AKER - Henry
William ----- lost his thumb ----
Monday 27
June 1938
Coming - of - Age parties - 360
MOORE - Keith
---- son of Mr and Mrs B.O.Moore ----- Mr
B. Moore presented his grandson with a key --- lots of names ----
FOWLER - June
--- dau of Mr and Mrs W.T. Fowler ---- list of
names ------
Coming - of - Age - 361
PENNEY - Lila ---
dau of Mr and Mrs W.A.Penney, in woolshed at Mitcham ----
long list of names ----
Coming - of - Age - 362
RODDA - Jessie ---
dau. of Mr and Mrs W.J.Rodda ---- long
list of names
Gift Party - 365
PURVIS - Miss May Purvis ----
marriage next month ---- names -----
Wanganui - 366
MINIFIE - Mr Henry Minifie received a
congratulatory cable message
for his 100th birthday from the King and Queen ----
Wellington - 367
WILSON - Noel Albert Wilson, aged 58,
died suddenly ----
on Saturday, he was married, and a carpenter ----
Accidents - 368
BATTERSBY - Mrs
C. knocked off bicycle ---- condition very serious
----
DWYER - N. a
rider in steeplechase at Ashburton, injuries to left shoulder and
cjest -----
CHILTON -
Kelvin ---- age 8, fell from a tree ----
condition satisfactory ---
HENDERSON -
J. aged 18 injuries to head playing football
------
MUNN - Clive ----
aged 19 injured head, fell while skating ---
condition satisfactory
Wellington - 369
BURROWS - Albert
Samuel Burrows, aged 52, found dead ----
Deputy-Superintendant of Petone Fire Brigade ---- lived
with wife and 2 sons
aged 20
and 13 ----- more ----
Tuesday
28 June 1938
Coming - of - Age Party -
375
FRENCH -
Edith - Mr and Mrs H.M.French
----------- a very long list of names ------
Funeral - 376
WILKINSON - Mr
A. Wilkinson ------ service at Salvation Army
Citadel ------ left for the Bromley Cemetery ----
Hastings - Death - 378
FRENCH - Mr Henry Robert French, of Hawke's
Bay --- aged 65
--- clerk to Rodney County Council ----- editor
of Rodney & Otanatea Times ----
came to Hawke's Bay 24 years
ago---- book seller ---- survived by widow formerly
Miss Bertha SHEPHERD
of Port Albert, 2 daughters,
Adjutant French of
Dunedin, and Mrs R.H.Craven of Hastings and 2 sisters.
Death - Auckland -
379
BAYLY - Mr
George T.Bayly --- former President of NZ Rugby Union
---- died at his farm at Stanmore Bay,
Whangaparoa peninsula, age 82 -----
one of 9 brothers
--- eldest son died from a rugby injury 2nd son
killed in a motor accident ---- survivng son and 3
daughters .
London - 380
Major-General
J.H.LAYE - 3Major-General
Joseph Henry Laye a New Zealand born soldier at the age
of 89. served Kaffir war from 1877 - 1878
the Zulu war of 1879
commanded
First Battalion Scottish
Rifles from 1889 to 1893 ---- his
mother daughter of General leslie Dean PITT, K.H. a former
Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand.
Estate - 381
BERGH - Elizabeth Bergh died 19 June
1920 ----- before Supreme Court ---- a
long column ------
Wednesday
29 June 1938
Photo - Golden Wedding - 385
HAWKE - Mr and Mrs David Hawke, of
Oxford, celebrate their Golden
Wedding tomorrow.
Wellington - 388
Colonel
A.R.YOUNG - death
of Colonel Alexander Reid Young, a former
director of livestock division Dept. of agriculture,
at the age of 78, educated at
Dick's Royal College,
Edinburgh was inspector to the Kincardineshire County
Council for 8 years ----- before coming to New
zealand to enter
Government Service from
1903 a vet at Hawera,
---- he served in the
African and Great wars.
Eketahuna - 389
ALLEN - The death
of Mr George Thomas Allen, editor and owner of the
Eketahuna Express aged 61. -- leaves a widow, a son
living in Sydney, a daughter
Mrs H.S.Aldrich, of
Hamilton
Wellington - 390
WILLIAMS - William
Williams, aged 65, a widower, employed since
1922 at the Wellington Gasworks, Mirimar was
found dead at the works -----
Thursday
30 June 1938
Golden Wedding - 393
HAWKE
- Mr and Mrs David
Hawke married on 30 June 1888 at West
Oxford, ----- among oldest inhabitants of
Oxford arrived 1873 and 1879 ----
retired 25 years
ago --- went on trip to England in 1912 --- Mr
Hawke son of late Josiah Hawke of the parish of
Roach, County of Cornwall
came to New Zealand in ship
Waitangi
in 1878 on 27 June he celebrated his 81st birthday
---- Mrs Hawke is the daughter of the late John
CARSON,
born
Belfast, Ireland in 1861 arrived Lyttelton with her
parents in 1862 -------
Wellington - 394
OWEN - death of John Joseph Owen, aged
71 of Petone ----
Masterton - 396
WHATMAN - Death
--- Mr A.P.Whatman ----- many gifts
including the Whatman Home and School and a soldiers'
club. gave returned soldiers at
Ahikouka, South
Wairarapa land for settlement. present Home to
the Salvation Army was a single man, about 75 years of age
-----
Accidents - 397
NICHOLLS - Charles
William Nicholls, a married man, aged 62
---- serious condition riding a bicycle ----
Deaths - 398
McKENZIE - death
of Sir William Colin Mckenzie, director of the Australian
Institute of Anatomy, Canberra, qge 61
JULIUS - Mr
Harry Julius, the Australian caricaturist and
water-colour expert, aged 54 at Sydney
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
25 August 2008
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