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Tuesday 1
November 1898
Obituary - TRIGGS -
002
Mr James Triggs------ at age 82 was a very old
colonist, having arrived with his wife by the Clontarf in
1858. --- native of Suffolk, England,
where he married ------- leaves a widow
and 1 son. Mr Robert Triggs ----- another son died a few
years ago ----- funeral today largely attended.
Lyttelton - accident -
003
BELL - a boy named Norman Bell ---- 11 years
of age ---
of Dampier's Bay --- ---- broke his left leg -----
Deaths - 004
PALMER - Samuel
Richard, of Waimate --- age
73 -------
MILLER - Hugh
Kennedy of Christchurch, age 29 ------- an inquest
will be held.
New Plymouth - Wedding - 005
EVANS - GOVETT -
Rev F.G.Evans----- to Miss Govett, daughter
of Archdeacon Govett ------
Inquest - Auckland -
006
SHIVNAN - ----- Joseph Shivnan ------
Napier - CARLILE
- 007
the death ---- by cable from Genoa of Mr J.W.Carlile
a well known barrister and solicitor, aged 55,
----- one of the soundest lawyers in the
colony was called to the English Bar in 1870 and to New
Zealand Bar in 1874.
Fire - 008
PATTRICK - a 6 roomed house, a small
adjoining butchers
shop, occupied by Mr David Pattrick and owned
by Mr William DEARSLEY,
of Linwood.
Wednesday
2 November 1898
Blenheim -
REES - 010 the death --- Mr
William Gilbert Rees, an early settler, formerly a station
holder in Otago district -------
Masterton -
FISHER - 011
---Frank Fisher ----- at Opaki
Thursday
3 November 1898
Wellington - SMITH
- 013
Mr H.F.Smith, senior electrical mechanician ----- died this
morning ---- aged 62. He was one of the oldest telegraph
officials in the colony ----- in 1863
Saturday
5 November 1898
Welcome Home - GLANVILLE
- PATTRICK - 017
--- at New Brighton --- to Mr and Mrs J.Glanville who
have just returned from a trip to the Old Country. ------
presented Miss C.Pattrick with a beautiful writing desk and
card case ---resigning as organist ----- more ----
Fire - NEILL -
018
a 4 roomed house --- Mrs Rebecca Neill. a widow, aged
73 ---- situsted at Woodside, some 4 miles from West
Oxford was destroyed
by fire on 2 November -------
Monday 7
November 1898
Nelson - KATENE -
020
Wikitoria Katene, an ------ and mother of Mrs MARTIN died at the Maori
Pah, Wakapuaka, ---- aged about 90 --- dau of
late Henri Te Kepa,
late chief of the Ngatiawa tribe, Taranaki.
Presentation -
EVANS - 021
--- a farewell social ----- Star of Hornby Lodge of Good Templars
------ Sister M.Evans --- on marriage is leaving the
district to reside at Fairlie
--- presented with a silver egg cruet -------
Wellington - 022
RASMUSSON - 2 sisters -----
Rasmusson were playing see-saw
---- plank struck Maude on the head ----
died almost immediately.
Tuesday 8
November 1898
Waikuku - 025
DOWNES
--- Mt J. Downes --- thrown from his horse
------ injuries -------
Wednesday
9 November 1898
Maintenance - 027
Le COMPTE - David
---- leave the colony ------
Presentation - 028
HOLCROFT - Mr H. Holcroft -----
presented with a silver inkstand ------
Thursday
10 November 1898
Palmeston North - 030
O'LEARY - --- a man named Florence
O'Leary, contractor ----
Saturday
12 November 1898
Dunedin - 032
JONES - Mr F.L.Jones, well known in
Dunedin musical circles, died at the hospital there
yesterday morning.
Fire - 033
REES - a house --- Mr Howard Rees at West
Oxford, narrowly escaped being burnt down by the chimney catching
fire -------
Monday 14
November 1898
Invercargill -
HEBDEN - 035
--- of Herbert Edward Hebden, youngest son of late Mr John
Hebden who was for many years editor of "Canterbury Times"
--- was only 20
years of age just gone to join staff of "Southland News"
died very suddenly.
Auckland - 036
SCOTT - Hamilton Scott, aged 16, and
2mths out from London, staying with --- Mr Smith ----
Obituary - 037
Auckland - Dr GINDERS ----
superintendant of Rotorua Sanitorium
Wellington - FRYER
---- passenger on Warrimoo for
Sydney -----
Timaru - JOHNSTON
-- oldest linemen --- aged 66
Blenheim - 038
HODGSON - a child named John Hodgson, 16mths
old son of settler at Okaramio ----- died ----
Death - 039
MALLUZA - a widow named Mary Malluza,
aged 67 ----was found dead beside her chair
---- more -----
Tuesday
15 November 1898
Obituary - EVANS
- 041
Mr Richard Evans ---- was a soldier early in life,
---- stationed 8 years in Corfu ---- came to Canterbury 34 years
ago in the British Empire
---- was a builder until his death.
------ more -----
Accidents - 042
Palmeston North - STEWART
- died at Longburn -----
Christchurch - HAMILTON
- Sydney aged 10 years --- knocked off bicycle
---- leg broken -----
Lyttelton - 043
DEMPSEY - Mr John Dempsey, died
---- on Monday night ----
came to Lyttelton in the ship Armor in 1864
--------
Wednesday
16 November 1898
Inquest - 045
DEMPSEY - John Currie Dempsey
----- from injuries received by
being knocked out of a railway truck on 5 November
----
Thursday
17 November 1898
Nelson - 048
SILCOCK - a young man named George Silcock ---
was placing a cartridge in a rifle --------- burnt his face
----
Fire - ROBINSON
- 049
an 8 roomed house in Colombo Street north, occupied byMrs
Robinson was burnt ----- adjoining premises of Mr C.W.BRADLEY
house painter were slightly scorched
----- property owned by Church Property
Trustees, was sub-let to Mr Maurice BING --------- more -----
Friday 18
November 1898
BELL - 050
A benefit concert in aid of the family of the late J.Bell,
who was accidentally killed at Belfast ----- large
attendance ----
piano sections by Miss Katie Young, skirt & fan
dances by - Misses Dowding(2),
Barrington and Marquet
songs by - Mrs E.T.Robinson Miss Hepburn Mrs W. Cresswell, Messrs Carew, Barnes, Vincent and Conner
Mrs L.L.Cordery and Miss
Katie Young acted as
accompanists.
Obituary - Oamaru -
PARKER - 052 - the death is
announced of Mr T.H.Parker, a very old identity, and an
ex-stipendary magistrate.
Maintenance -
WATSON - 053
- W.J.Turner Watson ----- for his wife ------ til 21
November --- at Timaru -----
Saturday
19 November 1898
Death - SUTCLIFFE
- 056
a man named Richard Sutcliffe, 65 years of age
---- death of his wife 2 years ago.
Monday 21
November 1898
Inquests -
058 -
McNIECE - James,
aged 62 an old and respected resident ----
Thames
WATKINS -
Charles --- aged 72 found dead ----
Napier -
COLLINS - Mrs
--- gored by a cow, died ------
Dunedin -
MATHEWS -
Harriet - a widow, aged 65 --- found dead
in bed. Christchurch -
Desertion -
ILLING - 059
- Alice Illing ------ child to be received into
the Burnham Industrial School ------
Bankruptcy - 060
McALPINE - George
-----
Tuesday
22 November 1898
Accident -
062
GREGG -
Thomas Gregg --- falling off his bicycle -------
HAMPTON - a 15mth
child son of Mr Thomas Hampton drowned ------- an
inquest will be held.
Inquest - 063
CORNTHWAITE -
- a male infant ---- mother Julia
Cornthwaite ------- adjourned to 5 December -------
Woodville - 064
SMITH -
--- lad named Rupert Smith --- disappeared from his
home -------
Inquest - Dunedin - 065
COLLINS - Mrs
Collins who was gored by a cow at South Dunedin last
week died in hospital yesterday --------- more ----
Wednesday
23 November 1898
Presentation - 067
MORSE - Mr A.
Morse of the Railway Traffic Dept. --- transferred to
Palmeston North --- set of carvers ---
Woodville - Missing Boy -
SMITH - 068
- the boy Smith, who --- disappeared was found
sleeping on the Woodville racecourse.
Thursday
24 November 1898
Obituary - 070
HOOKHAM - - Mr Henry Hookham, one of the
oldest chess players in Canterbury
----- Chess editor of the Canterbury Times --- died
--- aged 74 ---
Accident - 071
HENDY - Mr T.H.Hendy --- bootmaker ---
was run into by a cyclist named Mason -----
sustained a fracture of the leg near the hip --------
Friday 25
November 1898
Obituary - BONE -
073
an old colonist ---- Mr Thomas Henry Bone ---- aged 59
years --- was born in Hampshire, England, came out to
Auckland in 1863 -----
came to Canterbury in 1865 --- managed Mr William Pratt's
branch of Dunstable House in Lyttelton. -----
in 1878 he went to England
----- came back --- internment at
Linwood Cemetery -----
Obituary - HOOKHAM
- 074
Mr Henry Hookham one of the oldest chess players
----- for some 20 years chess editor of the
Canterbury Times ---died aged 74 --- was born in
London in 1824 -- in 1850 he became part owner of an
old --- London Library known as "Hookham's Library
" ------ in 1865 -- came to
NZ
with his family ----- for some years farmed at
Kaiapoi --- for 10 years he taught in schools at
----- founded chess club at Kaiapoi -- in 1870
won the chess championship of Canterbury ----
funeral at Papanui Churchyard on Saturday ----
Meeting of Creditors - 075
ALEXANDER - ---- 1st meeting of
creditors of J.J.Alexander
of Kaiapoi, storekeeper ----- meeting adjourned
until 2 December -------- a long column
Fatalities - 076
MANHIRE - a lad
named William Manhire, 18 years old --- drowned in the
Waihao River ---- an inquest will be held
WINTER - the 9mths
old son of Mr George Winter, a farmer residing at
---- died in a convulsive fit -------
West Oxford
HOOKHAM - 077
There will be no meeting of the Canterbury Chess Club tonight,
owing to the death of the President, Mr Hookham.
Fatal accident -
BRUCE - 078
a young fellow named John Bruce, 18 years old --- met with
a bicycle accident ---- at Ashburton --- started a
road race ---- inquest today -----
Drowned - TULLEY -
079
2 telegraphists -- rowing down the Avon --- found a body of
a girl about 14 years old ---- near Burwood
Post Office --- identified as Elsie Tulley
an inquest will be held. ---
Saturday
26 November 1898
Presentation - 080
MANDER - Mr
J. at --- West Oxford ---- set of carvers in morroco
case ---- transferred to Taranaki district ----------
Inquest - TULLEY
- 082 & 087
Elsie Gilchrist Tulley found in the river -------
John Tulley, publisher of the "Lyttelton Times" father of
Elsie ---- in her 15th year ---- half sister
Ivy Bertha aged 9 years
---- married 12 years to
stepmother, Elizabeth Chamberlain Tulley
------ 3 very long columns ------
Maintenance - FREW
- 084
John Frew ---- father of an illegitimate child ------
Accidents - 085
FLEETWOOD -
Laurie was drowned while attempting to cross the Mangawhero
River near Patea.
WINTER -
-Harry, son of Mr George Winter -----
HARDING - a lad named
Harding who is a puil at the Deaf and Dumb school of
Sumner , fell while climbing a fence ---- dislocated
an elbow ---
Monday 28
November 1898
Obituary - Mr Downie STEWART - 091
The Hon. W.D.Stewart was born at Blairdrummond, near
Stirling, Scotland on 15 May 1842. At 19 years of
age came to New Zealand ----
resumed his study of law ---- 12 June
1867 admitted to the bar ---- in 1879 elected a
member of the House of Representaives for Dunedin
------ in 1875 he visited Great Britain
--------
Tuesday 29 November 1898
missing issue
Wednesday 30
November 1898
Letter to editor -
Tulley - 092 --- a sad
story -----
Fatal accident - 093
HENDY - Mr T.H.Hendy --- knocked doen
by a cyclist
---- died in hospital last night
----- an inquest will be held tomorrow -----
Concert - 094
CORKIN - a concert to be given ---- in aid of widow
and children of
the late Mr Joshua Corkin, of Sydenham -------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
10 November 2008
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