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Thursday
2 February 1905
Wellington - De
RENZI - 003
Dr Henry De Renzi left Wellington yesterday by the
Kaikoura for London for the benefit of his health.
During his probable stay of 8 - 9mths in the Old
Country --------
Obituary - Nelson
- BARNICOAT - 004
The death is announced of the Hon. J.Barnicoat,
M.L.C. aged 91.
John Wallis Barnicoat was called to the Upper House on 14
May 1883. He was for many years a member of the Nelson
provincial Council and was last
speaker of that body, ----- was a landowner in
the Waimea's, in the Nelson province.
Accident - RUSSO -
005
---- accident happened to one of the Burnham boys encamped
on Quail Island ------- one of them named Bartholomew
Russo, accidently jostled his comrade whose rifle went off
and Russo received the charge in his face ---- taken to
Christchurch Hospital,
Saturday
4 February 1905
Inquest - SEED
- 007
---- Elizabeth Hannah Seed, who died in Hospital --
daughter , Mrs Ellen Sorton,
--- mother was 65 years of age, died on Friday
afternoon ---
Death - BASSETT
- 008
Mr W. Bassett, a very old New Plymouth settler,
died at the age of 89 years. He was for many years
engaged in farming, among his children are Mr Bassett,
contractor, Wanganui, and the wife of the Rev J.Clover, of Stratford.
deceased was a native of Cornwall, and a warm adherent of
Primitive Methodism.
Monday 6
February 1905
Divorce - 009
BILSON - Mary and
Frederick Charles Bilson, ex fishmonger of Dunedin, a
decree nisi was granted.
Russell - MARSHALL
& CULLEY - 011
A boat containing 6 people, capsized in the harbour, 3 of
those on board drowned and 3 were rescued. Drowned are Mrs
Marshall and Mr Culley and
daughter, rescued are Messrs Goodhue
(2) and Doel.
they all belong to Kawakawa.
Auckland - GORDON
- 010
Walter Gordon, theboatswain of the brigatine Carin,
fell from aloft and ---- death was instantaneous. The
deceased belonged to Hobart.
an inquest will be held tomorrow.
Drowning - Russell
- 011
--- a boat containing Mrs Bertha Marshall, wife of Mr
George Marshall, publican, Mr John Culley, of the Bay
of Islands coal mine, his daughter Miss Cissy Culley,
all of Kawakawa and Messrs Frederick and Gilbert Goodhue and Ench Doel of Taumere, -----
more ---
Wednesday
8 August 1905
Presentation - 013
MENZIES - the staff
of Messrs Alfred Tyree and Co.
---- congratulate Mr A.B.Menzies on his approaching marriage
---- more ---
Accidents & Fatalities - 014
DOHERTY - 28 years
old, of Napier, a horse trainer, was found dead on
the Taradale road ----
MASTERS -
Mrs, of Hastings, victim of a shooting affray is
still critical ---
WARD - John
of Wellington, run over by a tramcar, died in
hospital -----
Thursday
9 August 1905
Presentation - CRAWFORD -
016
At the Linwood Methodist Church, there was a large attendance of
members of the church and friends of Mr and Mrs W.A.Crawford ----
presented
Mrs Crawford with a lady's travelling case ---- Mr and Mrs
Crawford are about to pay a visit to England ------
Fatalities - 017
PRATT - 1yr old daughter
of Mr Pratt of Coromandel has died -------
LODDER - Mrs,
wife of the proprietor of the City
Buffet Hotel, Wellington, has died unexpectedly last night.
Absent without leave -
018
WOODS - ---- A seaman named James
Woods, belonging to the s.s.Papanui, who had absented
himself -----
Friday 10
February 1905
Sumner - 016
RIACH - Mr F.W.Chapman,
of Wellington, is the gentleman who rescued
Mrs Riach and her children from drowning at Sumner yesterday.
Supreme Court - 017
Probates - 017
M.E. MOODY, John H. RICHARDS,
William H.GARTON, Robert COOPER,
James F. FISHER, Arthur George
DOBSON, Matthew S.BROWN, Martha SEARLES.
Frances BUTTERICK, John EMPSON,
George W. SHIPMAN. August
NEUGERCHWENDER
Letters of Administration -
017
M.D.PURDIE.
Liquidation of the Akaroa Town Hall Company was granted
A Motion for discovery -
017
SPARKS v ADAMS - claim for possession of certain land ----
defendant in England ---
COPLAND v MATSON -
BREARS v BELCHER -
Executors' commison -
017
MENG - Sarah W. deceased
HAYDON - Selina, deceased
LeLIEVRE v ARMSTRONG - set down action
Divorce - CUMMINS v CUMMINS -
Saturday
11 February 1905
Visitors in and out of Christchurch
BAGOT - Mr and Mrs George, of Adelaide, are
visitors to Christchurch, Mrs Bagot is a niece of late Hon.
William Robinson of Cheviot. - 018
CHESSON - Dr and Mrs left Christchurch for England
this afternoon - 020
DAVENPORT - Mr Gilbert C. of Oxford, England was a recent
caller at Christchurch - 021
LEAKE - mr and Mrs and Miss Leake from Aberdeen, Scotland.
- 023
THOMSON - Mr G.L. from Aberdeen, Scotland. - 023
Westport - 022
RYAN - Patrick Ryan, proprietor of the Victoria
Hotel, fell in his
bar and broke his right leg, he died in hospital last night.
Monday 13
February 1905
Deaths - 024
ELLIS - John aged 25, employed at Messrs gregg
and Green's flax-mill at Aorangi was drowned in the Oroua
river on Saturday
STAFF - E. aged 22 drowned at
Foxton and his nephew
HONORO - Oscar, aged 14 while bathing in the Manawatu
river
STEVITSON - William, a farmer, aged 60
was found dead in his dwelling at Lovell's flat, Dunedin
TURNER - Emanuel, aged 89 was found dead in his
chair at Bathgate st South Dunedin.
Tuesday
14 February 1905
Wellington - WISE
- 022
-- A young woman named Eva Alice Wise, applied to have her infant
committed to a receiving home ---- is a single woman, came
from Victoria on 18 January
in search of George Astley Fowler,
a mining assayer of Ballarat, whom she met in Western
Australia -- was the father of her 2 children, the elder age
3 had been taken by Fowler from a house where it was
boarded out. Fowler bought the child to New zealand, ----
witness followed --- she had been through a
form of marriage with Fowler at Warraden, Victoria, has
since heard he was previously married -----
Wedding - Carterton - 028
ELLIOTT - WEBB - Mr R.H.Elliott --- was
married to Mrs Webb, formerly Mrs Gibson, of Greytown,
bridegroom is an old age pensioner and was
formerly an inmate of the Carter
Home, is 79 years of age, The bride is an sexagenarian.
Napier - 029
RICHARDSON - The death is announced of Mr
G.E.G.Richardson, a well-known settler and owner of racehorses.
Auckland Tramway Fatality -
030
A tram accident occurred in Symond street, a bus and tram were on
their way to town when the bus horse swerved across the tram line
---- several passengers badly injured a woman Mrs Foster of
Ponsonby ---- died.
the injured were -
Miss Pearl Foster, age 3; Miss Gladys Foster,
aged 9; Mrs H. Hill; Miss Marion Hill, aged 9;
MissJessie Hill, aged 7; Miss Anna Anderson; Mr
William Young; Driver Peter Ganley; -----
a very long column ------
Thursday
16 February 1905
Wanganui - 032
OXENHAM - an old resident, Mrs Elizabeth
Oxenham, aged 93, died
yesterday, said to have arrived in the 1st ship that reached New
Plymouth. -------
Friday 17
February 1905
Auckland - 033
HAMMOND - The death is announced of Mr
E.W.Hammond, regisrar and interpreter for the Native Lans
Dept.
Divorce - 035
REIDY v Reidy, dissolution of marriage
STEWART v Stewart, dissolution of marriage
SHERWIN v Sherwin, dissolution of marriage
MURDOCH v Murdoch, dissolution of marriage
Greymouth - GORDON
- 036
The body of a man, who for the past fortnight had been living
under the name of Charles Gordon was found ---- letters on
his clothing indicate he was in
business in Palmeston North under the name Charles REVENS --------
Visitors to Christchurch -
038
COOPER - Arthur (Sheffield, England)
SWANSTON - H.T. (Melbourne)
BEAUMONT - J. (Huddersfield)
RAVEN - R.E. (London)
RICHARDSON - F. (Cheshire)
MEYER - F. (Pudsey, Yorkshire)
Saturday
18 February 1905
Inquest - 040
GORDON - at the inquest on the death of
Charles Gordon alias Claud Revans,
of Palmeston North -----
Auckland - 041
RUSSELL - The death -- of James Russell, of
Messrs Jackson and
Russell, solicitors, and brother of late Thomas
Russell C.M.G.
Monday 20
February 1905
Deaths - 042
ADAMS - Thomas,
stationer, of Gisborne died suddenly this
morning. He was sitting on the doorstep of his res. after
breakfast and expired almost immediately.
AMRIES - Kastar, of
Swedish descent -- was drowned in the
Waiwakaiho river yesterday. an inquest will be held this
afternoon.
Tuesday
21 February 1905
Probates - 043
Philip H.B.Luscombe; Maren Jensen;
Duncan McPhedian; Ruth
Rastrick: Samuel Sewell;
Joseph H. Kelcher;
George Barker
William Cook; Patrick
Duffy; John George L.
Scott; Elizabeth Adams; James
Bennett; Jesse
Prestige; Thomas Menzies;
Margaret B. C.Dods; Robert Henry
Birdling; Thomas Parke;
Campbell Brown;
Returned to Christchurch - 044
ROBERTS - Graham,
after an absence of 4 years and half in
England, Mr Graham Roberts returned to Christchurch this
morning.
Death - 045
A child 3 mths old, died this morning at an infants home kept by
Mrs Perrin, in Barbour street, Linwood, death due to
natural causes, but an inquest will be held.
Wednesday
22 February 1905
Deaths - 046
News has been received that a woman and 2 children have been killed by
a falling tree at Pukerimu - no details are to hand.
Fatality -
RAVENSCROFT - John, a storekeeper at Otautau, was
found dead on Monday ----
The Late Mr A.G.DOBSON -
047
------ father Mr A. Dudley Dobson
--- his son had been thrown out of a cart at
Kirwee, while engaged in the performance of his duty as County
engineer. ---- accident resulted in his death on 17
January -----
Obituary - 048
STAVELY - The death is announced of
Lieutenant-Colnel Stavely, aged
78 ----- died at res. of his son-in-law Mr W.
Baillie of Blenheim, ------
Thursday
23 February 1905
Deaths - 049
O'NEIL -
Richard, the reamins of a man have been
found at Four Peaks station, Geraldine. left home 11mths
ago and never seen since.
PATCHETT - T.A.
aged 37 died suddenly yesterday --- formerly a
hotel-keeper ------
Friday 24
February 1905
Presentation - PAIRMAN
- 050 -
Dr T.W.Pairman and his daughter Miss Beatrice Pearman who
are about to leave Lyttelton for the zold Country were
entertained by their friends at Lyttelton ---- Yesterday Dr
Pearman resigned his post of surgeon at Lyttelton gaol being
there for 15 years--- a travelling rug,
silver mounted pocket book Miss Pearman with a ring set
with diamonds and emeralds and a silver mounted purse -----
Fatalities - 051
MacDONALD - a
teamster on the Mangatoro Estate was
found dead, he had been carting posts ----- was a single
man aged 24.
HART - 3 brothers
-- a blasting accident at Para ----- Picton -- Abel Hart
died ---
Saturday
25 February 1905
Picton - HART
- 053
The Hart brothers waited for 30min for the charge to explode and
the William, age 28 and Abraham, age 24, began to
bore to withdraw it. James aged 14 was some distance
away. Shortly after they began work, the explosion took
place ------- Their father and another brother
were just returning to the spot with
a cart ------ more
Waihi - 054
PENNO - Harold Penno, a well-known
bandsman was killed in the Waihi mine today ------ he was a
married man.
Death at Sea - YULE
- 055
Mr Andrew H.Yule, late chief refrigerating engineer of the
steamer Matatua, who was stricken with paralysis of the
brain and 4mths in Christchurch Hospital died at sea on 5
December while Homeward bound by the Athenic -- expired shortly
after leaving Rio de Janerio, --- widely known in New
Zealand --- age 37.
Monday 27
February 1905
Divorces - Wellington - 056
PROUSE - Mary Howell
Prouse v. William Prouse
GRAY - Clara Bailey
Gray v William Franklin Gray
Fatalities - 057
LARSON -
Niels, engaged in rafting posts down the Opoiti river,
Wairoa, ---drowned -----
RUSS - a lad aged
11 ran into a trap ---- died early this morning at
Stratford
PACEY -
Ernest, drowned while surf-bathing at Levin last evening.
COSTER - Richard,
aged 19, a drowning accident in the Sounds, employed
on the steamer Elsie ------
Probates - 058
COOK - Sarah
COLVILLE - William
Invercargill - Death -
TANNER - 059
Mr Edward Tanner, a solicitor, died suddenly on Saturday
night. ---- for many years secretary of the Acclimatisation
Society.
Presentation -
GRAHAM - 061
At a meeting of the employees of Messrs Graham and Greig,
builders, Mr Graham, who is about to visit the Old Country
was presented by his employees a deck chair and travelling rug.
and a gold and greenstone brooch for Mrs Graham -----
Death - PEPPER
- 062
William Pepper, ---- died last night.
Rhodes Scholar -
ROBERTSON - 063
Mr Philip N.Robertson, of Victoria College, a son of Mr
D.Robertson, chief clerk at the General Post Office, has
been selected to hold the Rhodes Scholarship for New
Zealand this year.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
4 April 2009
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