OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15750, 17 November 1916, Page 4

OBITUARY.

,A SYDNEY PHILANTHROPIST. (By Cable.—Prcso Association.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, November 16. The death is announced of Mr John Kent, president of the Y.M.C.A., and a well-known Sydney man and philanthropist. Mil CARLYLE STUDHOLME. News was received in Christchurch yesterday that Mr Carlyle Studliolmo had died oi' pneumonia in Melbourne on "Wednesday night. The lato Mr Carlvlo Studholnie was we] \ known in sporting and other circles, and was the third son of the Jate Mr Michael Studholme, and was educated at the Baker School. French Farm, and at Christ's College. Ho was an excellent judge of all classes of stock, and farmed successfully in the Kaiwarra and Pentland Bulls districts. At school he played a iine game of football, but in later years ho was best known in the sporting world us an excellent, shot with both gun and rifle. Mr Studholme made two extensive tours in South Africa shooting big game, and brought back with him some very iine trophies. Mr Studholme. who was 46 years of age, went over to Australia recently to witness the running of his horse, New York, at Sydney and Melbourne.

Mrs D. C. Cameron, who died at Dunedin on Wednesday, was tho only daughter of the late Mr add Mrs Alex. McNeil, for many years resident at Warepa and Balcluthn. Her father and mother arrived in Dunedin with the early settlers by tho ship Mooltan in 1840. They w>ere married by Dr. Thomas Burns in January, 1852-., Towards the end of that year her parents paid a visit to Sydney, and Christine, their only daughter, was born there. They returned to Dunedin after a fihort stay, and in 1874 Christine was married to Mr D. C. Cameron. Mrs Cameron is survived by her husband and nine sons and three daughters. Two daughters 'and five son 6 are married. When the war broke out three of the unmarried sons went to the front. One son (Walter), who left with the Main Body, returned wounded, and tho other two (Arthur and Frank) are still in France serving the Empire. There arc IS grandchildren. The sons are: Mt JCameron (Wanganni), Mr Don Cameron (of I'eid and Gray, Dunedin). Mr W. Cameron (Reid and Cray, l'almcrston North), Mr Lewis Cameron, Mr S. O. Cameron. Mr Walter Cameron, Mr Ed. T. Cameron (Dunedin), Mr A. H. Came, ron (New Zealand Field Artillery, Francu. and Mr Frank A. Cameron (Now Zealand Headquarters Records Office, France). The daughters are.: Mrs A. R. Millar (Auckland), Mrs H. H. Johnson (Dunedin), and Mies Fanny Cameron (Dunedin). Mrs Cameron's last words and thoughts were of her fons in France.

Mr Thomas Witton. for many years a we ii,-known resident of "Wellington, died at his residence. Oroua Downs, last work. Deceased. wli/i was born in St.Tfford.shire. Knglund. UO years ago, was the secoml Kin of the late Mr .iohn Witton. <j!" Wadestown, and came to Now Zealand with his parents in his early youth. He married a daughter of tile laic Mr W. K. Tcague, DeputyWellington, and leaves a family of six daughters and three, pons, the eldest of whom, Mr Fred Witton. is at the front with, the Main Body of New Zealanders. One. of the daughters is tho wife of MiMark Cassin. of the Post and Telegraph Stores Department.

An o!d and respected -Auckland settler. ill- .John B. Clarke, died at the Waimate North parsonage on Monday, afied 77. Hi> was the youngest son of the late Mr George Clarke, one of the

early missionaries, and who held tho office of protector of aborigines under Governor Hobson. Ho also was a brother of the -late Archdeacon E. .B. Clarke. He at one time occupied several public positions. H© was a member of tho Bay of Islands County Council, president of the Bay of Islands Pastoral rind Industrial Association,' and first chairman of directors of the Bay of Islands Dairy Company. Tho death is announced of Mr Thomas Grace, a son of the late Mr John Grace, of Wainui-o-mata. .Mr Grace was odo of the earliest Bottlers first in Wainui. and later in the Wairarapa, where he took up sheep-farm-ing at Gladstone. He was a well-known figuro in. sporting circles in tho "Wairarapa, and was tor many years a member of the Wairarapa Racing Club. He was a most popular and highly respect--6d man, familiarly known to his friends as "Uncle Tom." Deceased leaves a brother. Mr TT. A. {Irace, of Wainui-o-mata. and two sisters. Mrs W. A. - ■ Jackson, of Eastbourne, and 3lrs M."... Willoughby, of Wainui-o-mata. Mr A. Rush, a well-known resident, of Ractiii, died at Wanganni on Monday. He was tho fourth son of the late Mr J. Rush, who was closely identified with the early history of Palmer* Sion North, and a brother-in-law of Mr S. J. Barry, of Wanganui.