NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 November 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

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Obituary, ; Wellington., Noy 1

A cablegram has been received announcing the death in London, yesterday, of John Beaumont, Chairman of the Loan and Merchantile. Deceased was at one time a member of the firm of Gould Beaumont and Co. Christchurch,

A Wanganui telegram says that Mrs Clampett the well known music teacher, has just received word of the death of her husband ArJbur George Clampett; at Syracuse, New York. Deceased who was 42 years, contracted a heavy cold and died of pneumonia. He was accorded a military funeral, being a member of the military college at Syracuse. Palmerston North, This Day

G.*M. Snelson, the mayor of Palmerston North who arrived in Manawatu in 1870, died last night, He was closely associated. with the growth of the town, and lias been mayor severt times; , Hector Macdonald.

Hec'or Macdonald this morning paid visits to the lccal schools, hospital and other public insthutions, and this afternoon unveils the memorial, at the new Scots Church to men fallen in the war.

Poultry for South Africa W eliington, This Day,

A Sydney firm has instructed its New Zealand agents to buy up all the poultry offering in this colony lor shipment to South Africa per Otarama this month.

Veterans Ribbon W EELINGPON, Nov. 2.

Addressing the petade of veterans at Government House, the Governor mentioned that lie bad applied to the Wap Office for new Ribbons for all those, whose medals required them, and a despatch just received mentioned they were being forwarded, and hoped to hare them in a few days.