AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 662, 8 March 1869, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

DEATH OE Mr JAMES ALLEN, OF THB "EVENING NEWS." (From the Daily Southern Cross, March 5.) It is with extreme regret we find oup selves called upon to chronicle the death of Mr James Allmi, editor and proprietor of the Evening News, a gentleman who had long been conrected with journalist enterprise in this city, and had won for himself the good esteem of all with whom he came in contact. Mr Allen occupiel the position of sub-editor of this journal for a period of three years dursng the troublous war times in this Province, and subsequently performed similar responsible duties in Australia We append from last night's Kvening News full particulars of the sad C: tastrophe : It i* our melancholy and painful duty to record the death, whilst bathing, of Mr James Allen, the esteemed proprietor of the Evening News. The deceased gentleman went home to the North Shore by the halt-past six steamer last evening, in hi) usual good health and spirits ; but before; retiring to rest, tempted, doubtless, by the calmness of the night and the rising tide, he went down to bathe off thebeach, a few yards from his own residence. Being absent longer than usual, Mrs Allen senta servant to look for him ; when, in passing a small opening in the bank, the unfortu< nate gentleman was discovered lying at hikh-water mark, with his face to the ground, and his clothes on the beach. A medical man was sent for, and JJr Stratford went over at once to the North Shore. Mr Burgess, Mr Wyles, and Mt Aliton and his son, in the meantime, did all they could to restore animation, but in vain. On further examination, a wound was discovered over the left eye, which was doubtless the result of a fall on one of the sharp pieces of rock which abound on this part of the beach. It is believed that Mr Allen, in coming out of the water, must have stumbled against one of these rock-; and fallen upon another, and, being stunned, the rising tide must have quits suffocated the unfortunate gentleman bfl' fore human aid could reach him.

Our readers will readily believe that the sad news of Mr Allen's death created uni* versal sorrow and grj f in town to-da/i and deep and sincere sympathy with bis bereaved fumily. PvW men were molt widely and thoroughly esteemed as an enterprising, patriotic, and throughly upright citizen than the deceased. He was of a mild and retiring temperament, but gifted with an extraordinary energy of character, which was the secret of a journalist. Few local enterprisas have been more successful than the Evening News, and to add th at the success is e»>' tirely due to the ability, forethought, anc continuity of purpose of the deceased gen' tleman is only due to his country. We may add that at the .North Short the news of Mr Allen's death caused I gloom over the settlement, where lh< deceased was warmly esteemed as one o the most devoted and teli'-sacrificing o husbands, and one of the most hospitaMl and generous-hearted neighbors, Owing to the suddenness of the de&tl of the deceased, an iuquest, in all probll bility, will be held to-morrow*