Obituary.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, 29 May 1908, Page 2

Obituary.

MR HUGH CAMPBELL.

On Monday morning last the information waa received here of the death of oue of oar most popular residents, Mr Hugh Campbell, which occurred in the Hamilton. Hospital on the Tuesday previous. About a fortnight ago Mr Campbell left Kawhia for Te Aroha, for a change, as he was not feeling too well. Ou arrival there be became so dangerously ill that he was sent to the Hamilton Hospital, where he died as above stated, the cause of death being the bursting of a blood yeeael in the head. Oar late townsmen was esteemed by all who came in contact with him, as he was a man of many parts, and it is safe to say that not a single one who knew him ever had an unkind word for High. For openbearteduess he was renowned, and mauy a needy one receive! charity at bis hands, whilst whenei er a subscription list (particularly £1 it the object had the semblance of charity iniiJthe name of“H. Campbell” was always there aZZd a l‘heral amount also. Our departed will be greatly missed. The deceased was 62 years of ago at the time of bis death, and bad led a e most strenuous life, his experiences on the diggings in the early days being interesting and uaiqae. He was one of the first to prospect for oil in the Gisborne district, and put a lot of money into the venture in the early days—but lost heavily. When <be Taranaki oil boom cime Mr Campbell was very sanguine uf the ultimate sac cess of the industry, and paid a visit to New Plymouth, which resulted in him investing in a large number of shares.

DR. H. R. HORNE. In a recent issue of the Auckland ’ Weekly appeared the following para ' graph, cabled from Victoria ;—“ Dr. Horne, of Traralgon, has succumbed , to injuries received in a motor accident. He had an eventful career. He | enlisted in the Cameron Scouts during the Boer War, and was shot through | the lungs, making a remarkable recovery. Subsequently he went to China, where he was attacked by bandits, and severely wounded in the oon- , diet, the Chinese Government paying £lOOO compensation.” Most readers would have read the item and gone on, but to us the few lines came as a severe shock, for the deceased was a of the editor of the Settles, ‘ and although thousands of miles separate Kawhia and Traralgon, we feel we would be neglecting our duty if reference was not made to the termination of a grand life. He was a man in the highest sense of the word. In bis profession he stood very high, and thanks to his skill the writer’s mother is alive to-day. anyone wonder that bis death has caused us poignant grief ? The following article appeared in the Narracan Shire Advocate (Vic.) at the time of the adventure in China:— “Dr H. R. Horne, who was the central figure in the sensational incident reported from Amoy, China, whore he and a companion were set upon by a Chinese mob and seriously injured, is a man who has had a remarkable career, and several times has been in encounters which have nearly cost him his life. He is now reported as having been gashed fearfully, and stabbed in the head, the skull being fractured. The doctor is truly a man with an iron constitution. In Gippsl&nd he is well known, and has a refutation as an all-round athelete, and haa been a footballer and cricketer of the first water, as well as one of the best amateur boxers in Victoria. Hefserved as an officer with Cameron's scouts, and had some narrow escapes. He was badly wounded, and his case baffled the army surge ins greatly, as (incredible as it may seem) the bullet with which he was wouuded tore through a portion of his heart, and though he was given up as a hopdless case, he slowly pulled through, and returned home to recuperate. The wound proved most troublesome, and would break out on the least exertion, the , doctor, who was a brilliant ouist, often having to retire in the mV t of a game of bP’lI ards, the slight exertion of which had caused hemorrhage. The bad luck which never deserted the doctor followed him to China, and once more he is at death's door, but, knowing the constitution which be possesses before long he will wake another marvellous recovery, and bo ready for more sensational ( experiences. If any man could supply good matter for a book of personal nar.<tives of i hair-raising and sensational incidents it is . Dr Herbert Roger Horne. Entirely unarmed, his latest adventure finds him stand- j ingover the body of his friend who is hora ' de combat, and warding off fifteen savage Chinese, ending by breaking the neck of one | of hia assailants. Then he tied up the blee- i ding arteries of hia companion Eaiie, and the two set off for the Mission station three miles distant, which is reacbol after a terrible journey of S| hours, and then the doctor attends more fully to the other man’s injuries, and sows up the gashes on his own body. Such courage and stamina is seldom heard of, and it is to be earnestly hoped that the pair will make a satisfactory recovery from their injuries,"