OBITUARY.

Otaki Mail, 8 October 1923, Page 2

OBITUARY.

3MB. Win. FISHEK. •There passed away at a ripe old U s o in Palmerston North, a few days a.*® a figure for many years familiar to the dwellers in Otaki. Mr. fisher for ;l good many years was librarian Imre and a painstaking, careful official he was. He kept the books of the library always in excellent order, and the surroundings of the building were a pleasure to look upon. His little 1-mJ, in front, liis garden at the side, and even his backyard showed evidence of the training of one of our old “handy, men.” Bred to the sea. he was trained in Nelson’s old “Victory” at Pints, mouth, a fact of which he was deserve,l--l.v proud. He was signalman in the n l( | “ Encounter ' ’ and in (liar capacity, in IS.II. was on active ervicc in the Pacific, on the East Coast of Siberia during tile Crimean War. Thor., lie took part in a battle ( nost forgotten by the British public, because little credit lo us was gained there) when tire combined French and British fleets attacked the forts on the Russian coast, and were so severely handled that the re-embarkauon on their skips was practically a rout. After many years service in the Navy. Mr. Fisher emigrated to New Zealand, and i- remembered in the early Wellington .lavs us a carrier in Vogeltown. Afterwards lie farmed in the Hkctaliuua district, before he was appointed librarian here. He was a typical old salt, bluff and somewhat gruff in matnicr, but at heart both kindly and honest, and many people who knew him well "ill wish peace to liis ashes. MBS. CARROLL. The death occurred at the Otaki Hospital on Saturday of Mrs. ...are Louisa Carroll, wife'of Mr. .1. F. Carroll, of Maiiak.au. The deceased lady who was born at Wellington .77 yearago. was a daughter of the late Captain Bart. After residing for si,me years in the Martnwutu ami Otaki’ districts. she took ti|> residence at Mariakau some three years ago. For some time deceased had suffered from heart trouble and an attack of intlucnza last week terminated fatally. Deceased leaves a husband and family of two sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. namely Messrs Herbert < Malta kau) Keith t Koputaroa) Medames Herruansson (Waverlev), Mohrkey f Wait aha rum) and Miss' Kathleen (Mannkuti). Mrs. A. H. Port (Talnr.v moil) is a sister of deceased. The funeral will take plan* at Manakau at half past ten to-morrow morning. MISS CHRISTIE. The death occurred at the private hospital. Waikanae, yesterday, of .Miss Christie, aged *l7 years. Tire funeral will lake place at Wellington. The death occurred at Paekakarihi on Saturday of Mrs. Puilney. mother of Mrs. Field, of that town, aged ii.'! years. The funeral took [due,, yesterrlav.