OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 42, 11 August 1911, Page 4

OBITUARY.

DEATIi OF Mil. GUSTAV TJSCII

To say that a gloom was cast over the town yesterday by the news of the dentil ftf the popular Mayor of the town is to use no figure of speeth. The personal concern evinced by the krge body of people in his illness, and the inquiries that poured into the hospital board office and the newspaper offices day by day as to the condition of Mr. Tiseh during his stay in the hospital spoke of a great love of the late Mr. Tiseh by all sections of the public, and the town .was sad when Wednesday's report failed to indicate that his recovery after the recent serious operation wag retarded by untoward symptoms. Our information published on the authority of his medical attendant in yesterday's issue •somewhat prepared the people foe sad news, but still the announcement that the genial, happy, hard-working, self-sacrificing, kindly and benevolent Mr. riscli had parsed away came upon the public as a blow. It was the one theme of conversation in the town during the day. It is some months now since Mr. Tiseh',s health first gave him concern, and it will be remembered that there was a doubt aB to whether he would be able to act in his official capacity at the Coronation celebrations. But he was able to take his place. He had been troubled then with dyspepsia, but a consultation with his medical advisers revealed the fact that he was suffering from a chronic inflammatory condition of ,onc or more of the nddominal orgatis. For a time his condition Improved under medical treatment but then jaundice set in, and he commenced /to go back. As Mr. Tisch'a condition was not improving, an operation was decided on, and he was taken to the public hospital, The treatment had the effect of reducing the jaundice, and for a matter of ten days the Mayor's condition was such as to lead to the hope that he would again get about, although not in his normal health, but more or Jess of an invalid.. On Wednesday mom-' nig 1 , however, untoward svmptoms presented themselves, and Mr.' Tiseh rapidlv became weaker through the day and night, and passed away quietly a few minutes before nine o'clock yesterday morning.

Mr. Tisch was a New Zealander ,by birth. He was torn at Christchuivh on December 0, 1853. In 1878 he came to Taranaki, first of all taking up land at Lepperton. He did not remain there long, but moved to Stratford, which was then opening up. A year or two later he secured a license for a house known as the Sawmillers' Arms, at Mangawhero. just south of Eltham. Bkirlv in 1882 he came to New Plymouth, 'purchasing the Beach House Hotel, nmv known as the Terminus. • He remained tnere for aoout fourteen years, earning for the house a very high reputation al down the const. Upon retiring from that business he acquired the property on the South road, near the Mission, calling it He.del.burg, alfter the town from which his parents came to New Zealand. In 1901 he was elected a member of the New Plymouth Borough Council, and in the same year he wag appointed the Council's representative on the Hospital and CharitaWe Aid Board. (A. trip to the OM Oountrv nml fflirojw caused a: gap in his publie aervice but on his return he again took up his work. In 190i> he contested, unsuccessfully. the Taranaki seat for Parliament- In the following year he was eleoted a member of the Taranaki Education Board and chairman of the Technical .school committee, which he held until pressure of municipal work compelled hup to relinnuish them. In lfiflfl be, was elected Mayor of New Plymouth being re-elected in 1010 and agim this vear.

Mr. Tisch wis president of the Beautifying Association and the Seaside Improvement Committee, of both of which ho was the founder, having a love for " l 0 beautiful, nn <l devoting a. good deal of tune to the beautifying and improvement of the town and its environs. The flaw at the post office, the town hall, fire l>njv(i«lo statWh, and many private hiK.ness premises were at half-mast vestenia v.

SPECIAL MKRTING OP BOROUGH COUNCIL.

An extraordinary special meeting of the Borough Council was held aC eleven o clock yesterday morning. The DeputyMayor, Mr. G. \V. Browne, referred in feeling terms to the death of His Wotsh.;p the Mayor He said he had known 11; T ' t f , or lnst H"rty years, and felt that the town had lost a man tt would never replace. He moved: "That, this Council place on record their regret at the irreparable loss sustained lrr the borough by the untimely death of ms nor,ship the Mayor (Mr. C>. Tisch)that the Council tender to Mrs. Tiscli their deepest sympathy and condolence in the painful and sudden bereavement she has sustained, «nd trust that the universal regret and sorrow which is felt at her loss will be some slight alleviation of the stroke which has hpfa len her; that a copy of this resolution he forwarded' to Mrs. Tisch." Councillor Clarke, in seconding, also paid his tribute to the worth of tho late Mr. Tisch, and said few people outside the Council could realise the great loss tlie town had sustained. Mr. Tisch lmd been one of the finest Mayors New P' v - mouth or any other town "had ever scon. The resolution wis carried, the Council' standing.

The Council then adjourned for a few moments, and on resuming it was decided ' to postpone for one week all meet in™ m connection with the Council. It was decided to drape the municipal buildings, and al borough employees will be given a I,oh, ay 011 thc (lnv of t)le fljnfrft] M that they may attend.

Tt was decided to request business people to close their premises during the passing of the funeral on Saturday

The_ West. End school committee met last night and adjourned out of respect to the late Mayor, Mr. 0. Tisch, deling references were made l>v the members of the committee as to the merit of the late Mayor, and there was remarkable unanimity of opinion as to the help the late Mayor had given the committee 'on all occnsions. References were made to the assistance the deceased gentleman had 1 given not onlv to education but to eveiy matter for the betterment of the public. . A motion of condolence to Mrs, Tisch was passed, the committee standing. A letter is to be sent to Mrs. Tisch conveying the sorrow of the committee and its expression of heartfelt appreciation of the worth of her late husband.

During the meeting of the Good lemplars yesterday the following resolution was carried, all -tandim?: "That this meeting of temperance workers tender their deepest sympathy to Mrs. Tiscb_ in the sad bereavement she has sustained in the death of her esteemed hiiKbfUK], iinri also desires to express its regard for the late Mr. Tisch, and their appreciation of the efforts ever put forward for the advancement of the town "'id district."—Proposed bv Mr. 0. W. ITnrtnell. chairman of building committee, and seconded by the Rev. 1? ,T Liddell. " '