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Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1916, Page 5

•Mr. John Watson Walker, known 14. mining circles as "Long Drive Walked, * , died at Remuera, Auckland, last Thurf* 1 day; in liis 89th year. He gained nickname as the contractor for the long, Monataiari drive at Thames, and he had ■ ! been connected with the New Zealand goldfielda for nearly fifty years. A na- j tive of Aberdeen, Scotland, he camie out to Victoria in 1849, two years before the opening of the goldfiehls there. He wa» j at the first "rush" of the Turon Rivet-' in 1869. He came to the Thames district J'! in New Zealand under an arrangement 'i to report on the mines, and was after* | wards induced to take charge of tho ] "Long Drive" mine. Mr. Walker wm j subsequently in chargo. of the Kurannt j Hill mine, and he then went to Reefton ' for tho Bank of Xew Zealand.. In JBBS ; lie turned his attention to Wailii, and in conjunction with the Hon. Thomas Ru*« " sell was successful in floating the Waihi Gold-mining Company. Mr. Walker per- ; sonally managed the Waihi mine for about four years. In 1894 he went to ; London, and was successful in floating . the Waihi Grand Junction mine. If# ' paid a further visit to London on min- J ing business in 1910. and returned to Xew Zealand in 1914. The In 1 * 1 Mr. J Walker, who was an uncle of Madam# ®i Melhn, leave.' «. ;j daughters. The Mayor of Petone (Mr. J. W. Me- | Ewnn), speaking ou the War Pension* i Act, at a meeting of the council OR,; Monday night, said that lie knew of Ml | old lady who resides at Petone. "This old lady," he said, "had a son wliom she j was wholly dependent upon for support, j This son went to figkt for the Empire,} and left an allotment of 18s per we«k-i for his mother's support, The young j man died and the money immediately ; stopped. Application was made to th» -j Pensions Board and months elapsed b8« jj fore any redress was obtained. . Tho ;j Board took advantage of a clause In tha j Act, and was endeavouring to find if lations could not support the ol$;| woman." "J KARBOL, Mi ft cheapest and best gem) killer, destroys bacterial life.—SykMfj Chemist. 3{ LAME BACK. , i There is no need of anyone inffetiotf, from a lame back, as prompt relief VKJ , he had by applying Chamberlain's Palm and massaging the parts vigorous* ly at each application. Lame back ilfj caused by rheumatism of the muule* oil the back and for muscular rheumatiwß(; in any form, Chamberlain's Pain Ba has no superior. Try it and you fee convinced. Sold ever^^ v " u 01) s