OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1918, Page 6

OBITUARY.

SOME PROMINENT MEN. Mr Ralph H. Uoberi-ihawe, of Dannevirke, who v.as well known in New Plymouth, died at Damiovirke on Monday from influenza. lie was only 32 years of age. i-.ii' John Dunn, a pettier in New Zealand .-unce 1542, died at Creyiown on Tiiumlay. He wis a victim of the epidemic. Mr Dunn was 78 years of a"e, and leaves a wife and grown-up family of coven.

The death occurred ,-.t Wellington ii Friday from influenza of Mr G. 0. H. Ilamerton. who for some time was a member of the commercial staif of The Dominion. ill* Hanierton, who was married only a, few weeks ago, was a member of a family well known in the I'atea and Inglewood district.

Dr William Bey died on Thursday morning of the prevailing epidemic. He had oi..y been ill a few days. The late Dr. Bey was senior colonel as a medical officer. He has resided in Greytown for over thirty years, and was well known and respected from one end of the valley to the other. His only son was recently killed in action, and he leaves a wife and daughter (Mrs F. Bunny) to mourn their loss. Dr Bey was G7 years of age at t'he time of his death.

General regret has been expressed throughout the Dominion at the sudden death at Cihristclim-ch of Mr H. W. Bishop Senior Magistrate of the Dominion. Pneumonia following influenza waicause. Deceased was born at TicV Hampshire, on March 12th )85J, and ... the son of the late Rev. A. 0. Bii-iiop, M.A. Rector of Brandean. Mr Bishop was educated privately, and arrived at Lytteltoa «n. January 186!).. He entered tllio Native Department in 1873, and soon afterward? "became interpreter to Judge Manning (author of "Old New Zealand"). He was attached to the Native Land Court of the Northern District in 1876, and in the same year became clerk and interpreter of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Hokianga. He becamo Resident Magistrate at. "Mangonui in ISS2. and IS9O was appointed to the North Auckland district., Ho became Magistrate in North Canterbury in 1893, and became Stipendiary Magistrate in Chvisteliurcii' in 1005. Since his appointment to the Bench in 1882 he had served 36 years without a holiday, and without even the usual Court holidays. Tiiio late Mr Bishop 'had conducted a number of Royal Commissions for the Government, and at. the time of his death was chairman of the Second Canterbury Military Service- Board. Mrs. Bishop died on January 2nd ; of this year. Their younger son, Lieutenant A. W. Bisihop. was killed in action towards the end of last year.

A private cablegram has been received in Wellington stating t'iiat Mr Walter Leopold Buller died in England on November 10 from pneumonia. Mr Buller was tlie eldest son of the lato Sir JValter Buller.- Before he went to reside in England lie lived at Lake Papaitonga, near Ohau. Like his father, Mr Buller took a very keen interest in the Maori raec. It will be remembered that when ha, *as last in Nev: Zealand a few years ago he presented to 4S>c flovernment the valuable collection of Maori greenstones and curios. The late Mr Buller married a niece of Lord Stanfordham. He leaves a wife and three children. His brother, the late Mr Percy Bitfler, a member of the firm of Buller and Anderson, also died a Jew years ago. T'lie surviving, member of the family is Mrs Madocks the wife of Brigadier-General Madocks. General Madocka has seen a ■great deal of fighting during the present war. It wilt be remembered that he left for South .Africa to take part in the Boer war as captain is Jdw Jfirat ijcjjr, Zealand Contingent. The death of Dr. Matthew Holmes, of Wellington, occurred oa Friday, the canon being n. severe attack of pneumonic mflueaza. Pi". Holmes waa the 6o;i of Mr James Holmes, of the Awamca Stud Farm kt Oa.raaru. Ho was educated in Oamaru, attended the High School at Dunetlm, and took a couvce at the Otago University, where he had a brilliant career. Ho was afterwards appointed fesident surgeon at t!he Chalmers Hospital for Children in Edinburgh, and gained, much experience in children's complaints for which he lias l;eea noted locally. Some nine or ten years ago lis returned to Wellington, and act up in practice U-ere, marrying Mis:. Elsie Kawson, daughter ot' Mr Herbert I'. Rawson, of Sealouu. When war broke out Rr Holmes offered ifcis services to the Government, a*>d wis dispatched with our tfirsfc Expeditionary Force to Samoa. On nip, rctv.rii he went, forward with our forces to Sinai, "Sgypt and Gal'lipoli, and saw a great deai cf the wcrst of that ugly campaign. Subsequently he was invalided hack to ikv Zealand, and resumed practice in Wellington. Dr Holmes contracted hiflueiua a : ,<esk ago, and succumbed to ..the disease in its deadliest form.. He leaves a widow and two children. The death is announced ot Dr. 3. A. XV. Henley, of Napier. lllie deceased was born in .Dublin in 1575,? ar.d had s. brilliant- career at Trinity College, Dublin. After taking ihe degree o'f M.B.- 8.C1i., •8.A.0., he was for a short time in practice in Belfast, going to Napier in 1001, where hs soon came to hold fi high position in ■liis prof esr,ion. H« was a mar. sviio did iiot spare "limself. He joined the Hew 'Zealand 'Medical Corps at the beginning of the "-var, and was captainsurgeon in the. Bth East Coa.it Regiment, and P.'al.O. in Croup 7. He had acted as secretary for the British Medical Association, "Haw He's Bay Division, for the last fifteen years, and was delegate of the division to tko executive of the association. He had ah<o been acting port j medical officer for some He was keenly interested 'in church affairs, and was vicar's churchwarden of St, Johh's, a lav canon of the , Cathedral, aiul a member of the standing committee of the diocese-. He was also a trustee, ot' the Plunket Society, and St. Mary's Home. He was a man whose genial nature and sterling qualities endeared him to a large circle of friends. Dr Henley had been ailing for some time, and recently visited Sydney to secure speevii treatment for diabetes. The pressure of I the influenza epidemic was felt as a o r eat strain. He was unable to transact business on Tuesday. The following day he became much worse, and passed away shortly, after noon on Thursday.