OBITUARY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8209, 13 August 1906, Page 5

OBITUARY.

MR JOHN PRINGLE. Mr John Pringle, who bad carried no business in Mastertonae a saddler for tfle past two years, died at hie residence, Cole Street, on Saturday morning, atter a long an 4 painful illness. The deceased was 44 years of age, and was born at the Hutt, being the fourth son of the late Mr A. Pringle, and brotsher of Mr D. Pringle, of Palmerston North. He joined the Fourth New Zealand Contingent and went to South Afrioa as a Captain. He returned to New Zealand with the first of the returned • troopers. Subsequently he again went out to South Africa; th e time as second in oommand of the South Island portion of the Eighth Contingent, After returningjagain to New Zealand ho took up his residence in Masterton. The deceased was held io high esteem by a large olrcie of friendw. A widow and young child are JLeft to mourn their loss.

The funeral will leave his late residence at 1,30 pirn., tin-day. Members of the Returned Troopera' Association will act as a firing party.

A correspondent writes There passed away on at Jtris home in Masterton, a gentleman, whom all Who knew bim held in the highest respect, an officer of whom none of hfa former comrades and men were wont to speak but in terms of the highest regard. The late Captain Pringle eerved as an officer in the Fourth New Zealand Contingent in the South African War, and afterwards as second-in-oommand of the South Island Regiment of the Eighth New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the same wari He, was an officerto whom "Fear" was a word in an unknown tongue, and one whom those under him had to thank for numerous] acts of, kindness done in an uuobstrußive way usual to him, Many are those who on returning from an arduous bight's outpost'daty have had him to thank for the many acts of consideration which so endear an officer to his men. When he had settled down to private life he still continued to take an interest in those who had served under him, and no man of these in want was ever known to'be sent away empty-handed, For the last few years be had led a very'quiet life, throughout auting the part of the true man he was. He was truly one of Nature's gentlemen, of whom it may be said, VHe was the Happy Warrior, He whom every man in arms would wish to be." Those near and dear to him, whom the grand call of Reveille has at last called to Everlasting Day, have the deepest sympathy of all his .former in their great and irreparable loss. MRS G. PAIN. / The death occurred in the Hope Street Fever Hospital, on Saturday morning, of iwrs Pain, wife 'of Mr G. Pain, of Mikimiki. The deceased was admitted to the hospital on Friday, suffering; from scarletina, which was the oause of her death. A widower and two children are left to mourn their loss. The funeral 1 will take place to-day. arriving at the Masterton Cemetery at 11 o'olock.'

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