OBITUARY.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20273, 16 August 1937, Page 8

OBITUARY.

MR ARTHUR BRUCE SMITH. 1 DISTINGUISHED POLITICAL CAREER United Tress Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received August 16, 3.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 16. The death lias occurred of Mr Arthur Bruce Smith, K.C., aged 86 years. He had served in the State and Federal Parliaments, and was the last of the Ministers who had served under Sir Henry Parkes when he formed the final Cabinet of his career. MRS MARY KIDDLE. The death occurred on Saturday at her residence, Uanlcwood Road, Claudei i lands, of Mrs Mary Kiddle, aged 80. Mrs Kiddle, who landed in Auckland , in 1881, was born in Dorset, England. She was married lo the late Mr Thomas Kiddle at. Auckland in 1884, j and the family went to live at Ara- ; rimu. At that time Hie Great South j Road was little -better than a hush track a:id the journey had to he made • j. n Horseback. Mr Kiddle was engaged in farming until his death in 1902. when his wife took over the management Mrs Kiddle eamc to live in Hamilton in loop, and had lived here She is survived by two sons and two daughters, Messrs T. Kiddle (Glen Murray . M Kiddle (Hamilton). Mrs J. Shaw (Ararimu) and Miss Kiddle (Hamilton). MR A. G. SNODGRASS. WELL KNOWN TE AKAU SETTLER. (Special to Times.) TE AKAU, Monday. Tho deal'll has occurred at Te Akau b ! of one of Hie best-known settlers of 7 ! Hie district, Mr Alexander Graham ! l | Mr Snodgrass, who was a nephew of ; ! the late Mr Robert Graham, a pioneer ' Auckland.-r. was born in Auckland but : went b> Taiiranga as a child with Ids f : parents. A! the age nf 1 6 li<* left for , Hawke's Hay where lie was engaged j in farming. * Some years taler lie took r la position "II a sheep slalimi in Queens- '' 1 !;m.l but returned I" New Zealand in ( , Hie early nineties to settle near Mas- ", 1,. Miss Edith Garter in I 895 and after | several > cars in I In* \\ airarapa. Mr an i Mrs Snodgrass eame to live on their present farm at Te Akau. nearly 3D j»erl with horses and took a great inleresl in polo. A widow and eight children survive him. They are:— Messrs -I. Snodgrass (Ghaupoß H. I Snodgrass Waimai . A. Snodgrass (Kalikali . S. Snodgrass. Whanga■r \ li'im.'s .1. ll\:ims ,'IV AK;m . ii. l ull S .Kalikali), and Miss E. Snodgrass Ul’e I Akau).