Alexander McKay, (1877-17/54/1897). "a tremendous sea"

THE WRECK OF THE ZULEIKA.

The following particulars, in addition to those on our fourth page, with reference to the wreck of the Zuleika, at Palliser Bay, are supplied by the N.Z. Times: — The captain, who felt the loss of his good ship and brave men most acutely, interviewed, said: — "The southerly gale started at about midnight on Thursday, and the ship was placed under reduced canvas and hove-to. On Friday forenoon we were about seventy miles north of Banks Peninsula, under main lower topsail. At about 8 p.m. on Friday a sheet was carried away, and to keep her head to the wind whilst the damage was being repaired a double-reef spanker was set. We tried to weather Cape Palliser with lower fore topsail, goosewinged, also fore topsail. The vessel was head-reaching the whole time. On Friday night at ten o'clock soundings were taken with deep-sea sounder, and eighty fathoms with no bottom was reported. Again at 10.30 another sounding, when 69 fathoms, no bottom, was the result. At about 10.50 a black bank was seen on the lee beam, and deeming it to be land, all hands were called to wear ship. In less than ten minutes, and in the act of wearing ship, she took ground. A tremendous sea was running at the time. The main braces were frapped down to the rail. The boats were ordered out, but on consultation with my officers I deemed it prudent not to launch them, as it was of no use. All hands were served with life-belts, with the exception of the first mate and the steward, who were excellent swimmers and refused to encumber themselves with them. They were however, both, poor fellows, drowned. I was on the jibboom at this time and told the men that the best thing for them to do was to take to the water and do the best they could for themselves. I then jumped overboard, and encountered the greatest difficulty in getting to the shore, owing to the great quantity of wreckage floating about, was swimming the whole time and was more than once carried back by the backwash. On getting ashore I found no one, and then climbed up the hill and lay down. I heard someone calling out, and following the sound of the voices I met the apprentice Carson and three seamen. The five of us then went up the hill and took shelter till daylight. We then came down and looked at the wreck. We wandered along the beach and came to a whare, but found no one there and forced an entrance. About half an hour afterwards the second mate, Ankersen and Haverke, arrived at the whare, and about an hour afterwards Malven arrived. He had lost himself amongst the hills, and was in a terrible plight. I had been on deck since Thursday morning and was too exhausted to move."

The captain speaks in the most eulogistic manner of the crew, their behaviour under such trying circumstances being splendid. Every order was promptly and most faithfully carried out. The ill-fated ship was owned by Messrs Thomas Law and Co,, of Leith, and was twenty-two years old. She was built by Messrs Aitken and Mansel, of Glasgow, and was classed 100 A 1 at Lloyd's. Her dimensions were as follows: Length, 215ft; breadth, 35ft 2in; depth, 21ft lin. The following is a complete list of the crew: —

The Survivors. — J. R, Bremner, captain, age 37; Wm. Lane, second mate, age 21; Adolphe Haverke, carpenter, age 46; Wm. Lisson, A, 13, age 24; Peter Ankersen, A.B., age 20; Wm Kneen, A.B., age 30; Archibald Billet, apprentice, age 15; Thos. Carson, apprentice, age 17.

The Drowned — Herbert Graham, first mate, age 28; George Petitite, steward, age 28; George Wilson (married), A.B., age 56; Wm. Swanson, A.B., age 38; Chas Lawson, A.B., age 26; Blake, A.B., age 30; Jones, A.B., age 52; Walter Summers, apprentice, age 17; Alexander McKay, age 20, ordinary seaman, who only shipped at Port Chalmers.

The Missing — Gellon (married), A.B., 54; Williams, cook, 27; David Struock, apprentice, 18.  -Wairarapa Daily Times, 22/4/1897.

A SAD FATE.

Alexander McKay, the Port Chalmers lad who lost his life in the wreck of the Zuleika off storm-swept Cape Palliser, was (says the Dunedin Star) until immediately before his departure employed in the office of Mr Platte, solicitor, and had passed the junior and senior Civil Service examination but, being disappointed in his hope of obtaining a Government situation which he thought within his reach, he went to sea in preference to waiting any longer.  -Press, 26/4/1897.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

THE Friends of Mr and Mrs Alexander McKay and family, of Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers, are invited to attend the Funeral of their late son and brother Alexander, which will leave their residence, Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers, for the place of interment in the New Cemetery there TO-MORROW (Tuesday), 27th inst, at 2 p.m.  -Evening Star, 26/4/1897.

The body of the young man Alexander McKay, who was drowned in the wreck of the Zuleika, was brought down from Wellington by the s.s. Tasmania yesterday, and taken to his parents' residence in Carey's Bay. The funeral takes place on Tuesday.  -Otago Daily Times, 26/4/1897.

 Flags were hoisted half-mast high on board the shipping at the Port, also at the shipping offices and Observation Point, to-day, in respect to the memory of Alexander McKay, who was drowned at the wreck of the ship Zuleika.  -Evening Star, 27/4/1897.

The funeral of the late Alexander McKay, who was drowned in the wreck of the Zuleika, took place yesterday afternoon in the Port Chalmers new cemetery. The cortege left his parents’ residence, Carey Bay, at 2 p.tn., headed by the boys of the fifth and sixth standards of the District High School. The procession was one of the largest ever seen in Port Chalmers, nearly the whole of the business places being closed. The services at the grave were conducted by the Rev. Mr Tennant.  -Evening Star, 28/4/1897.

Port Chalmers Cemetery.

516 Private Arthur Hornby, (1879-21/11/1916). "duty done"

 KILLED IN ACTION.

Advice has been received by Mrs Hornby, 53 Vivian street, Wellington, that her son, Private Arthur Hornby was killed in action in France on November 21. Private Hornby was born in Invercargill, and educated at Port Chalmers Grammar School. He was in Sydney at the outbreak of war, and gave his service and left with the main Australian Forces. He was wounded twice at Gallipoli, was invalided to England, and was eventually sent to France, where he met his death. His elder brother left Wellington with the Reinforcements, and is now serving in France.  -Evening Star, 28/2/1917.

Arthur Hornby was working as a stockman when he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1914. He left for the War in October, 1914. Details of his death are few.  Although he died at a quiet time in the line for his unit, he has no known grave. One possibility is that he was part of a trench raid and did not return from enemy lines.

Port Chalmers Cemetery.

Alexander Pennycuick Hunter, (1856-25/3/1888). "this very excellent young man"

DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

(BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Dunedin, this day.

Alexander Hunter, a prominent member of the North Dunedin Rifles, was drowned yesterday morning while bathing near the foot of Frederick-street. Deceased was subject to epileptic fits, and while in one of these he must have expired, as his body was discovered in 4 feet of water.  -Auckland Star, 26/3/1888.

ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.

Mr Coroner Carew held an inquest at the Great Northern Hotel, Water of Leith, at 9.30 this morning, touching the death of Alexander Pennycuick Hunter. Mr A. H. Shelton was chosen foreman of the jury. 

Alexander Hunter deposed: I am an ironmonger, and reside in Great King street. I identify the body on view as that of my son, Alexander Pennycuick Hunter. He was thirty-two last birthday. He was an ironmonger and resided with me. He was born in Glasgow, and had been about twentyeight years in New Zealand. He was single. He had been subject to epileptic fits for the past four years — not severe, but slight. It was about ten weeks since I knew him to have a fit. At one time they occurred about once a week, and then gradually decreased in number. He was in the daily habit of going to bathe in the harbor at the foot of Frederick street. He used to go about six o'clock on week days and half-past six on the Sabbath morning. He used to leave home alone, but he gave us to understand there was always a number bathing there with him. His mother and I inquired particularly about this, and he replied that we were not to fear, as there were always a number of his acquaintances there. I saw him on Saturday night at half-past ten. He seemed then in his usual health. I heard him coming out of his bedroom on Sunday morning about half-past six the usual time to go to bathe on a Sabbath morning. About half-past eight o'clock a constable came and gave me information of his death. I did not see him alive again after half-past ten on Saturday night. His body was brought home yesterday morning about twenty minutes past nine o'clock. Dr Copland examined the body, and found no marks of injury on it. The suit of clothes found near the place were my son's. 

Charles Croxford, a plumber and gasfitter, stated that yesterday morning he and his son and Mr Manuel were going over the road that leads to Patterson's sheds, at the foot of Frederick street, when he saw some clothes hanging up on a boarding near the water, and remarked "There is someone bathing here." They went in a direction towards the clothes, but saw no person in the water or about there. They went right up to the clothes and moved them to see whether there was only one or more sets of clothes, and saw only one set. They shouted and cooeyed and whistled, but saw no one. Witness sent his son to Patterson, who keeps the boat-shed, to tell him that someone was in the water. His son called out from the staging where the bathers dive off into the harbor: "Father, here he is." Witness went on to the staging and saw a body. He went down the staging to try to get hold of it, but could not succeed. About twenty minutes had elapsed by this time since they got there, and witness thought it useless to do more than to send for the police. His son went for the police, and returned with Sergeant O'Neill and a constable. The body had not been disturbed up to that time. They could not get at it. A boat was got, and the body got out, witness assisting to get it ashore. The body was in about four or five feet of water. The body was lying right on the stones at the bottom, face downwards. It had struck seven o'clock before they saw anything of the body. Deceased was a good swimmer. If he had not been seized with a fit or something of that sort it would have been impossible for him to have drowned. 

Sergeant O'Neill deposed that his attention was called to the body, face downwards, in about four and a half feet of water. He got a boat and brought the body ashore. It was quite dead and cold. There were no marks on the body. Close to where the body was found, on a fence or boarding, a suit of clothes and a towel were hanging. The position of the body and the clothes gave me the impression that deceased had boon bathing. It is a place commonly used for bathing, and there is nothing at all unusually dangerous about the place. 

The jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally drowned while bathing," and added the following rider: — "That the jury desire to sincerely condole with the bereaved parents on the loss they have sustained by the death of this very excellent young man."  -Evening Star, 26/3/1888.

Northern Cemetery, Dunedin.

Jessie McGill, nee McMeikle, (1833-1/10/1861). "the only casualty"

 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE " ROBERT HENDERSON."

This beautiful Clipper Ship arrived at the Heads on Saturday, at 9, a. m., after one of her usual rapid passages; this being the third voyage she has made from the Clyde to this port with Immigrants. She left the Tail of the Bank on Thursday evening, the 11th July, and experienced fine weather to the Line, which was crossed on the 31st day; the Cape was passed on, the 30th, and the Snares was sighted on Friday last, thus occupying 84 days from land to land, and 85 days from port to port. — The weather experienced in the South Sea was blustery and changeable, with a good deal of rain and a very low. Barometer — on one occasion it went down to 28; the ship being hove to at the time to a N. E. gale. There was thus no opportunity of testing the high rate of speed of the ship, the greatest distance made during the course of any one week being 1,750 nautical miles. The passengers have been remarkably healthy, the only casualty being the death of one of the females from consumption.   -Otago Witness, 12/10/1861.

The Dunedin City Council's cemetery records have no entry for Jessie under either her maiden or married name.  It can be assumed that Jessie was buried at sea.

Northern Cemetery, Dunedin.

10/540 L/corporal Allan Cummock (22/9/1890-8/8/1915), and 74402 Rifleman George Ferguson (-9/11/1918) Burns. "beloved by all"

By early May, 1915, the Campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula had become a  costly stalemate. The Turkish defence of their homeland, assisted by German equipment and advice, had been too much for the forces of the British Empire.  The commanding General, Sir Ian Hamilton, asked for and was promised five fresh divisions, numbering about 90,000 men, timed to arrive in early August.

On August 6th the Wellington Infantry Battalion, including Allan Burns, prepared to assault the heights which would overlook the Dardanelles and win the Campaign.  They were looking forward to a change from trench warfare but were far from being in ideal condition. Thirty percent were suffering from dysentery and probably should have been in hospital.  Some Wellington men already in hospital left for the fight, determined not to be out of their units' attack.

On the night before the 6th, fires, movement and noise were forbidden. Men got a good rest and many wrote letters home. White patches were sewn onto uniforms for a night attack.  At 8.30pm on the 6th, the men set off.

The Wellingtons ere more than an hour late in taking the forefront of the advance, other units being held up by a strong barbed wire obstacle in the valley of their route, Chailak Dere. Once on the advance, the Dere was difficult, with Turkish troops, well concealed, barring their way.  Once out of the Dere, they were in a race against time to make the summit of Chunuk Bair before sunrise robbed them of their advantage of surprise.

Sunrise saw them out of the Dere and onto Rhododendron Spur.  Their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Malone, did all in his power to quicken the advance but daylight showed the summit and the Turkish troops on it, obviously aware of their presence.

Malone made the decision to use the Spur as protective cover for the following day. He was advised to attack while the Turks were (possibly) off balance but, knowing how much the tough climb up difficult terrain - and the illness of his men - had knocked the strength out of them, he refused.  The situation was explained to their divisional commander, who ordered an immediate assault. The Auckland Battalion, at 11am, began the climb.

The Aucklanders were met with strong machine gun fire from their target and made only 200 yards, occupying an enemy trench after heavy casualties. Attack by daylight was clearly impossible.

At 1am on August 7th, Malone was ordered to make his attack at 4.15, after a heavy bombardment by the artillery which would last for 45 minutes. If the timing of the attack worked, it guns would cease firing just as the Wellingtons reached the crest. 

At 3.30am, after catching some sleep, the men were woken.  They were still tired and their water and ammunition were running low. They made their way uphill and fixed bayonet on approaching the crest of Chunuk Bair, ready for the fight.  On reaching their goal, all they found was a small group of Turkish soldiers on guard duty.  Malone had the possibility of advancing further against what seemed like light opposition. Instead, he ordered his men to dig in.

The reason for taking Chunuk Bair was not just for territory.  The Royal Navy had attempted previously to "force" the Dardanelles channel, in order to arrive with their guns ranged on the Turkish capital of Constantinople.  This, hopefully, would not only force a surrender, it would open the vital supply lines between the Russian Empire, which was woefully unprepared to fight an industrialised war, and the factories of Britain, France and the United States.  The Navy were stopped by the forts of the Dardanelles and, if the heights of the Gallipoli Peninsula could be taken, observers could aid the Navy to destroy the forts at long range.

Both sides knew how vital the Peninsula heights were and after a quiet hour of digging, the Turkish Army arrived at 6am on August 8th.  Digging in stony ground, the Wellingtons had not been able to make usable trenches and had to make their way to the support trenches where, between the arrival attacking waves, they kept digging. With ammunition running short, the dead were searched for theirs.  Bombing was begun from behind Turkish cover and many of them, with fuses burning when they landed, were thrown back.

Around midday the Turkish infantry attacks ceased, to be replaced by a well-practised Turkish artillery battery firing shrapnel at their exposed positions.  During this time, the Auckland Mounted Regiment made a dash to reinforce the Wellingtons on the summit.

As the day continued, Malone encouraged his men, determined that they would give up their position. At 3pm he managed to get a runner back to HQ, with a report of the situation and a request for reinforcements.

By the end of the day the survivors were hungry, thirsty, exhausted but still determined.  Their Colonel, William Malone, had been killed at around 5pm.  They were relieved that evening. Of the 760 Wellington Battalion men who had set off to climb the heights, 711 were dead or wounded.  One of those men was Allan Cummock.  He was posted as missing, then his death was made official by a Court of Enquiry in January, 1916, after the troops had returned to Egypt.

On August 10th, Chunuk Bair was retaken by Turkish troops under the command of Mustafa Kemal, whose career after the fall of the Ottoman Empire included the dictatorship of the Turkish Republic.

Death of Private Burns

It is with regret that we have to chronicle the death of Lance-Corporal Burns, who was killed at the Dardanelles. Mr Burns was a member of the Masterton Branch, and did duty as platform porter at the Masterton station, and later transferred to Carterton. When war broke out he enlisted with the Main Expeditionary Force, and saw fighting at the first landing at the Dardanelles. He was wounded and sent to the Alexandra Hospital, recovered, and again sent to the front, and in the Suvla Bay landing he was reported missing, and in all probability killed. A later report coming through confirmed the news that he was killed. The Branch forwarded a letter of sympathy to his parents, who reside in Dunedin. -Railway Review, 22/10/ 1915.

IN MEMORIAM

BURNS. — In ever-loving memory of our beloved son, Lance-corporal Allan Cummock, missing, believed killed on August 8th, 1915, at Dardanelles. So loved, so mourned. 

Four years have passed; our hearts are sore. 

As time rolls on we miss him more

His welcome smile, his loving face; 

No one can ever fill dear Allan's place. 

— Inserted by his loving parents, sisters, and brothers. 

BURNS. — In loving remembrance of Lance-corporal A. C. Burns (missing), believed killed on Gallipoli, August 8th, 1915.

— Inserted by his father, mother, sisters, and brothers.  -Evening Star, 8/8/1919.

George Burns was studying at the University of Otago while his brother fought and died on the stony Turkish soil.  He qualified as an accountant, then joined the Army in April, 1918. He arrived in Britain in October, 1918, and was there for a week before being admitted to Cannock Chase Hospital, suffering from diarrhoea.  He died there of pneumonia, possibly as a result of the epidemic of Spanish influenza.

IN MEMORIAM

BURNS. — In loving memory of rifleman George Ferguson Burns, died of pneumonia, Cannock Chase Hospital, England, November 9th, 1918. 

Three long weary years to-day, 

Still I long and I watch for you; 

Called from this world of sorrow, 

Called to a land of rest; 

Angels now guard your sweet repose, 

And peace succeeds their pain. 

— Inserted by his loving parents, brothers, and sisters.  -Evening Star, 9/11/1921.

FOR KING AND COUNTRY. 

IN MEMORIAM.

BURNS. — In loving memory of Rifleman George Ferguson Burns, who died of pneumonia at Cannock Chase Hospital, England, on the 9th November, 1918. 

His cheerful smile and friendly grasp Are pleasant to recall; 

He had a kindly word for each, And died beloved by all. 

— Inserted by his parents, brothers, and sisters.  -Evening Star, 9/11/1925.

Northern Cemetery, Dunedin.

22222 Private Sydney James (20/11/1895-9/6/1917) and 21952 Rifleman Francis John (31/3/1892-26/8/1918) Andrews. "only did his duty"

City Police Court

Terrirorials fined.  (excerpt)

Sydney James Andrews did not appear. — Captain Fraser said that the case was adjourned from last Monday. He was notified to attend this morning. He had been given an opportunity by the Court to attend the necessary parades, but he had not attended the required number. — Fined 10s and costs (7s).  -Evening Star, 10/2/1913.

Sydney Andrews, as the above story shows, was not an enthusiastic soldier.  He was fined a few times for not meeting his obligations to the Territorial Army.  His Army record shows two charges while serving in the Otago Regiment - loss of some items of equipment (2 valise straps, 1 clasp knife) and being absent from parade.

Sydney was killed the day before the opening of the Battle of Messines.  The Germans were suspicious and dropping artillery barrages on New Zealand positions but were unprepared for the opening of the attack on June 7, which began with the firing of several mines under their positions.  It was a fearful sight for all involved, a sight not witnessed by Sydney Andrews.

PRIVATE S. J. ANDREWS. 

Private Sydney James Andrews, killed in action in Flanders, is the son of Mrs D. Hanley, 503 George street, Dunedin. Private Andrews, who was 22 years of age, was born at Dunedin and educated at the North-east Valley public school. He played football and cricket and was a good sport. He was a nephew of Mr and Mrs F. Williams, Wyndham, and at the time of his enlistment in the 16th Reinforcements was employed at Ayson’s mill, Glenham. A brother of the deceased soldier is serving in the same regiment.   -Southland Times, 23/6/1917.

FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

DEATHS. 

ANDREWS (No. 21952). — 0n August 25, killed in action somewhere in France, Rifleman Francis John Dick, in his 27th year, second son of the late Thomas Andrews and Emily Hanley, stepson of Daniel Hanley, brother to F. Andrews and Mrs Williams, grandson to H. D. Gable, 11 Glasgow street, South Dunedin. 

He only did his duty.  -Evening Star, 11/9/1918.

Francis Andrew's Battalion (2nd) of th NZ Rifle Brigade was part of a preliminary attack on the French town of Bapaume on August 26th.  The attack was made without artillery preparation or tank support and was not successful, being held up by strong fire from German forces in the village of St Aubin.  At the end of the day the new advanced line was being built up, especially with overhead cover from German machine guns from a higher elevation.  This work was done without the assistance of Rifleman Francis John Andrews.

Rifleman Francis John Andrews, second son of the late Mr Thomas Andrews, Dunedin, and nephew of Mrs Frank Williams, Wyndham, was killed on August 26 (states the 'Farmer'). The deceased soldier was a brother of the late Rifleman Sidney Andrews (who was employed in this district when war broke out), who gave his life for King and Country some time ago.   -Mataura Ensign, 13/9/1918.

Northern Cemetery, Dunedin.

James Sparrow, (1853-2/2/1887). "good health and spirits"

SUDDEN DEATH.

OAMARU, Feb. 2. A man named James Sparrow died suddenly on board the Wainui, on her passage from Dunedin to-day.  -Star, 2/2/1887.

INQUEST .

An inquest was held yesterday at the Northern Hotel, touching the death of James Sparrow, found dead on board the steamer Wainui, on the voyage from Dunedin to Oamaru. 

Mr E. A. Atkinson was chosen foreman of the jury. 

Charles Stewart, of Invercargill, said he was a passenger by the Wainui from Dunedin to Oamaru on Tuesday night. He know the deceased. He met him about ten minutes before boarding the steamer at the Wharf Hotel, Dunedin. Deceased would be considered to be sober when witness met him. They had each a glass of beer at the hotel. Deceased seemed to be in good health and spirits. Deceased had two glasses of whiskey on board the steamer, and no more, and he afterwards lay down on a form in the fore cabin, the bunks being all full. When he lay down he was "merry" and talkative. Witness was on deck after deceased lay down. At half-past two in the morning witness went below, and found deceased snoring — making a dull and heavy noise. He went on deck again, and when he went below for the second time he did not pay much attention to deceased, but at a little after four o'clock witness went to wake him up, and found him dead. There was no pillow under deceased's head when he was lying on the form. When witness struck a match he found blood and froth about the mouth of deceased. He was not breathing. There was no beating of the heart. Witness went for assistance, and the second mate and the captain came. In witnesses' opinion Sparrow was dead when he went for assistance. Witness had known deceased about four years. Deceased was inclined to be given to drink. 

Neil McKerrow, second mate of the s.s. Wainui 5aid he was called by the previous witness to look at a passenger. On going below he found the man dead on the floor of the fore cabin. There was accommodation for 20 passengers in the fore cabin, and there was not more than 10 passengers. 

Constable Dwyer said he had gone out to the Wainui, and viewed the body. There was blood about the mouth, and the face seemed to be discolored, being black. He had known the deceased in Dunedin, who was a draper, and in his habits he was intemperate. There was no marks of violence on the body.

Dr James Young said he had made a post mortem examination of the body of deceased. The back of the head and neck was livid, and there was dark frothy matter coming from the mouth. The lungs were gorged with blood, and one of the heart's valves was diseased. The liver was considerably enlarged, and the kidneys were in an advanced stage of disease. The only thing in the stomach was a dark fluid, smelling like alcohol. In his opinion death resulted from failure of the heart's action, combined with a diseased state of the body, probably assisted by an overdose of alcohol on au empty stomach. There were no marks of violence on the body. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.  -North Otago Times, 3/2/1887.

At the close of the inquest on the body of James Sparrow. Mr Milligan, one of the jurors, sought to have a rider attached to the verdict showing that alcohol had played no unimportant part in bringing about the man's death. The majority of the jury, however, thought that there was nothing in the evidence to uphold Mr Milligan's view of the case, and a verdict was returned accordingly. We sympathise with Mr Milligan, and though the evidence did not directly justify the addition of such a rider to the verdict, there can be no question that the demon drink has claimed another victim to its terrible list. We hear grumblings on all sides about the hardness of the times, but there seems to be a spirit of contradiction in the whole thing, if one is to judge by the number of drunken men that appear before our Resident Magistrate day after day, and the still larger number of drunkards who are to be found in nearly every street of the town; and again, by the enormous quantity of stuff called beer that is brought here from Dunedin. Some people — though their number is falling off — are given to look upon the advocates of temperance as fanatics, or something worse; but it is simply because they do not realise the enormity of the evil of drink that they are given to call the workers in the cause of temperance by these hard names. It matters not which way we look at the drink question, we cannot disguise the fact that over indulgence in alcohol has worked irreparable misery, and brought ruin to thousands of what were once happy homes, and that it is doing the same now.  -Oamaru Mail, 3/2/1887.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

THE Friends of Mr and Mrs John Sparrow, sen., are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of their late son James, which will leave their residence, Hyde street (near Albany street), Tomorrow (Saturday), February 5th, at 2.30 p.m., for the place of interment in the Northern Cemetery. 

COLE AND SPRINGER, Undertakers, 152 George street.   -Evening Star, 4/2/1887.

Northern Cemetery, Dunedin.