.MRS. UNUI WONG DOO

CHINESE LOSS.MRS. UNUI WONG DOO.LIVED HERE 26 YEARS.
Auckland's Chinese community has lost one of its best-known identities with the death of Mrs. Unui Wong Doo, wife of one of the most prominent members of the community's business section. For more than 20 years a resident here, Mrs.Wong Doo was always koenly interested in the betterment of her fellow countrymen. It was 70 years ago that Chan Unui-— as her name was—was born in the district Sungai, in the province of Kwongtung, China. She was one of the family of three girls and four boys of a prominent rice farmer and merchant, and she was destined later to be married to Thomas Wong Doo, au Aucklander in everything but birth. Mr. Womg Doo came to this country when he was 13 years of age and attended school in the city. When he was 22 he returned to China, and there married the rice merchant's daughter, Chan Unui, who had been betrothed to him in the Chinese fashion.
On, his return to New Zealand, Mr.Wong Doo took up market garden farming iu the Auckland province, and later took out British naturalisation papers. In the interim he made several visits to his native country, and three of his five children were born in China.
As a..British subject he was entitled to bring his wife and family to New Zealand, and Mrs.Wong Doo arrived here more tlian 20 years ago. Two more childreu.of the marriage were born here. Mr.Wong Doo has been in business in various parts of the city as au importer ana exporter for the past 30 years.
Two months ago Mrs.Womg Doo's health was such that her daughter, Mrs. Thein Lee, whose husband was a prominent Vancouver merchant, was called home to attend to her mother. So strong are the bonds of filial affection among the Chinese that Mrs. Lee left for New Zealand immediately on the receipt of the cable.
Mrs Wong Doo is survived by her husband, two daughters, Them and Minnie, and three sons, Thomas, Norman and William. She was particularly rrominent as a member of the Kwong Cheu Club, which is a social club devoted to the welfare of Chinese from the same district as that from which she came herself. She has paid several visits to China since she came to live in New Zealand.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 199, 22 August 1940, Page 10