BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

.ALLAN.—On. the 7th September, at". Queen : street north,' the, wife of Joseph Allan, Hopehill, of a son. ' ; i ■ • ■ i - c ■. ARTHUR:—On the 16th', September, at Malt land street; the wife of James Arthur, of a son;, still-born. ' - : ■' ■ '': '■<'■■■■ CLIFFORD.—On'the 21st August, at Palm'erstou, the wife of James Giinn Clifford—a son. ' COGAN.—On the Ist September,- at St. Clair,, tlie wife of E. A. Cogan, of ft daughter. FARRA.—On the 22nd September, at Eibbon- . wood, Castle street north, the wife of. T. P. GEMMELL.-i-On the ISth September, at Lawrence, the wife of R. Gemmell, of a-eon;.both'. dome well. . ■ .-'. . . HARVEY.—On the 20th August, at Michie ; street, Roslyn, the wife of C. W. Harvey, of a son. .'. . - , ■ • HALL.—On the 4tli September, at "Remote,". . Lovcll'a Flat, the wife'of Geo. S. Hall', of a daughter. ...... . , . . . . HUGHAN.—On the Btli September, aj, Groves-, vllle, Akatore,^ the wife of J., Hu'ghan, of a daughter. . . KIKKLAND.—On the 14th'September, at Gore, : the wife of the .Rev.-A. D. Kirkland, River.s----i. dale,-of a. son: ' ,'.,/. ' . LAII)LAW.-Oij the 31st'August, the'wife of. " W.1 Laidlaw,' Jljtakauui—a daughter. . PHELAN.—On 'the 9th" September, at Maori '' Hiii^Djinedin, tlie.'wife of jVPliclaii, Macraes, STONE-WIGG.—On the 21st August, 1900, at ■ Estcourt, Mongoane Valley, EUotahuua, Wellington, the wife of A. J, S.tone-Wigg of a SAGE.—On- the. 13th- September, at D.undas street, the wife of J. M. Sage, of a daughter. -

1 BARNES—M'LARENI—On the lltli August, at St. Philips-Church, Auburn, Sydney, by the Rev. Mr Williams, Henry Albert Barnes, of Auburn, to Mary 'BeatMe Jf'Lm-en* eldest ■. daughter of Mr. J. If. M'Laren, Kensington, BELL—GRANTrr-On -the 9th July, 1900, at Balfourroad. Auckland, by the Rev. H. Kelly, MiA., Knox Church, assisted by tlie Rev. John.Murray, of Mangere, Andrew Murray, eldest son of A. Bell, Esq., merchant, Auckland, to Hannah Bora,', third daughter of Alexander Grant, Wow Zealand Railways. BELL—CAMPBELL.—On the 29th . August, 1900, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. Jas. Kirkland; John, eldest son of the late John Bell. ■of Wriodside, West Taierij to Eliza, thiiid daughter of Mr Dun'can Campbell. Wartllands, "West Taieri. COA-D—ROLLERSON.—On the 26th August, at the Trinity Wesleyan Parsonage, Dunedin, by. the Rev. P. W. Faireiougli, Albert, Youngest son of Mr Wm. Coad, of Sandes street, Thames, to Ethel Amy, eldest daughter of the late- Edward.Kollerson, Knraka road, Thames. ...'..' D'ARQY— CARTER.—'On the 6th September, at London'-street,..piiiiediij,. Harry .D'Arcy, to Jeaimette, Garter.' . , ', . POOTr^THpil'^O^—On the Ist September,' at Upper Cars>'ill street; by the Rev. V. Hemtsbii, 8.A., '"Frank, second son of P. . Portte, Marton,. 1o Lily, youiiger clairght^i: of th'o late J." B: Tlion'irdn. ; ■■■;■>■ GUTHRIP.-HEPBURN-.--On the 18th Septembor.'at the residence of the bride's -mother, Levcn street, Roslyn,1 by the Rev. William Hewitsou, Walter John, eldest son of Henry Guthrie. of. this city, to, Margaret Marshall, fourth daughter of the late William. Hepburn. ■ ■ '< ' GRANT—DAWSON.—On the 9th July, 1875, at All Saints' Church, Dunedin, by the Rev. R.-, L. Stanford, Alexander Grant, of .New Zealand Railways, to Mary Honor, eldest daughter of B. Dawson, Esq., Hunnymede, Waihola. '. HENDERSON—LAKIN.—On the ' 28th August, at Stoke Bishop's Church, Bristol, England, by the Rev.' Canon Alford, John Hunter, second son of Allan Henderson, Dunedin, to Lucy, only daughter of the late Henry '■' Lakin, Eso., Sutton, Coldfield.-Warwickshire. HALL^-DE'ZOUCHE.-On the 11th July, 1900, at Hope street Chnrch, Liverpool, by ■ ihe Rev. W. J. Jupp, Arthur William, eldest son of the late R. C. Hall, to Beatrice Margaret* de Zouche, eldest daughter-of the late Isaiah de Zouche, M.D., formerly of. Liveipool, and of Dunedin, New Zealand. MASON—PORTER.—On the 22nd August, at Oiakarama, by the Rev. A. Gray, David, eldest son of Mr A" M. W. Mason, to Jane Elizabeth, eldest daughter, of Mr David Porter. Both of Otakarama. ■ MACLAUGHLIN—KERR. — On tha 30th August, at the Cathedral, Nanier. Hawke'a Bay, by the Very Rev. Do Berdt Hovell, Dr-an of Waiapu. Archibald Alexander Dermot, eldest son of ..Archibald MacLaughlin, i E'scj:: Napier, to Alice Dora'thea. Doce. eldest ■ daughter of John Heliry Kerr, Esq., Napier. M'PHISHSOx\*J-BAIN.--0h thel-SSth .August,' ' ' at the residence of the bride's uncle, Liver--1 liobl street. Dunedin, by the Rev.1 J. Gibb, Donald, eldest fon.of the late. A. J. M'Phersonj- to Henrietta PAuline (Ettie), eldest . daughter of William Bain, .PYJfE—WALKER,—On the.2flth>August, at ; AU Saints','Dunedin, by the Very Rev. Dean Fitchott, assistM. by the Rev. E. S. Wayne, Arthur Reginald,, son of the late .Vincent Pyke, to Sarah Hales, youngest daughter of ! the late .J..D. Walker, late -of -Milton, for- " rucrlj;,Carlisle, England. .... ■ , . RICHARDSONPCHEYNE.-^)n ,' the \ J ,30th . ' August! at the residence. of v Jtr Graham, 41 ,;, Seroenfino avenuei- Dnnedin, William Richardson, to Elizabeth Cheyne,- Innerleithen. Peeblesshire, Scotland. • SIMPSON—M'ALLAN,—On the 3rd; September, at the ddre Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Andrew Gray, Thomas, eldest son of Richard Simpson,-Boghead',■ Mataura, to Ag- . nes, fifth daughter of .William MlAllan, Rosedale, Otama.. TRUES DALE—THOMAS.- On the 29th August, 1900, at St.' Joseph's Cathedral, by the Rev. Father Murphy, James Henry, youngest son 'of, James Truesdale, Mataka- ■■ nui, to Sara Ann, only daughter of John ■ Thomas, Cambrian. " WRAY-CUNLIFFE.-On the Uth September, 1900, at the residence of. the bride's ', hrother, Mornington, by the Rev. J, J. Lewis, i JohriJ youngest son. df John Wray, Mosgicl, : to Ada Alice, eldest daughter of Joseph : Henry' Cunliffe, Ashburton. ' WHITE—LOGAN.—Oa the Ist- August, 1900, : at, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar i square, London, by the Rev. J. A. Garten, : Robert, only son of Rev. George White, late , vicar of Nev Hey, Lancashire, to ■■ Louise, ' second daughter of..the late James Logan, Esq., of Greenvale, Ofago.' .

iTTKEN.—On the 20th..September, at South ; Dunedin, James Albert, second.Eon of James ■ and Jessie Aitken; in his liiuih year. AUSTIN.—On the 2nd September, at her late ■ residence, Ohapi, WJneuester> Mary, the beloved wife of Janies Austin, sen.; aged 58 . years. . ALLAN,—On the:.llth'September, at hcr.resi- : den.ee, Ratanui, Agnes. Hanna, the beloved wife of James Allan; aged 74. Deeply re- : eretted. . . ' ■■ ■■ ' ■■' BLACKADDER.—At Falkirk, N. 8.,. Robert Blackadder, late of Dunedni (by cablegram). BUCIL4NAN.—On' the Ist September," 1900, : it Takirbie, Duntroon, Margaret; relict of the ■', la lie John Buchanan; aged 93 years. CHURLY.—On the 23rd September, at Castle street north,■ Helen, the beloved wife of James H. Cliurly, and mother of Mra P. L. Ritchie; aged 61. years. Deeply regretted. CALLICK.—On the'2Blll August/at her late . residence, East Taieri, Mary Ann, the beloved ; wife of Isaac Callick, CUTHBERTSON.—On the Bth September, at Kaitangata, Jane, the beloved wife of Robert Cuthbertson; aged 51 years. Asleep in Jesus. DICKINSON.—On. the. 15th September, at her residence. Caversham,, Susan' Ann, relict of the late Virgil Dickinson;, in her seventysecond year. . Deeply regretted. CrALLIE.—OiI the 2Uth ■ September, at "Wellington, at the residence of her son-in-law (H. R. Spence),-Lydia. Gallic: aged 74 years Deeply regretted. GILLIES.—On the 25th August, ■at Kokonga, James George Albert, beloved son (twiu) of Jataes M. and Mary, Gillies; nged 11 month-GORDON.-On tho 9th September,'at the hospital. Dunedin, Williiim^the beloved husband of; Margaret Gordon, Helensbrook,. Milton; aged Gi years. Deeply regretted. GOODWIN.-On Tuesday, the H.tli September, at■■ Palmerston. Robert G. Gqodwin; aged 26 years 5 mbntiia. GOURLAY.—On the 13th September, at Dunedin,. Sara, eldest daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth, Goiirlay,', of Glenburnie Farm. .Tapanni.;, „ aged 38 years. . ■ GEBBIE.—On the 17th September, athisresi-, r dence, St. flavid street,.Dunedin, Jarues Gebbie; aged «4:y'ears. . . ..'. ~..'. HITCHCOCK—bu the sth September, at her, ■ ramdence, Brook street, Dunedin, Mary, the belove ( d wife of Robert Hitchcock, n.nd dilugh-^ ; ter of J^riieo. Patrick, baker;-aged 22 years. Deeply regretted. ..„',' JACOB.—On the 27th A.ugust. at Naseby. Leonard Edward (Lennic), infant son of Henry and Mary Jacob;, aged nine months. Deeply regretted. ' - JAMES.—On the. 29th August, at'his.residence, Foriiury road, Caversham, Sydney James; aged 70 yea.rs. . . ■• JAMIESON.—On the.29th. August., at.pahnerstor South. Robert Lewis.Hume, cenoacl son of J. M. Jamieson,, Upper Cargill street. Deeply regretted. KINR'COMBW.—On the 3rd SeotembeV.- at the residence of lmr soh-in-Jaw. Box Hill,. Mnry J'). Kingcombe,. beloved (mother of .-Mrs/W. H. Millev. Manuka d-oek, Otaj»6, New Zealand, and of Mrs Juries' Massey, Box Hill,' Victoria ; aeed 83 years. '" ■ ~ '■ : LINDSAY'—On. the-18th September, at St. Clair. Mary, wife of Thomas Lindsav, of Wedderburn; aged 36ye8rs. i M'TAMNEY—On the 19th September, pf the residence nf his coiiriu-law. M. Crossen, Pana"ui, -Christchurch. Daniel lvr'Tamriey, 'of Union street;, aged 7-1 years. E.I.P. - ■ M'LAREN.—On. tho 23rd'September, at,.her .rtsidenoe, Frederick streo.t, Dunedin, Mtiraaret Keir M'Laren, relict of .the late John M'Tjiiren; iv her aixty-nintlv vent. "■ M'GREGOB—On the 12th. Septembor. at the residence of her soij,! Jdhn Camnbell, Pine Hill, after a long and painful illness, Margaret,, the wife-of Peter M'.Gregor; aged 69 years. Deeply regretted.. " ; ■ . M'GAVIN.—On the 9th, September, at his parents' residence. Duke street, John Topmcy Willie), beloved son of Mi(O' and the"life Georprn T,. M'Gavin; aged 10 years. 'Deeply resetted.

MOGGATH,-^ou Thursday;: ;tho ,6th Septem- , her, at his -.-, residence, , James ;■■ Moggath, ■ lat-e secretary oi . WaitsiEuna Farmers' Club;..aged 76 years. -. . ; MA'CKAY,—Oir tlie 3id Septe'iijier.'at her re.Bi-. . deuce, FiU'oul street-,, Dv)iiedinVlsabella. Mackay,'eldest .daughter:of the late Ncill'Boss, . Maungaftia; aged'(S3 years. '■,"■"■' MUIRJ—On the l 16th'September, ai; No. 2 London street,' Mary, relict of the late John Muir, of Mussel burgh'; ill her sixty-eighth year. ■' ' ... . . MOLOWEY.—On the 16th September, at South Dunedin, Michael Moloney; in hissixty- " ninth year. ...'.. M'LEOD.—On the 27th May, at 739 Dumbarton road;, Patrick, Neil, M'Leod, formerly of Scpurie, Sutherlandshire.., New. ~.Zealand . papers please copy. . ''•-' HUbERTSON.—On the Slst'August, at Dunedin, Mary Ann (Dolly), the beloved wife W Gordon Robertson, chief steward U.S:S. Company, and daughter of Mrs liusseH(nce , Jeffs), Frederick, street; aged '32 -years'.l Deeply regretted. . . . ROBEKTSON.-On the 7tli September, at her residence,.. St.' ;David street, Dimedin, Janet, wife of ' Jnmei Robertson, late ot Her Majesty's Customs; aged 70 years. RUSSELL.—On ,the 10th Seplember, at her , parents' residence, Burnside, Jennie Gibb the dearly-beloved daughter of Greorge and .. Jennie Russell; aged 12 years and 10 months. ' Deeply regretted. . . SiUfDERSdN.-pn ~ the ,'3lst Aiuui-i" at Grangelea, Highcliff, ,ldhn Alexander, dearly beloved husband of Jessie Sanderson- a"cd " 47 years. ~'.,. ° SlfAi^PE.-On the 22nd Juiy, 1900, at Trinity Vicarage, Finchley road, the licv. Hcnrv Sharpe, 8.D., vicar of Trinity Church, West Ham]jstead, London,, father of Dorme1 C. Sharpe, Deborah Bay, Port Chalmers. SMITH.—On the 9th. September, at her residence, Burnside, Jenny Richards, wife of G. B. Smith; aged 57yeia's. STEVENSON.-0n the 14th September, at his parents' residence, Burns street Caver«ham William Stevenson, eldest,son of Thomas and Alice Stevenson; aged 17 years. Sincerely .•regretted. , , . TOERANCE.-On the 18th September, at his , parents' residence, G-rosvenor street, Kensington, William, the infant son of William and Jeanie Torrance; aged 20 months. WALKER.—On the 9th September, at Dunedin, Peter Walker, blacksmith, of Alexandra South ; in his fifty-seventh year WITTICH.-On the Oth September, at Alexandra ■ (after a 'short- and painful illness).! 1 May, the third daughter of William and ■ 1 May Wittich. " Rock of ages cleft for me." WATSON.-On the 12th, September, at, her parents' residence, Reid road. South Dunedin, Gladys Muriel May, the beloved infant daughter, of Alexander .and Ellen Watsonneed 5 months: Deeply regretted. , WHIT,E.—On the 20th September/ at his mother's- residence, Mihiwiki, Adam White • , nged 21 years and 10 months. Deeply re..WILSON.—On the 24th September, at the ; .Dnnedin Hospital, Charles, the beloved son . of'Hciiry'And Catherine Wilson, of Omimi; .. aged 19 years. Deeply regretted. ' YATES.-iOn the 31st August, at bis residence, .■ .Helena street, Fitzroy, South Dunedin, ■ Charles,' the" beloved husband of Jane Yates (and father'of C. E. Yates, of Invercargill); aged 61 years. At rest. IN MEMQRIAM. GRIEVE.—In loving memory cf ,uu- dear Nelly, who died at Lees street on September 2, 1599; aged 13 years. Mine's a better country, . Where there is no sin; Where the tones of sorrow Never enter in. . , GARDINER.—In loving memory of little William John Gardiner, who died at Mataura, September 20, IS9D. "fis sad, 'tis sai, to part from thee, Who was so young, so bright, so free; But we shall meet to' part no more On that bright Eternal Shore. —Inserted by his loving relations. HAGERTY.—ln'.loving meniory of our dear grandmother, Ann .Eagerly, who departed this life on 27th Se.ptemb.er, 1890; in her seventyfifth vW.

So short and sudden was the call Of her so dearly loycd by all.; ■ , But, oh, how sweet the promise given: We'll meet, *° Part no more, in heaven. —Inserted, by her loving grandchildren. JENSEN.—In loving memory of John Thomas Jensen," who departed tkrs life, at Green Island Bush, on September 15, 1899; aged 12 y.ears.

Dearest loved one, we have laid thee In the peaceful grave's embrace, BiU thy meniory will be cherished , Till we'see thy.'heavenly fate.- .'. ' , —lnser,tej py .his sorrowing parents, brothers, and sisters. ':•. ~;, M'lJAY.—In loving memory of.my dear mother, Jessie M'Kay, who departed this life on the 2oth September, ISGB.—lnserted by her loving.son, DonaH,'.ancC^amily. MUNRO.--^ln loving, 'memory of (Alexander Donald.'Mujiro, wlio 'loot' his life by aV.revolv.fi- accident at Traquair station, Outrarn, on the,3oth August, 189G; ;aged 32 years. , .: Our days are as the grass, Or .like,;the .morning flower: ...... ;. ■■' ,If one ,sharp.blast Gweeps o'er the field '. ... ..:',: It withers .in an hour. ■ .... ' ~ ' ■ i —Inserted by.his sorrowing,parents, brothers, j and sister.,; , ;,■', ~',■..'.,,■ .-' .'• ;. : .-, SMITHSON.—In loviug memory,pf, dear Al-' ; bert, who departed this life 2nd September, ! 18D8. . , . . '.■■"■'■', Thou art gone, but not forgotten; :• Never wilt thy memory fade;, ' . Fondest thoughts shall ever linger,. .- . ; ■ Round the grave where thou art laid.. —Inserted by his loving uncle, ■'aiiiit) and PARKER.—In loving remembrance of William ; George. Parker, who met his death bydrown- , ing at Waikaia on the 23rd of August, 1893;

aged 33. ' . , ' His lips are now silent, his heart is now cold, Whose smile and whose welcome oft met as of old; ; ... We miss him and mourn him in silence un-

seen,.; ' ■ ; '~' And dwell on the memories of joys that have been. ■

—Inserted by his loving mother, father, sisters, and brothers. . SMITH.—In loving1 memory of John Smith, ' who lost his life through an accident at Tuapeka West on September 14, 1899. ; One face from out our family group Is gone, alas! for ever; ■ One Kndly voice—one loving, smile— Will our homestead brighten—never. —Inserted by his sorrowing wife and family. WA'RDROP.'—In. loving memory of Isabella Margaret (Bella), eldest daughter of William and Margaret Wardroo, South Dunedin, who departed this life on 3rd September, 1818; ■ aged 15J years. ' .-■, One less at home.! : ■' • ■ ' The charmed circle broken—a dear face Missed'day by day from its accustomed place, But •cleansed and1 saved and perfected by ; grace,"v '; ■ .' ' ■' • : ■

WALKER.—In loving' memory of William Walker, who died at Palmerston South on the 13th day of September, 1898. We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care; ' Our home is dark without thee— We miss thee everywhere. —Inserted by his. loving wife and children.