OBITUARY.

ARCHDEACON O. H. GOSSET. Archdeacon C. H. Gosset, who died on Saturday, was born at Northam, North Devon, England, in 1851, and was educated at Clifton Colloge, and at St. Andrew's University, Scotland. He was ordained deacon in.lß u, « Wellington, by Bishop Hadhold, and was afterwards appointed assistant curato at Masterton, where ne rSLSn 1877 till iug ordained a priest m Christchurch in lfWl, ho occupied the following posi:~Curato, Banks Peninsula; curate Rangiora and Woodeud (mil-M), vicar Woodond, Ashley, and Loburn, vicar Heathcoto in 1891,, and chaplain of the Jubilee Homo in 1895. He was vicar of Merivale from 1902 till 1910, and Archdeacon of Christchurch from 1909 till 1915. At the closo of his sermon yesterday at Matins at the Cathedral Archbishop Julius referred to the loss sustained by the Church and Diocese in the death of Archdeacon Gosset, who had 'passed awav on Easter Eve. Ho desired to oxpress the sympathy of all church people with the bereaved family. At St. Mary's Church yest&rday, Archdeacon Haggitt referred to the work of Archdeacon Gosrjet in high terms, especially as a member of the Svnod, the Standing Committee, the Church Property Trustees, and other Diocesan bodies. "A man of clear intellect and of sound judgment in all the business affairs of the Church," said Archdeacon Haggitt, "Archdeacon Gosset had done valuable service to the diocese. The diocese has lost nn exceptionally useful man, and the Church a faithful servant."

MR A. V. B. BISHOP. Mr A. V. B. Bishop, whose death occurred last week, was a son oi' the lato Mi- i\ A. Bishop, an old Canterbury colonist, iuid a brother of Mr Fred C. 13. J3isliup. For many years Mr Bishop was a. prominent bowler. He was a member of the Christchurch Club, and was on© of the leading players of the Dominion. Oh one occasiou he, won the singles chuunpioiiKhip of his clu,i>. In. ono memorable gamei about twenty-four years n.go he played third for L. W. Harnett in the .New Zealand Association tournament, his rink defeating the Taieri rink, skipped by Cayswell, in the final. For many years Mr Bishop was! •in business in Cliristcluirck aa a chemist.'

Mr Herbert Bloy, musician, formerly of Wellington, died*in Auckland on Friday. He had been ill for a very long time, but tho end came fax sooner than he probably expected, as most cheerful letters had been recently rer ceived by friends in Wellington from him. Th© late Mr Bloy was born in London and educated there. He was articled to' a firm of architects in that oity, and pursued that profession for some time, but. eventually had to give it up for reasons of health; besides, he was much fonder of musio. At one time he was ?■ member of .the,famous Queen's Hall Orchestra 1 , under Sir Henry Wood. He played several instruments in private, but in public always the violin, of which he was .recognised as a teacher of great ability, first in Auckland arid later in Wellington. At various times Mr Bloy was conductor of th> Wellington Professional Orchestra, Royal Wellington Choral Societv. and Wellington Amateur Operatic Society, and . musical director of the Orphans 5 Club. . He had to relinquish all these on account of ill-health, and eventually, had to give up flaying and teaching altogether. He was a singularly versatile, man, a writer or witty and clever letters, and a sltilful black, and white artist • and Jhere was not an instrument in the orchestra of which ho had not practioal, knowledge. ''He had written a valuable work on. the violin for students; also some piejxd-of music, including an unfinished symphony. Mr B'oy married Miss Phyllis Mills, of Auckland, who, with his little daughter, survives him..