OBITUARY-1909.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 4, 5 January 1910, Page 9

OBITUARY-1909.

The following list of the names of prominent people 'who died during the past i£ published by the "Wellington iPost":— ■ ■-. -NEW ZEALAND.-':,,, " * Jan. 23—C. E. Nelson, Maori linguist. April' 24-HHuria Matenga, Maori hero? ine; Nelson (70). " May 2—John McLean, bead of large contracting firm (84). May ±—Col. Rookes, New Zealand veteran. ■ - May 6—D. M. Luckie, late Government Insurance Commissioner (81). June Karauria (Mrs. Donnelly), native chieffainess, Ilawke's Bay (53). ■ July 13^—W. H. Hales, Tate Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department (69). Oct. 23—Hon. G. F. Richardson. (73). Dec: G. Allen; ex-M.P. Dec. 23—Rev. G". Maunsell, veteran missionary,' Auckland (70). " THE OUTSIDE WORLD. • Jan. 2—"Father John," of Kronstadt (80). Jan. o—George JJauri, Australian comedian. Jan. 14— Vice-Admiral Rofchdesfcvenski (60). Jan.'. 14—Arthur W. A'Beckett, author and journalist (64). Jan. 17—Dr. Francis Elgar, naval architect (04). Jan. 21—Miss Hannah Smith ("Hesba Stretton"), popular author, Jan. 30 : —Miss Martha Finley, author of "Elsie" books (81). Jan. Lorenzo Gates, botanist. Feb. 13—Charles Warner (actor) (62)'. Feb. Theodore Cuyler; famous. American preacher (87). Feb. 28—-Albert Midlane, hymn writer and hyninologist (84). March 3—.'Lord Moncrieff, distinguished judge (68). March O. Arnpld-Eorster, formerly Secretary of State, for War (54). March, 16—Mia* M. Hearne ("MarianneFarningham"), po*t (74). ' "< March 23—John Davidson, : poet and playwright: April 3—Cervera, Spanish Admiral (70). April 3—Hon. W. McCulloch, Victorian ex-Minister. April 6—Sir Julian Emanuel Salomons, ex-Chief Justice, New South Wales (73). April B—Madame Helena Modjeska, Polish actress (65). April 9—Francis Marion Crawford, author (54). April 10—Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet (72). April 13—Sir Donald Currie, shipowner (83). •April 18—Rev. James Harrison Rigg, D.D. (88). ' April 19—Dr. Samarez Smith, Primate of Australia. April 23—P. F. Collier; New York publisher (60). April 24—Charles Warren Stoddard, American author (66). . April 26—Principal Marcus Dods,, Edinburgh (.75). r May 2—Dr. Lang, Principal of Aber- , deen University (75). May 2—Dr. Theodore Marshall, Moderator of General Assembly, Church of Scotland. May Evans Wilson, novelist (71). May Moulton, Tonga missionary (69). May' 17—George Meredith, author (81)'. May 31—Hon. T. Price, Premier or South Australia. June 10—Edward Everett Hale, D.D., journalist, preacher, and philanthropist (07). June 20 —Professor Frederick de Martens, Russian expert on international law (64). July 11—Simon New-comb, distinguished American astronomer (74). July 15 —Rev. George Tyrell, Jesuit modernist (48). July 10—Rosa Nouchette Carey, novelist. July 22—Sir F. Houlder, Speaker of Federal Honse of Representatives. Aug. 2—Alexander. McArthur, Australian merchant (95). Aujr. 11—Rev. W. Lefroy, D£>., dean of ; Norwich (71). Aug. 11— S. Hordern, merchant, Svd-1 ney. Aug. 15—Lady Alma-Tadema, artist. Aug. IS—Sir Theodore Martin, author (03). Aug. 22—Rev. Dr. Dawson Burns, temperance advocate and statistician (81). Aug. 25—Dr. P. E. Muskett, Sydney (52). T J Aug. 26—George Manville Fenn, English novelist (78). Sept. 9—E. H. Harriman, American railway- magnate. Sept. .15. —Lord Tweedmouth (60). Sept. 16—Sir Thomas Bent, ex-Pre-mier, Victoria (7.0). Sept. 22 —Robert Hoe, printing press manufacturer (70) • Oct. 16—Hon. J. K. Hofmeyr, Cape Colony (64). - • r Oct. IS—Francis Lathrop, painter (60). Oct. 19 —Cesare Lombroso, Italian philosopher (73). Nov. 3— I W. P; Frith, painter (90). Nov. B—Lione.l8 —Lione.l Brough, actor (73). Nov. 11— G. Essex Evans, Queensland poet (46). Dec. Edward Jones, Liverpool shipowner (63). Dec. 17—Leopold 11.. King of Belgium. Dec. 17—Frederick Greenwood, distinguished journalist.