OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12968, 22 November 1907, Page 7

OBITUARY.

BARONESS ADOLPHE ROTHSCHILD. United Press Asfloc-htion-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 21. Baroness Adolpho Rothschild is dead. A FAMOUS CRICKETER, (Received November 21st, 10.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 21. Th© death is announced of Henry Frederick Boyle, the famous old-time cricketer. Boyl© was ono of th© great players who secured recognition in England of Australia's prowess at cricket. lie was a member of 'the first Australian eleven to visit England (in 1878), and had a largo share in tho historic victory ov©r th© .M.C.C. team, Which was dismissed for 33 and 19. Spofforth acquired tho bigger reputation from the match, but Boyle had th© better average. In the second innings ho took 6 wickets for 3 runs. Ho also helped to win that greatest of all test matches, at the Oval in 1882, when England wanted 85 to win, and just failed to get them. Fifty-three was on the board for four wickets, and th# struggle that followed was the most) exciting in the history of test matches. While Spofforth bowled in unplayable fashion—his last 11 overs yielded 2 runs and 4 wickets—Boyle maintained a magnificent length, and without being so deadly was just as difficult to hit. On that tour he headed the 'averages with 144 wickets at 11.6 runs a-piece. "Boyle was as fine a length bowler as one could wish to have on one's side," says Giffen, "with a little work from the leg and sometimes a deceptive flight, and he could stand being hit, although it was seldom, so unerring was his length, that ho had to submit to punishment." In tho field h© created a new position, "silly mid-on/' and stood there to hitters like E. _M. Grace, notwithstanding repeated throats that he would be killed if ho fielded so close to the batsman. The death is announced of Mr Walter Paul, of Manger©, Auckland, father-in-law of Mr W. F. Massey. Leidcr of the Opposition. Mr Justice Clarke, whose death oc-' curred at his residence, Rose Bank, Hobart, on the 14th dust., was born in Hobart in 1848. He had a distinguished career as barrister, Federalist and Judge, -md eorved his iState faithfully -Mid well in many capacities. Ho was Attorney-Generail for Tasmania for six yc_a_ra, and represented with conspicuous ability that Sbite at the Federal Convention of 1890 nnd 1891, drafting tho Cons-titution Bill, whioh was adopted, with some amendment-, and additions, by th© Convention of the latter year. Th© late Judge was a man of deep culture and 'broad sympathies, and his death will be "reeretted by a wide circle of friemlp throughout the Commonwealth. Ho leaves a widow, fivo sons, and two daughters, and is also survived by two brothers P-iid three sisters, one of whom is Mrs D. B. McLaren, of this city.