STRANGE COINCIDENCE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13160, 6 July 1908, Page 7

STRANGE COINCIDENCE.

WHAT FOLLOWED ARREST OF MUTINEERS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—'Jopy. i^ht. TANG 1 El!, July 3. Several native iion-eommisMoned OTI--cers at Hanoi are to be court martialled on a charge of inciting the Tonginese to rise against the French. Since the prisoners were arrested 2'Xl European soldiers at Hanoi showed symptoms of poisoning, but they recovered under prompt treatment. OBITUARY. VISCOUNT CHELSEA. United P-re«!» Association—By Electric Telegraph—-Copyriyht. LONDON, July 3. The death is announced of Viscount Chelsea, eldest son and heir of Earl Cadogan. [Henry Arthur Cadogan, born in June, 186$, was for .some years Conservative member of the House of Commons for Bury St. Edmunds. Ho was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and married, in 189:2, the Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Slurt, daughter of the first Lord Alington. His heir is the Hon. El ward George Humphrey Coxlog-aii, lwni in 1903. Viscount Chelsea was v captain in tho 3rd Battalion of the Rov.il Fusilieis.] MELBOURNE, July. 4. Tho death is announced of Dan Barry, the theatrical manager. REV. FATHER MARNANE. Very general regret will lie felt at tho announce men t of the death of tho Rev. Father M. T. Ma inane, rector of tiio parish of St. Mary in this city, who passed away about half-past five yesterday afternoon. Father Marn«n© had been suffering from kidney troubles for some, time, past and recently took a trip to the Old Country on account of his health, but ho InMiefited little by the clwnge. He was in his usual state of health on Saturday, but yesteixkiy morning he was affected with a seizure, front which he did not recover. The Rev. Father was born in Tipperary in' 1850 aud whs educated at Rockwell College, near Cashel, and afterwards ot St. 'Mary's College, Dundalk. In 1879 he went to Franto, where ho studied at the Ecclesiastical College of the Marist Fathers, and also in Switzerland, but afterwards returned to Ireland, where he completed his religious education at the Catholic University School of Dublin. He wa.s oivkiined at St. Mary's, Dundalk, by Archbishop Redwood in. 1885, and came to New Zealand at the end of that year to take a professorship at St. Patrick's CoLlego, Wellington. On coming to Cthristcliurch, be was at first assistant priest at the pro-Cathedral, and eighteen months later ho was appointed assistant priest at St. Mary's, Manchester street. He took charge of this parish <i!>out 1895, a pc&ition he held till his death. The death is reported of Mrs Browne, wife of Mr J. Oakley Browne, the wellknown Wellington journalist. Tlie deceased lady, who wa6 much respected, recently underwent an operation. The death Ls announced of Mr J. A. Hay. M.A., of tho Audit Department, Wellington. Deceased, who was tho only son of Mr I). R. Hay, now of Melbourne, journalist, had a brilliant scholastic career prior to entering the Civil Service. lie. secured a junior university scholarship in 189", won the John Tinline scholarship in 1900, took his B.A. degree in 1901, and crowned his achievements by gaining the M.A. degree in 1902. He was only 28 years of age.