OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16163, 18 March 1918, Page 7

OBITUARY.

SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER. KBj Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Router's Telegrams.) (Received March 17th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 15. The death is announced of Sir George Alexander, the Hotcd actor. Sir George Alexander (Georgia Alexander Gibb Samson) was horn at Readins in iBSB. H© \vas educated at the school of Dr; Benham, Clifton, then at the High School at fetirlthg, and subsequently studied medicine at Edinburgh, but after a short stay he tfent , to London to take up a commercial life. ' Finally, however, alter a good deal ot antateur acting, he adopted the stage as his profession, first appearing IST9, at Nottingham. In 1881, Joined Mr Henry (afterwards Sir Henry) Lrvih". He opened under his oi\n triartagbment, at tho Avenuo 1890, afad migrated to the St. Janiess Theatre in 1891. He represented South St Pancras in the London County Council, 1907-13. He was president ot Royal Actors' Benevolent Fund. ARCHBISHOP OF TUAM. . (BJ- Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright.) (Australian arid N.Z. Cabl6 Association.) (Rccfeived March 17th, 11.80 p.m.) LONDON, March 16The d6atli is announced of tbfc Most , Reverend John Healy, Archbishop of Tuain. ,• -The Most Reverend John Healy, lid)., LIJ.D.j M;R.i.A., was born in •■V. Iffelimd iii 1W1: He was educated at i Hill College, Attildtie, and < Maynooth College, taking First Honours. He waft Classical Professor at Maynooth. 1867-70, and subsequently .• Professor of Theology. He was a Senator of the Royal University of Ireland, and of the new Dublin "University. He tviis Cottkrttlßsiotier for the publication •of the firehon LaWB, Vice-President of tho Royal Society of Atttiqtiarijss of k Iceland, and a member &r th© Royal Commission oil University Education in . Irteland. 1901. He Was the aiithor ot a number of literary and historical wdrfes, and was noted tor his antiquarian researches.

A NOTED PUGILIST. (By Cabli.—PreM Association.—CbpyiighU (Australian ftiid N.Z. Cable Association,) j (Received March 17th a 7.30 p.m.) | LONDON, March 15. The death is annotiiiced Of Dick Burge, the piigilist. MR HENW fcFITOH. ' Mi- Henry Ffitcii, who died at his late Residence, 34 Glaiidpvey road, Fendftlton ye&itfiday, in his? 79th yeai.. arfived in Xijrtteitbh in 1851 in the ship Sir George Pollock. He was engaged in farming ih the Oxford_ district for a number of years, and for a long period held office as inspector or farms for the Church . Property.Trustees. He served on the Oxford Road Board for four years, and was chairman of the Kirikiri School Committed for five years. He leaves a widow ahd grown-lip family to mourn their loss. The death occurred ih a_ private hosSital in Wellington on Friday night of [r Dave Sullivan, licensee of the Pier Hotel, after a short illness, from laryngitis; ThS deceased, who was ol years of age, was a natiyS of Mttsgiel. and had been connected with the management or various hotels in the Dominion, including tho/Rutland, Waneantii, and tho Commercial, Haweta. About two years ago he t«ok over the Pier Hotei from Mr P. J. Griffen, ofle of his oldest friends. He Was also a and amongst the works which, he carried out was the Seatoun ttihhel. Mrs Sullivan aijd the three daughters (one of whom is Mrs Kieran Whelan, of Lyall Bay) were with him when he died* An only son has a commission ih the Navy, and has been at the front sinco the outbreak of ihe:*af< Mr Sullivan was a prominent figure in sporting arid athletic circles. He bad been the owner of several racehorses, both gallopers and trotters.