OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 949, 17 October 1910, Page 4

OBITUARY.

. Latest ing deaths:—, Mr. L. Morton Brown (56),. a stipendiary ■; magistrate .of Birmingham, "i He. died at'. Torquay, as the result of a 'cWU/ wM'- 'r ' a' son : of Dr. Morton ■ Brown,- of' Chclten--ham, well-known Congregational minister. ■■ >. - - . Sir Constantine Holman (81), yic&-presi» - dent of the. British Medical ■. ' "Hi 1 . Henry' Andrade- Harben (61),;chaiiv man of the" Prudential Assurance.' Com- V pany. He served oh :the London Connitj;; Council;-filling the'.offices 'tf',-rice-<^uvr ,'f 'man:and chMrman iof the Public Committee, and was-for some time ctiair— ' , man of. tho- Central HospitalCcnincil ot\ . London. '-: r Mr. George Proctor Hawtroy (63), of ■ Wormley, Herts, 1 - actor and.-master of. • many of the recent pageants, ..including: that of Chester held last month.' ' Chief-Inspector Janies -Greenfield-';(67), of the London and-South-Western Eail:way. He acted as guard of Koyal trains . that passed over the; lines of the compdny, ( in whose employ he had; been for nearly. - fifty years. ' ■: '. Mr. Richard Jcrvis,' :of'' Tilstock/, near " Whitchurch, who .had bc-6n.tbe senior' . police superintendent of England, and;had : -given fifty-seven years' eervico to the Lan- ' v cashire Constabulary. .. .. V.'.-' . . M. Gustavo. Moymer (B®,president -0f..;■the International feed Cross Committee. ,i-..- -Jlr;; Lionel Newberv, of - South Croydon. ■ j; He -ivas oi the'city ~branch';pf . > the; Bagged School Union, and was largely ; responsible for '".the introduction of tha r''.Scripture• texts, seen" in:.;omhibuses : :'and tramcars. : - S ;'-; ■ ~;f i;.;-\:->- ( :■ Sir George -Palmer. (61), of Jairovr-on- • Tyhe, ;a; m'ember\of; ; tho faui6us-'6hipbuild->. ing firm. . . /■ '. . ,The . body .of Mr. fe^^odim^stliai/ v .v. : 'well-known .writer, ". had been missing for a. cottage at which he' had been staying •, on the .Malvern Hills, was.'fonndion'Pri-.- : ; day," August'-19,i a .-pool- hear:-' the, golf ; links. There were' no inarks-'of- violeuw; -: on it. At tho inquest, the evidence .showed that Mr. Podmore wasofia.' .very-. : chiOTful disposition, -with no ;finan;3ial- or-; j, other to, He had gone {out. for jval?i j late. on>.thßij:;:: Smiday night, and a.-ihunderstornitcamo "; on shortly, afterwards.. He" may. ; hayo,; -' fallen into pool in itlie. d'artness;." The :•£ jury .returned ;an ; open; verdict. K :Tlie : .soa ''''- of. Eev. Thomas Podmore, ;form«'|'head-- , I ;- ; master" of -Eastbourne College,, : more -.was' 1 fifty-four.:; - He.'i ehterecl;..:tho ? > : ; Post Office as' a higher'division'clerk,-; but four, years' ago - resigned - lis. post .to, givo.. V himself t entirely • to literature'.; greatly:, intoi'estd in - psychical questions;' vS 'aiid'Vcarrfe'd on.,"inyesttgatipns-;of allfiged : ;?. spiritualistic.,..phenomena -. and '"ghost ■ Ites^tcli"':S()ciety^'7:'.'-He"--'apsrMchM'.'isucK''; : questions'purely - in', the'-rsoientifib'': spirit; i but according - : -to':liis..-books r 'the_' results '''. were negative:. 'hi®:book;.''rA "Phantasmsvof^, ;the-liiving,% iin-..i886i .•Podmore, .a&sociatei. som'cSi-hat less-sceptical .R W. .H. Myera,^..; jpubKshed i lines,. among them'.. "Appariti.otu! and. • i Thought! TfansfeTehce;'\- 'fStudies"'in!;'Psy-:'..'J/ cliical-Eeseai'ch" '"SpinttilisniV';^ tory and a Criticism," and hi 1906 hl>- , j-..published : 'Eober't" Owea;^