GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1174, 8 July 1911, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

I By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright CLEIUCAT, I'IOXEEIi DEAD, (lice. July 8, 1.0 a.m.) Sydney, July 7. The death is announced of the Rev. Jumcs Adam, one of the oldest I'resbyteriau IMinisler.s in the Slate, ami the pioneer minister in the Western Districts. FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. London, July 7. A second farm at Hounslow has been found lo bo directed villi icol-uiiil-inoiitli disease. A BUJfYAN UELIC. London, July 7. The Attorney-General (Sir Rufus Isaacs) who intervened recently with the object of preventing the sale of John Bunyan's copy of "I'ox's Book of Jlartyrs," which tho Bedford Literary Institute was desirous of disposing of by auction, has decided that the institute is entitled to sell the book. ISLAND EPIDEMIC ABATES. Sydney, July 7. The steamer Providence, which has arrived from Rotumah Isfand. North of Fiji, reports that the measles epidemic, which was responsible for four hundred deaths, has been eradicated. THE CORONATION- MEDAL. London; July 7. The King has decided that the Coronation medal shall rank immediately after tho King Edward's Indian Durbar Corona tion Medal. A GENEROUS DONOR. London, July 6. Mr. R. C. Forster has. made a further donation of ,£30,000 to the London University' College chemical laboratories. LEASE OF NAPHTHA LANDS. St. Petersburg, July G. A group of English engineers has leased the naphtha properties in Russian Sakhalin for a .period of ninety-nine years. The price paid is ,£10,000,000. SYDNEY SHEEP SALES. Sydney, July 7. At the sheep sales, the champion Lincoln ram brought sixty guineas.' A RARE" MINERAL. Sydney, July 7. Specimens of an exceedingly rare ore, bourouite, have been found near Goulburn. . CLERGYMAN DROPS DEAD. Sydney, July 7. The Rev. Alfred Richards, incumbent of St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral at Hay, dropped dead while travelling in a tramcar. THE HOBART FIRE. Hobart, July 7. Fitzgerald's warehouse, in which a fire broko out yesterday, is completely gutted, and the adjoining premises arc practically destroyed. , Tho damage in Fitzgerald's will equal the full amount of tho insurance, which is distributed among various offices.

OBITUARY. .;. _>_ .

MR. HENRY BIRCH. The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Henry Birch,-who has been prominently associated with tho Wellington Gas Company for a number of years. Mr. Birch has beon in a low state- of health

for two years past, and death was not unexpected. The deceased, who was a ■native of London, came-.to Australia with his parents when a child, and'coming to> New Zealand joined the Gas Company as a fitter in 1875. Four years later ho was placed in charge of the outside ,work, and'in 1880 became foreman ...of works, and works manager and engineer in 1897, which position ho retained up till last year, when failing health forced his retirement from active work. He was prominently associated with the work of the Taranaki Street "Wesleyan Church, -and was for somo years one. of the teachers in tho Sunday School. The deceased also held high office in tho Foresters' OrSer, occupying the positions of member of the district executive, district secretary, and treasurer, which latter position he held up to the time of his-death." In 1907 ho paid a visit to England, when he represented Wellington district .on the Foresters' High Court Conference held in Leeds. While nt Home he made arrangements for tho construction of the big gas-hclder now erected at Miramar. The deceased, who was (11 years of age, leaves a -widow and grown-up family of one son (Mr. Arthur Birch) and three daughters (Mrs. W. Tiller, of Nelson, Mrs. J. Hrennan, of Wanganui, and Miss Amy Birch). MR. GEORGE BUCKERIDGE. The death is reported of Mr. Georgo Buclccridge, of Kawhia, who came to NewZealand in 1855. He was at one timo connected with the Nelson "Examiner," one of tho first newspapers in the Dominion, as managing foreman. Subso((uently he was engaged at different periods on the Nelson "Times," Napier "Daily Telegraph," and Nelson "Colonist." In conjunction with Mr. Charles Elliott ho was responsible for tho first publication of tho New Zealand Stud Book. Mrs. Buekoridge survives' him, and a family of two sons (Mr, E. W. Buekoridge, surveyor, of Aotea, and Mr. G. H: Buekoridge, well known in (ho produce export trade), and three daughters, one of whom (Mrs. Holdsworth) resides in Wellington. . The burial is to take placo in Wellington. ; ALEXANDER ANDERSON. Tho death occurred at Lower Hutt on Thursday last of Mr. Alexander Anderson, J.P., aged 78 yoars. Mr. Anderson was born in Dumbarton in 1533, and educated there. After- leaving school he worked for some years on his father's farm. At the" age of 19 he went to America,.but returned to Scotland.in 1855 and remained there for 20-years. In the year 1875, he.set sail-in the ship Khifaun's Castle for New Zealand, and landed in Wellington in tho same year, residing here for about five years. Mr. Anderson went to Eketahuna in 1880, and took up land. Ho was chairman of tho School Committee for firo years, and also for many years chairman of the. Licensing Committee. In 1885 ho' was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the Stout-yogcl Government, and has-been a'member of the Eketahuna Road Board since ..its .'inception. Mr. Anderson, whose-wife, died some timo ago, leaves one. child, surviving:.- It is. only recently that Mr. Anderson moved to the Hutt.