OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 147, 18 March 1937, Page 11

OBITUARY

Rear-Admiral Richmond Hobson

( Received March 17, 7.10 p.m.) New York, March 16. The deatli has occurred of RearAdmiral Richmond Pearson Hobson, founder and president of the Constitutional Democracy Association.

Resigning from tlie United States Navy in 1903. Rear-Admiral Hobson was _a member of Congress from 1907 to 1915. He was noted as a lecturer and writer advocating American naval supremacy and leadership in tlie international movement for peace. Advocating nation-wide ami world-wide prohibiten. be was the first to introduce in Congress an amendment to the Constitution for total prohibition. He was general secretary of the American Alcohol Education Association, rind in 1923 organised rind became president of tlie International Narcotic Education Association. Hr- was made a rearadmiral by Act of Congress in 1931.

Viscountess Rothermere I Received Marell 17. 7.10 p.m.) London, March 16. The deatli lias occurred of Viscountess Rothermere. wife of Viscount Rotliermere. chief proprietor of the “Daily Mail." Mr. G. D. Delprat Melbourne, March 17. The death Ims occurred of Mr. Guillaume Daniel Delprat. aged 81 years. He was general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company. Limited, from 1889 to 1921. and had tin internalioital reputation as a metallurgist.