PERSONAL ITEMS
News of the death of Dr. Thomas Ilaigli, one of .the greatest. British organists, was learned with deep regret by many people in New Zealand among whom the Doctor was well known as an examiner for the R.A.M. arid R.O.M. and as an organ-recitalist. Those who had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Haigh found him a most interesting gentleman, whose deep lovfc for his art was always in evidence. The Doctor when in Nelson last year gave a delightful organ recital. Death lias robbed the nation of a brilliant musician, and for the second time within a year Sydney Cathedral has suffered the loss of its organist by death. Doctor Haigh’s works will live after him, and his charming personality will remain a cherished memory among the many people in various parts of the Empire who knew him.
Professor A. J. Grant, of Canterbury College, who is io deliver the Cawtlirou Lecture at the School of Music, to-morrow evening, arrived in Nelson this afternoon from Pieion, where he has been spending the last few days.
Advice lias been received at Gisborne of the death at Dundee of Donald Clements, a G,isborrie hotelkeeper, who, with his wife, was making a tour of the Old Country. Deceased was prominently associated with sport.—Press Association.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 23 August 1927, Page 4
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