OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20366, 21 September 1929, Page 14

OBITUARY.

MRS. S. J. ADAMS,

A resident of Onehunga for over half-a-qentury, Mrs. Sarah Jane Adams, aged 76, passed away recently. Mrs. Adams was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and arrived in Auckland with her husband in tho ship Baron Aberdaire in 1875. She was a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church. Sho is Survived by her husband, Mr. Daniel Adams, five daughters, Mesdames T. Barr, of Papakura, J. Mason, of Wellington, H. Stoupe, of Onehunga, and Misses E. and M. Adams, of Onehunga, and two sons, Messrs. F. Adams, of To Kuiti, and Leslie Adams, of Auckland. The interment took place at Hillsborough Cemetery.

MR. P. C. R. PURCELL.

BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN COEBJESPONDENT.] TAURANGA, Friday.

The death occurred this morning from pneumonia of Mr. Peter Cyril Raymond Purcell, aged 44 years. . He was born in Auckland, being the eldest son of Mr. P. F. Purcell. About six years ago ho went to Opotiki and was proprietor of the Masonic Hotel there until January last. Four months ago he acquired the Star Hotel at Tauranga and had since resided here. Mr. Purcell served in the Great War, both on Gallipoli and on tho Western front, and on account of illness was invalided home after three years' service. A brother, Mr. Arthur Robert Purcell, was killed at Passchendaele. Mr. Purcell is survived by his wife and one son, aged nine years. He took a keen interest in many branches of sport and at the time of his death was president of tho Bay of Plenty Hunt Club. Owing to his death the first meet of the Waikato hounds, fixed for td-day, was cancelled. The interment will tako place in Auckland.

MR. JOHN ALEXANDER HURLEY. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] WELLINGTON, Friday.

Tho death has occurred at his homo at Rongotai of Mr. John Alexander Hurley, for many years Government bacteriologist. Mr. Hurley, who was well known in hospital and medical circles throughout Now Zealand, was a medical student at Dunedin in tho early days. Ho did not complete his medical course, but ho had special experience in bacteriological and pathological work. He joined the Health Department in 1903, in the capacity of sanitary inspector. His special knowledge of bacteriology was soon recognised and in 1905 he was appointed an assistant in tho bacteriological laboratory, Wellington. In 1910 ho succeeded to the position of Government bacteriologist, which oflaco ho held until his retirement on superannuation, in June, 1925. For many years he was director of the Government vaccine station. Ho was a single man.