OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22215, 16 September 1935, Page 12

OBITUARY

MR. MATTHEW HENRY f [from otra own* cor respondent] • HAMILTON*, Sundaj The death occurred suddenly in Hamilton yesterday of Mr. Matthew Henry, an old Waikato resident, at the age of 78. Mr. Henry ;.vas born in Ross-shire, Scotland, and was educated at the Royal Academy, Tain, Scotland. He took up farming in Scotland at an early age, and was a member of the Cromarty Cour.ty Council; After a few years he came to Xetf Zealand and established a stock and station agency in the Manawatu. Hs returned to Scotland, and, after 3 short stay, he came back to Xew Zealand and took up farming lit Lichfield, near Putaruru. For some years he has been living ifi retirement in Hamilton. He is survived by his widow and a family of five.

BROTHER PAUL The death of Brother Paul, a forniei provincial of the Marist Brothers for Australia and New Zealand, occurred last night at a private hospital at Auckland, at fhe age of 79 veers. Born in England, Brother Paul, ' whose nanie before he took orders Avas >lr. J. «»• Clarke, came to New Zealand as a child. He left to join the Marist Brothers at Sydney in 1873, two yearm before the establishment of the first school by the Brothers in this country at Brother Paul was for a time director of the Marist Brothers' High School, Sydney, and subsequently was engage" in similar work in South Africa. U® returned to New Zealand and was director of Sacred Heart College. Auckland, from 1906 to 1908. He left the position to become provincial of the Maris Brothers in Australia and New ZealanQ, with headquarters at Sydney, the v countries being at that time in on province. After a term of three 7^ TS was appointed to St. Felix Colleg > Suva, whence he returned to >ew £ea-

land. . In 1921 Brother Paul became first director of the Marist Brothers Tra ing College at Tuakau, and held ■ position until he was relcved ot duties through failing health. He . tinned to live at Tuakau, tut was < forced to enter a private hospital Auckland, where he had been a patien for some years. g|