OBITUARY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1201, 8 March 1895, Page 17

OBITUARY.

W. WIDDOP. A well-known and highly esteemed resident of Wellington, Mr William Widdop, died at his house in Pipitea street on Feb. 28, shortly before midnight. Mr Widdop came to the Colony from London when only a boy, and lived in Wellington ever since. He was well known in musical circles, and for years has sung at public concerts in Wellington. He also was a member of St. Paul’s choir. Deceased was ailing for the last eight weeks, and his death will be regretted by a large circle of friends.

The remains of the late gentleman were interred in the Bolton street cemetery on Saturday morning. The chief mourners were deceased’s three sons and Messrs E. Stafford, S. Waters, John Kinniburgh, Charles Hill and C. D. Mackintosh. Mr Mee, vice-commodore, Mr A. G. Johnston, and other members of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club, of which deceased was for some time secretary, were present, as well as a large number of representatives of the Anglican choirs, and of various departments with which deceased has been

from time to time connected. The Revs Messrs Sprott and Tisdall officiated at the grave. J. MACKENZIE. , We regret to announce the death of an old Wellington identity, Mr John McKenzie, who died on March 6 at his residence, Majoribanks street, at the age of 74 years. Mr McKenzie was born at Nairn, Scotland, and came to Melbourne in the fifties. When the Gabriel’s Gully rush broke out he left for Dunedin, and afterwards proceeded to the Havelock diggings. He came to Wellington in 1864 or 1865, where he followed his profession of builder. One of his first works was the erection of the Parliamentary Library. He also built Mr Jacob Joseph’s store, one of the first brick buildings erected in Wellington. He was the contractor for the National and Union Bank premises and the Australian Mutual Provident Society’s offices. The deceased had been in indifferent health for the past six months.

JOHN MILLROY. Manaia, March 2. Mr John Millroy, chairman of the Manaia Town Board, and for many years Mayor of Patea Borough, died suddenly yesterday through failure of the heart’s action. ISMAIL PASHA. Cairo, March 2. The death is announced of the exKhedive, Ismail. Cairo, March 3. Ismail is to be accorded a State funeral here. . .1 PROFESSOR BLAIKIE. London, March 2. Professor William Garden Blaikie is dead, aged 75. ALEXIS MICHAELOVITCU. Rome, March 2. The Grand Duke Alexis Michaelovitch -died at San Remo.

ADMIRAL HORNBY. London, March 3. The death is announced of Admiral Hornby from influenza. [Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey T. Hornby, whose death is announced, entered the service in 1837, and was present as a midshipman at the bombardment of Acre. He commanded the first flying squadron as captain with the rank of commodore, taking the squadron round the world. He was flag captain to Sir Sidney Dacres when that officer commanded the Channel Fleet, and subsequently, as Rear-Admiral, himself held that post. He became ViceAdmiral in 1875, and during the trying times,of 1878, when war was feared between England and Russia, was the Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean. He was created a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1878. Admiral Hornby was for a period President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.]

PEINCE EICHAED METTEENICH. Berlin, March 3. Prince Eichard Metternich is dead. [The deceased, who was son of the famous statesman Prince Metternich, was himself a noted diplomatist. He became attached to the Austrian Embassy at Paris in 1852, and was made Secretary of Legation there in 1854. He was the representative of the Austrian Government in a special mission to Paris before the Italian war, and at the close of the war became Ambassador of Austria at the French Court.]

JUDGE SCHMIELE. Berlin, March 4. News has been received that the Governor of German New Guinea, Judge Schmiele, has died at Batavia. SIE J. D. WESTON. London, March 5. The death is announced of Sir Joseph Dodge Weston, Liberal member for the East Division of Bristol. The cause of death was influenza. Deceased was an ironmaster. For several years he was Mayor of Bristol. London, March 5. Sir Henry Eawlinson, the well-known Army offioer 5 Mr Thomas Clegliorn and Mr W. Westgarth are dead.

A hairdresser at Onehunga, named Hyatt, summoned for having his shop open on the half-holiday while he was not exempt, not being of European or New Zealand extraction, has laid his case before the American Consul. An American has constructed an enormous magnet, which, he says, would in time of war affect a ship’s compass at a distance of six miles.