OBITUARY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1403, 19 January 1899, Page 25

OBITUARY.

MR SAMUEL WATEKS. J The long and painful illness which prostrated Mr Samuel Waters terminated in his death at his residence, Nairn street, at four o'clock on Friday mornmg. The late Mr Waters was a native of Wellington, and had been practically a lifelong resident in this city. His parents —Mr and Mrs George Waters—came to the colony many years ago. Mrs Waters senior survives her son at a ripe old age. The deceased, after leaving school, j ' entered the office of the Intercolonial j Royal Mail Company (at that time managed by Mr R. S. Ledger), which , owned the first fleet regularly plying on the New Zealand coast. Subsequently ho j entered the mercantile firm of Messrs . Krull and Co., and after serving a period j with them joined the staff of Messrs Levin and Co., with whom he remained I for 28 years, the greater portion of which I time he acted as Mr W. H. Levin's con- I fidential clerk. After the latter's deraise the firm reorganised, and Mr Waters retired, receiving a substantial bonus in recognition of his past services. He then entered into business on his own account, but almost immediately went to Auckland, when the mining boom was at its height, and began operations as a sharebroker. Finding that occupation uncongenial, he returned to Wellington and opened offices as a commission agent, valuer, etc., being appointed district agent of the North German Fire Insur-1 ance Company. Almost immediately he be§an to fad in health, and an attack of inuenza induced a complication of diseases which proved fatal. The late Mr Waters leaves a widow (a daughter of the late Mr Edward Dixon), three sons and one daughter to mourn their loss, one of his sons being a prominent athlete and a member of the Wellington Rowing Club's ohampipn crew. In his younger days, the deceased was himself a sportsman whose name was a household word in cricket, rowing and yachting circles. He was also an ex-Volunteer; and a lodgeman of eminence—a member of the Masonic Order (at one time secretary to the New Zealand Pacific Lodge), and an Oddfellow, in which order he graduated to the position of Provincial Grand Master of the Manchester Unity. He was also a trustee of the widows' and orphans' branch of the institution and of the Oddfellows' Hall trust; a founder of the Natives' Association ; and for a time secretary of the local Horticultural and Florists' Society. For many years he was a churchwarden of St. Peter's parish, and took an active Interest in the choir, Sunday school, and parish matters generally. In fact, the late Mr Waters was a thoroughly public-spirited man who spared himself no trouble to benefit his fellows and forward the best interests of his native city and of the colony, in which he took a patriotic pride. We know of no townsman whose loss would be more severely felt. The funeral of the deceased gentleman took place on Sunday last at the Karori Cemetery, where the remains of the deceased were interred in the Church of England section. A numerous gathering formed in procession at the residence, Nairn street, and in spite of a somewhat heavy shower of ram most of the mourners went all the way to the graveside. Among those present were representatives of the Manchester Unity of Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Wellington Rowing Club, and other societies and bodies, also Mr J. Duncan, Mr Williamson, and many of Levin and Co.'s staff; Councillors J. Anderson and J. Smith; Mr G. Fisher, M.H.R., and Mr T. McKenzie and others. Persons who had known the deceased from his boyhood attended to pay a tribute of respect to his memory. There were in the cortege about 150 Oddfellows, wearing mourning regaliaj and representing, in addition to thi Britannia, Antipodean and Newtown Lodges, the Petone, Lower Hutt, Greytown, Lyttelton, Hand and Heart (Dunedin), and Dunedin Lodges. The bearers were—Brothers G. Jordan, T. S. Powell, E. C. Ludwig and J. Avery, Past Provincial Grand Masters of the district. The deceased's sons were the chief mourners. The Rev A. M. Johnson, of St. Peter's Parish, conducted the burial service, after which the Oddfellows' service was read by Bro. Ludwig, P.P.G.M. Before leaving, many of the brethren threw sprigs of thyme into the grave. Floral tokens of remembrance were received from the following:—Mr and Mrs W. A. Feek, Wellington Rowing Club, Mrs G. Waters and family, Mrs Meek and family, Mrs S. S. Downes and family, Mr and Mrs Bnnckenburg, Mr and Mrs Denton, Christian Endeavour Society, Mr and Mrs Ralph and friends. Mr and Mrs W. Waters, "Own family" Mr J. J. Curtis, Mr and Mrs Redward, Mr and Mrs T. Herd and Miss Dixon, Mr and Mrs Parish, Mr S. R. Dransfield, Messrs Levin and Co.'s employees, Mr and Mrs Tver and family, Mr H. Webb, Mr and Mrs Tingey, Mr G. Anderson, Mr T. McKenzie and family, Mr and Mrs A. J. Bennett, Mr and Mrs W. A. Waters, Mrs J. Bull and family, Mrs B. Dawson, Miss K. Gray, Mr and Mrs W. Wallace, Mr L. Ledger, Mrs H. F. Smith and family, Mr and Mrs Hall and family, Mrs L. Bull and family, Mrs Petherick, Mrs John Duncan, Mr and Mrs T. Kitchen. Mr F. Clifford, Mrs Captain Campbell and family, Mr and Mrs» D. Stewart; Wellington district officers. 1.0.0. F., M.U. (and Mr Loasby), M.U.O. Hall Trustees, Mrs G. Dixon and family, "From Brooklyn" M. and S.W., Mr and Mrs W. Nicholson, Mr and Mrs Hansen, Mr and Mrs C. M. Luke, Mr Jay* Mr and Mrs J. Godber, Mrs A. Dixon, Mr James Riddick, New Zealand Natives' Association, Miss Harton, Mr and Mrs R. E. Bannister and othew. «

Constantinople, January 15. Nubar Pasha is dead. The deceased Egyptian statesman wrs born on the island of Smyrna in 1820, md was educated in France and Switzerland. He held various offices of State under Ismail Pasha and Tewfik Pasha for nearly 30 years, but for some time bad been living in retirement. London, January 10. The death was announced to-day of Mr Frederick York Wolseley, a brother of Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley. He lived for several years in Australia, whero his name is particularly well known in connection with the invention of the sheep-shearing machine, now in general use, which bears his name. London, January 17 The death is announced of " Father" Chiniquy. . .. Washinston January 14 The death is announced of Senator Dmgley, of tariff famp, author of the celebrated " Dingley Act." SIDNKT, January 17. Richard Craven, the well-known mining millionaire and racehorse owner, is dead.