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NZ Truth, Issue 252, 23 April 1910, Page 1

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Some people say that the teaching profession isn't up to much, but every nowand again there turn up exceptions. One of these is Miss Forsyth, who recently retired from the position of mistress of the Macandrew-road school, South Dunedin. She arrived about 27 years ago, and' at once took up duties at the Macan-drew-road school, which . had just been opened. • • or One of the old identities of Dunedin, by name Emanuel Lyons, but commonly known as "jVlannie," who is leaving Dunedin after a residence 'of A&, years, was recently met at the Criterion Hotel by a large number of friends, and presented with a purse of a hundred guineas. He leaves New Zealand for Sydney, where he purposes ending his days with his brother. Dunedinites will greatly miss m -'Maimie" one of the regular old-timers. • ' • ■ • „ o Old James C. Holmes, M.L.C., d4ed at Auckland on Sunday last, at the age of 80 years. Deceased was one of the early ■ diggers on the Victorian goldficlds, and crossed to Hokitika m 1860. . WjthJ *he .growth of that town he was partlpilariy - associated. Deceased was .an ear ljr friend • of the late R. J. Seddon, and signed his first nomination paper for parliamentary candidature. Deceased . was a prominent Freemason, and a P.P.G.M. of the Ancient Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity. •» m «. Adolph Kohn, the well-known jeweller of Auckland, crossed the Styx last Thursday week, dearth being due to heart fail-^ ure. Deceased had seen 53 summers, and his genial- manner made him friendly with all classes of the community. A generous supporter of sport of all descriptions, a prominent member of the Masonib body, a leading Oddfellow, and time-keeper of the A.R.C., bis well-known figuro will be missed m the northern metropolis". Mt Kohn leaves a widow, he having married the youngest daughter of Hon. Thomas Thompson, M.L.O. some eighteen months ago. • ♦ • ■ An old citizen m J. McKail Geddess, principal of Brown, Barrett and Co., Auckland, crossed the great difide on Friday last, aged 66. Deceased arrived m Dunedin m 1862, and after eight years connection with Gregg and Co., coffee and' spice merchants, went to Auckland and joined Messrs Brown aud Barrett, Ultimately becoming sole proprietor m 1892.", Deceased was the son of Captain "Geddess, v of the 42nd Black Watch, and was, born m Malta. Inheriting the military spirit it was not surprising that he was an ardent volunteer, and for 20 years he commanded the "A" Battery of Field ArtiHery, then the crack corps of -the Dominion. . ' •^ •.•■'» An old Auckland settler, m the person of . Mrs Samuel Luke, passed away at Onehunga during last week. Deceased was the widow of the late Samuel Luke, who for very many years took a prominent -part m educational affairs. Arriving m Auckland from London m October, iJ* , , Mr Luke devoted himself to farming at Pukekohe, but the Maori wars ma-dc settling on the land hazardous, and they retreated to Otahuhu, where they resided foi forty years. The name of Luke has been a household word m the western suburb, and deceased was, by request, buried m the little town she saw first as virgin bush, and m which she lived foe nearly half a century. • . '• ' V ''. ' Among English tourists at present rusticating at Rotorua are Sir Ralph Henry Sacheyerel Wilmot, Bart., of Chaddesden, •and Lady Clara , Wilmot. Sir , Kalph, who was a captain m the Ooldstream Guards, was born on June S, 1875. He is the eldest son of the late Rev. Arthur Alfred Wilmot, 8.A., formerly Rector of Morley with SmaHey, Derbyshire, who died May 11, 1876, and he succeeded his fathers eldest brother, as 6th baronet, on April r7, 1901. This baronetcy- was bestowed upon Dr. Edward Wilmot m l'/aj, by George 11., to whom, as well as to George 111., he was physician, being a very eminent man m his profession. The family Is one of the oldest m England, dating from the time of King Etbeired ; before «s** the Norman conquest the fainUft^resuij"*' m Nottinghams^Aw, Jj* 1 *""'" I*^1 *^ "*«—•". Derbyshire m 15SS/ ■who is with J^E.^ a peer's day**^ Some/* 1 circunisf "beconiink very peaV L. F. 014* the Big d born at sei Rover, anaage of eleve, to Brazil, \. ■ Clapp tookV seventeen. AS North Americ\ Crimean War, 1 ■ m the Strathnj he took unto hj manage a hou thereafter runnl tween Riyjertoe he was license! tir«d iaio ffjf^i