DEATH OF SIR JOHN THURSTON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10722, 10 February 1897, Page 2

DEATH OF SIR JOHN THURSTON.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. .;.,;,., MJECfiptiStiE; February 9. The steamer Butrumbhet, when' passing Wilson Promontory, signalled- that the Governor oil the "Canadian had died tn hoard. . This ..must measi the Governor of Fiji, as Sir ( J.. Thurston wa3 on board in bad health. •■■--*'■■■ The news of Sir J. Thurston's death ia confirmed. ' ..-.,.,-- .

Sir: John. Bates Thurston; K.G.M.G.. FLS P.R.G.S., was the eldest son of the lata John Nod Thurston, of Bath, and was both in 1836 Inearly life he Kent to,se4„a)ifl iii lSt>6 was employed in the. British Consulate p'f Tijl aud TougJ, becoming acting co'ns'ul".for.soWie months iii IS6D ' On the* resignation of tliefirs(;> '.respbnsible Slibistiry in Biji 1U.1573, he .was ccdled tb.bflice.by i%s united voves of, settlers and natives and became Chief* bebfetafy aiid 'Minister..'; f_ ' Foreign " 'Ueli; tibns.' 'In ,1874; '-he.::-'was.'.s&priipteil '"chosen" and special aaviaef^.pfKiiig Thakjihibau and' chief to confer with her Miijeitj's Government «s to/the -ahDexatioh'of the "Island*-.to- Great B'l.ii;.ahit.upoa.: the .-'pffer"Of teSsiou" bcc*meChief Jjecriitary Under the,,;1 iid.interim Gbvernluant. ~"*_3iib»eauentty,: fu thersatue he hecame. C'lKnial S(ici;etaty and Atidttiir-keheral of Fiji,.and InlSTStalso secretary to the: High-Corn: niissio;,^r.foi- the; vVes-teru-l'acific. ; He a.lministered the'Gotferrttaetit bt Fijtat various limcsin the early eighties, and was.apuoiuted Assistant' Hisrh Commissioner -foi- the" Western Pacific in 1883. He was made.Lieutenany-govemor in 188S, and in the. following, "year,, in r which he was knighted, he 'was.appointed_.Governor of Fiji and Iljeh Commissioner and Consul-general for the Western l'aciSfc.- .*';:: •-' "»«:/'- v. .