OBITUARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15078, 27 February 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

Tho death is announced at Invercargill of Mt' ' Robert Patterson, tho well-known ploughman. Ho won the champion match some 15 years ago, and was first and champion at tho Edendale match last season. The death occurred at an early hour on tho Ist of Mr C. B M. Branson, proprietor of Branson's Hotel l . Mr Branson, who was much esteemed for his probity and for his geniality and suavity of manner, bad been some 27 years in Dunedin. Prior to his arrival he served as Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Dragoon Guards, but meeting with a severe accident whilst practising in the Gymnasium, ho became, in consequenco thereof, unfitted physically to hold that position, and exchanged into the Seventh Regiment of Foot. Finding his injuries still interfered with tho proper discharge of his duties therein, be resigned. His illness was a very short ono. His death will be much regretted, especially by membere of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, whose deliberations ho aided by his sagacious ooimsols. He wts president of the Dunedin Association, and vice-prcsklcnt of the New Zealand Association. Ilarry Graham, the Australian international crickotor, who twico visited England with the Australian Eleven, first with Blaokham's team' in 1893 and again with Trott's team in 1896, died in C'tago eairly this mojith. Harry Graham, who was popularly named the "Little Dasher," was born in Victoria towards tho ond of 1870. He was one of 'the most attractive batsmen Australiaevor produced. On his first tour of England in 1893 Graham compiled 219 npain6t Derbyshire, and headed the batting averages of the tour with 28.36 runs. 110 had also the honour of compiling 107 in a test match in England, and 105 in a test match in Australia. After his retirement from bit; cricket Harry Graham was secured as coach to the Otago Boys' High School, with whom ho did exceptionally good service, as many of those who benefited by his coaching will testify. In tho season of 1903-04 Graham made his first appearance for Otago in an intcrpro.vincial match

against .Southland at. C'arisbrook, playing ono of the brightest innings ever witnessed on tho ground. Graham made several appearances for Otago after that with more or less success, but ho never reproduced the brilliant form which made him the idol of the Australian public. The de;jth ccurrod at Alexandra, on tho 27th January of Mr James Ilesson, who was a well-known resident. Ho was ono of the very earliest arrivals of tho rush to the Central Goldfields, and for many years lie devoted Iris attention to mining on the different fields. He then settled at Bald Hill Flat, _ where he followed tho occupations of farming and mining for years. lie subsequently removed to Alexandra, where lie entered into business as a store and board-ing-honso keeper, in which business ho was engaged till his death. A Nelson message states that Mr Ceorgo Talbot, for many years Mayor of Richmond, a member of the Education and Harbour Boards, and a pioneer settler, much cfitwjiicd, died on the 3rd inst. at an. advancd age. Our Greymouth correspondent reports tho death of Dr H. N. R. Cbilds, who h;ul lwen j modieal ofiicer to the Grey Valley Miners' : Association for _ tho brief period of six 1 Dr Childs, who had suffered for name time from heart 'weakness, whieli • eventually caused his death, had haifan. • extensive experience in the modieal profession. Amongst tho apDoinfcriKsnts he had Md was iJia.t. of assistant to Sir Alan 11. . Manley. M.D., who in 1900 was physician to the lafc King Edward. Two years later lio was selected out of 250 applicants as medical superintend e.nt of Guy's Hospital at Pieterrnarilzbure. in Natal. 110 retained r this position till 1505, when Re resigned in order to go in for prjvafo practice in Natal. . A few years later lie journeyed to tho Dominion, residing for a time at Maori Ilill, Dunodin. In June last lie secured tho appointment as mcdical ofiicor to tho Grey Valley Miners' Association, and, along with his wife and two ohildren, ro> sided at Bnmnerton evar aim

Mr Francis Stevens, a very old resident of Wellington, died on the 16th inst., aged 78. He was (says a Press Association message) connected with the commissariat department at tho tiino of the Maari War, and was afterwards attached to the Defenoo and Crown Lands Departments. He acted as sccretarv fro tho INew Zealand .Rifle Association meetings for many years. Tlio death of Dr Agablia' Monfrios. of -Manunui, "wifo of the Rev. J. J. Monlfrics, Presbyterian Maori missionary, occurred last week. She was a graduate of Otago University, and was in. practico here aa Dr Agatha, Adams. Her father, Mr R. N. Adams, was for many years publisher of tho Otago Daily Times and Otago Witness. Dr Adams served as a nurse with the troops in South Africa, and succeedwl Dr Cairns in charge of Taumaranui Hospital. Her death was duo to peritonitis. Our Auckland correspondent adds that Dr Monfries _ was greatly respected throughout ; tho district.