DEATHS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1584, 1 April 1882, Page 17

DEATHS.

On the 23rd February, at her residence, Guy Cottage, Duncan street, North-East .Valley, Dunedin, Alice, the wife of John Lowden, sen., formerly of Hylton Forge and Engine Works, South Hylton, Sunderland, Durham, England. Home papers please copy. , ■ On the 28rd March, at Egmond Villa, Eoslyn, Lizzie, fourth daughter of Alexander Mollison; aged 20. On' tho 23rd March, at his residence, Oakdalo, North-East Valley, Farquharson Proctor, sen., lato of Aberdeen ; in his 63rd year. On the 25th March, at Mount Clifton, Bluoskin, Mary Anne, wife of John Sinclair ; aged 60 years. ' ' On' the 27th March, at Elm row, Dunedin, William Anderson, infant son of Archibald and Agnes Morrison ; aged 4 months. On the 28th March, at Port Chalmers, Florence Maude, daughter of A. W. and M. J. Johnson ; aged 5 yeara and 4 months. , •

At a meeting of creditors held in Wellington of Mr R. W. Oary, the following figures concerning his two ventures with " The Pirates of Penzance "were tabled: — " Mr Cary had taken up the 'Pirates of Penzance,' for which he paid £400 for the right of production for eight months. The receipts from the performance of this in the principal towns in New Zealand amounted to £(5081 Us 6d. The expenses, including the £400 which was paid for the right to play, also salaries and working expenses, amounted to £0272 18s Id. It would therefore be seen that upon the actual moneys paid by Mr Cary on the first trip, there had been an actual loss of £191 6s 7d. With a hope of recouping himself, Mr Oary had .started on a trip with the Juvenile Pirates, but here again there had been a loss, the actual receipts being £013 17s 7d, and the expenses £707 4s. Besides this, Mr Ashton had received 60 per cent, of tlae proceeds. The total loss on both ventures was £(U3 13s 7il. Mr Gary had received nothing whatever excopt his bare expenses, which i'oi 1 an enterprising man like Mr Cary was a mailer for regret. Mr Cary fsn.ifl Mr Saunders had advanced the £400 for the pnrchahe of the right to produce ' The Pirates,' i and was therefore the heaviest loser," ,