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Otago Witness, Issue 3061, 13 November 1912, Page 92

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to THE EDITOR.

Sir, —Kindly permit me, as I arn leaving Dunedin, to express my deep sense of the hospitable welcome which I have received at the hands of my erstwhile fellow-citizens here, and rny best wishes for the future of what Dr Stuart used to describe as this “romantic city.” In regard to my son's lamented death, which has especially evoked a widespread expression of sympathy, I can only say of him that ho was born here, that his record all through his life was uniformly good, his “days joined each to ouch in natural piety,” and that his manhood was of an exceptionally noble type. Ho was a scholar, well read in philosophy, in history, and in classical literature. But we used to call him “the Tolstoi of the family.” Notwithstanding generous offers made him by his older brothers —all in Queensland —he chose by preference to live the life of a plan working man. 11l is will account for his bring a steerage passenger. And it will account for lus interference, if so be, always in the interests of mercy and virtue I am sure, in any disturbance in the part of the vessel where he was. I must bo allowed to rest in some theory of bis sad death that is consistent with his character and record, as intimately known to mo during his whole life, and up to date, for he was with us on a welcome visit to the old Sydney home for the first three months of the present year.—t am, etc., Thomas Roseby, LL.D. Dunedin, November 4.