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Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13378, 29 March 1912, Page 2

SpoakiiiK at tho dinner of the Sanitary Inspectors' Association at tho Trocadero Hostaurant, London, recently. Dean Ingo, v'tlio gloomy dean," said ' that they nono .of them knew whether, but for sanitary inspectors, they should ho above ground at all. (La'tightcr.) In tho nineteenth century the average expectation of life at .birth was about twenty-five years, but now it was fifty—Lord Justice- Fletcher Moulton i who ' had spoken previously) had said fifty; well, that was the figure which was true- for his (the clean's) profession. Ho reminded them that righteousness tended unto life. Lawyers, ho regretted to say, did not live nearly, so long. (Laughter.) Women lived nn an average nearly four years longer than mon—which bore put his theory. Lately there- passed away at Parra-matt'a,-near Sydney,: an old identity, in tho person o.f John Delaney, agod 88 years. Tinl deceased was a -carpenter by trade. ITo was married at the age nf 26 years to Mary Ann Ballard. at Pari'atuatta. and the union resulted in a family of 2d children. Twelve- aro living, and the remaining 17 aro dead. The deceased was a native of Sydney, but settled in I'arramatta at the ago of ten years, so that ho resided continuously'in that town for 78 years. His father was a heavy dragoon, and fought in tho battle of Waterloo, and lived to tinl extraordinary age of 105 years. He left one hundred and eight < randchildrcn.