VANDALISM CHECKED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7239, 28 October 1901, Page 1

VANDALISM CHECKED.

4> Some time ago the Government wiit down a party of about fort}- men to Milfcrd Roimd to construct <i road through to Lake Te Anau. As everyone knows, Fiordland is loobed on as a comparatively safe haunt, for some years at any rate, of the many interesting Kpeciemns of New Zealand native game, unfortunately in hunger of becoming extinct. This party, it apoears, have taken (town Runs a.nd dogs to Milford,' with the result that the latter are I aid to- be strewing the track up to Te Anaix- with numbers of dead kiwis, kakas, and other birds. As soon as Mr Henry, of Resolution Island, heard of this he communicated with the Hon the Minister of Lands, who, rays the " Ota go Daily Time."." very properly sent down an order to the effect that the slaughter of the birds must cease; but ihe pity of it is I that so many fpedmeus -should already have I been destroyed.

THE LATE MR TENDALL. Memorial services were held in the Cathedral yesterday in connection with the death of the late Mr G. F. Tendall, organist. At the morning service the Rev R. A. "SVoodthnrpe referred to 'the sad event, and special hymns were sung.. Archdeacon Harper preached in the cv»nincj from the words, "What is man, that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man, that thou visitest him, for thou hastiv.jklb him n. little lower than the angeis, nnd hast crowned him with glory and honour : ' . (Psalm viii., 4 and 5). The preacher sa.id that more competent- jVlgfs than he Jiad testified to Mr Tcndatfs power, perfection and skill as a, musician. Tlvy had a.U enjoyed his music, and.it had entered into .their worship. It was really a gift given" 'to him by God, and consecrated by his enersjy and his spiritual nature to the highest purpose that God had intended. Although the speaker could not speak as a.n expert of the organist's musical '.power, he could say something of the mnn.# As a Christian.* he had given his gifts to the service of God. Music was a divine gift, and might be taken as a. pledge; of "the perfect harmony of the love of God, and Mr Tendall had given himself up to his gift not for the mere service of duty, but to realise the presence of . God. They mourned for him, and for those who Lad been renderad lonely by the approach of death, but they were assured, as believers in the resurrection, of the Lord Jesus Christ, that he had passed to his reward. They needed no idle, careless words of ordinary compliment for such a man, but their hearts went out to sympathise with 1 those who were mourning for him in their home. When they .thought of .all his suffering, and his gradual decay, they could at the same time sincerely believe that he. had passed to his glory, and to such a reward as they might all hope to attain. The hymns' " Peace, Perfect Peace," and " Forever With the Lord" were sung, and th^ words of the a.rthem were "Comfort iht soul of Thy servant, Oh. Lord." .Miss Ross, who "presided at the organ, played Mendelssohn's funeral maavh.