OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20488, 5 March 1932, Page 21

OBITUARY.

BEV. T. J. SMYTH. The f' ev - Thomas r»s|>er Smyth, JLA.i died yesterday afternoon at the' residence of his daughter, Miss B. M. Smytli, 213 Esplanade, New Brighton, a t the n'/<- o 1 ( J2 years. >lr Smyth was loin in the parish of Jkiuagl", Comity Cork, Ireland, on June 27th. IS3D. lit; wus educated ut T r inuv College, Dublin, obtaining his IjA. "degree hi 18GU, and his M.a. in jn the interval lie had been ordained deacon UKliil) and priest (ItSW ~ He was appointed lo the Curacy or (-jgtie Icitiry, Ireland, in 1803, and euratc of Widnes, Lancashire, m 1304. la lao 3 he Iv-t't l'ir Australia and be(l)m<, curato in sticccasion of Mount GumhiC'r. South Australia, in iyijs-(j; Christ Church. kp.pimUii South Australia. IBOU-1871; and vicar of JSt. John's. Adelaide, 1871-1873. In lSv;5 returned to lreiand and became Hector of llathberry. County Cork, where lie remained until IKBI. Coining to Neiv Zealand, lie was curate of Kiecartcm (which then included Fenda! ton), and ISS4: vicar of Te VottVtii. which included l'leasanl Point. i'airlie. and IJurke's Puss, 18S4jgjj. ficar of Akaroa. and tiett of Lincoln, which then included Jipnnjpston. Groenpark, and 'l'ai Tapu, lfi)3-WISL During hU term at Lincoln the church at Gietfiinm-k, which had been closed for many years, was reopened- On leaving Lincoln Mr Smyth put i" much valuable work at Stewart Island, New Brighton, and other parishes. Ho was believed to be the senior priest in the Anglican Commitnion in the British Empire and was certainly the oldest clergyman in the Gbristchuich diocese. ' All his iifc Mr Smyth was a keen player. He was in his younger (J»ys a keen rider to hounds and hia enthusiasm and skill as a yachtsman him in pood stoad uhfirt conducting holiday missions at the little church in Stewart island, where lie did splendid work among the Maoris. with whom he was a great favourite. In Akaroa. too, he was able to visit on a bout all the small bays in his parish. On tli# occasion of his 90th birthday a luncheon in his honour was given by Bishop West-Watson at Bishopscomt. He was married in Lancashire. His wife died in 1028 at the age of years. Jlr Smyth is survived by one son, the Rer. H. M. Smyth. vicar of St. Peter's. Onehunga. Auckland, who is at nrc&ent visiting Ciiristclnirch, and by three daughters. Miss H. M. Smyth, Sow Brighton Miss D. Smvth, Wellington, and Mrs li: Cockbain, Sydney. ... •file funeral will take place on Sundav afternoon, when Hisliop Wcst-Wat--som and Canon T. A. Hamilton will oficiate. Jr • lady hall caine. (lines roxss *moci\tiok— ht electk:c TKLtQEAPH —COP YSIOHT.) (Received March 4th, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, March 4. The death hM occurred of Lady Hall Caine, widow, of Sir Hall Cninc, the novelist. EUGEN D»ALBERT. ' ' LONDON, March 3. v " Tin distil has occurred at Kiga of ,4Jjfugc<( d'Albert, the pianist composer, •' Ijapd CS yeari. SljEagwi, d'Albcrt, pianist and com- : jpifi. war born in Glasgow in 18t>4, and trained in London, and 'tttmrards under Franz Liszt in Wci- • Mr. Ho gave his first concert in Berj.Spt ifl'lßß3, and afterwards performed and America with great He composed a number of two string-quartets, two conone symphony, and many songs ' 'ftytT'ouJler works.]