OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1718, 8 April 1913, Page 5

OBITUARY.

I THE EARL OF BELMORE. Br TeUcrjioli—Prw» Association—Copyrlßlit (Rec. April. 7, 11.10 p.m.) London, April 7. The Earl of Belmoro is dead, aged 78. Tho deceased Earl was Under-Secretary for the Home Department in 18GG-7, and Governor of New South Wales from 18G8 to 1872. He was President of the Commission on Triuity College, Dublin, in 1877, ' ' ■ "FATHER OF THE TURF." • London, April G. Mr. George Hodgman, tho "Father of tho Turf," is de&d. The late Mr. Hodgman beshn his career £3 a joinery trado apprentice, but soon became attracted to racing, and at an early age made a comparatively largo fortune as a bookmaker, later becoming Prominent as an owner. He recently published his reminiscences under tho title "Sixty Years ou tlio Turf." LADY CARSON. ' London, April G. Tho death is announced of Lady Carson, wifo of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Carson, P.C., M.P., leader of the Irish Unionists. MR. A. A. DANGAR. Sydney, -April 7. Mr. A. A. Dangar, one of the leading pastoralists in. the State, is dead, aged 73. His public benefactions included a gift of ,£lb,ooo to tho Dreadnought Fund and to build an Anglican Church at Singleton. ' [Ono of tho leading pastoralists of New South Wales, Mr. Dangar was born at Nootsfield, New South Wales, in 18-10. Ho was a member of the old Legislative Council.] VEN." A. DAVID. London, April G. The death is announced of tho Venerable A. David, brother of Professor David, of Sydney.' The Veil. Arthur Evans David, JI.A., was born in 18G1. Ho was chaplain of Dulwich Coljego, a Fellow of the Australian College of Theology, and was at ono time (Sxaniining chaplain to the Biihop of Rochester. While in Australia he was Archdeacon of Brisbane and a Canon of tho Cathedral. LADY MANNING. , Sydney, April 7. Tho deatli is announced of Lady Manning, wifo of Sir William Manning, chairman of tho Australian Bank of Commerce and a former Mayor of Sydney. SIGNOR RICCARDI. Sydnoy, April 7. Tho death has taken placo of Signor Riccardf, a prominent musical teacher.