OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 335, 10 March 1910, Page 4

OBITUARY.

THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN. ')y Cable.—Pre«s Association.— Co\,\ right • \ London, March 8. The death of JDr Kiug, Bishop of Lincoln, is aniiouncW. PEER'S SfXDDKN DEATH. Received MarY-h 9. 11.15 p.m. \ London, March 9. Earl Carnwath fell dead in Victoriastreet while going \to the House of Lords. He was takeln to Westminster Flospitai. where papers in his pocket revealed his identity.l .7. B. Wir.LIIAM.SOX. By Telegraph.—Presfs Association. 'WangaVnui, March 9,---"' Mr ,7. B. Williamson, Vtl.i \, ct: '.aTLwn sportsman, of Auckland, 1 died at a private hospital this morniiiK of blood poisoning, supposed to be due to the arter effects of a fall.. Deceai ed brought a number of horses to Wan »anui, and attended the list wee c. "Moturoa" writes:— Thi 're were few

lictter known or more p< iputar sportsmen in the Dominion tlia n the late J. B. Williamson. The dec< ased, who in years pone by carried o\ i a chemist's business in New Plymouth . retired from his profession to follow l;he Turf, and for mar.y years owned and trained some -of our best-known steepl ecbasers and flal-raoi-rs. The names of' Guy Fawke* and Tnlloeh, as well as d< «ens of other horses which he owned, w ill he familiar to old-time sportsmen, and to the younger generation, Tri»h, Carmania. Oarlyle, Okaihau, Armajfh. and First .ItaTel are equally well Rnown. "J. 8." dearly loved n good jnm|>er, and it was a byword on onr course s, "Back 'J.B..* .and you'll always pet a 'air run!" Mr. Williamson arrived at Wanganui last week, bringing with hii n the hurdlers First Barrel and Armagl i. to take part at the Wanganni Jockey Club's autumn meeting, and in converse tion with this scribe complained that I e did not fe*J "quite ww to the mark,'' «nd thathe thought he had better eopult a medical man. The latter diasiiosed blood-poi-soning, and an opera ti/>n was deemed necessary. The unfortfmate gentleman looked noon the marfter as a most trivial affair, and wa.f in the best of spirits. News of his,death, which occurred about midnight on Tuesdav. will come as a shock to his many 'friends, who will join in ten dering deenest condolences with his -wlife and other relatives. The deceasen gentleman was n brother-in-law of Ilk. W. A. ColHs, of this town, / . _ „ -j