OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 274, 11 April 1913, Page 5

OBITUARY.

I M. JEAN .CONSTANS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Paris, April 8. M ..Jean Constant the French statesman, .is. dead. " jean Antoine Ernest Constans was born at Beziers in 1833. He began his career as professor of law, and in 1870 was elected deputy for Toulouse. He sat in the Left Centre, and was one of the 363 .of the 16th May, 1877. Re-elect-ed in October, :1877, .he joined M. Frcycinet as Minister of the Interior in May, 188Q, .holding this portfolio until November I4th, 'lBBl. (On 22nd, 1889, he again assumed the same office in the Tirard Citbinet. !He became prominent as a stailwart opponent l of the Boulangist 'party,(ConatltutiHg the Senate a High Court of Justice, and taking police measures against the Ligue des Patriotes. He resigned on March Ist, 1890, but his resignation involved the fall of the Cab'net. and'lie resumed his portfolio in the Freyc'inet Cabinet on "March 17th. On December 29tli, 1889, 'he had been elected -Senator of the Department of the Haute-Garonne. Tie was violently attacked by the press and the Boulangist deputies. but did not resign until the ■vliole Cabinet withdrew, on February 'fitli. 1892. Tn December, "1898, he was appointed Ambassador at Constantinople.

A 'WIvL'L-'KXOWN ACTOR. Sv'diioy, April 0. A cWe message from London states *hat Mr. "W. rr. Hollowav. in actor wellIn Australia, is clear!; aged 70 years. ] Mr. Hollowav was born in London, ■i,l !'i'< otnpan ; ed ''is parents to Austra'ia at an earlv a ;c. His fir*t engage•y'lt a* an act<>" was at Melbourne, with William Tlo-kius. and after play--pcr leading parts with almost every star 'f distinction who v'-iiteil Australia, enured into management of the Theatre floral, Melbourne, in 1878, and also t.on'-ed the colonies He went 'to England iiv ISS4 for a rest, and on return- : "2 to Australia resumed Tiis profession. Re joined Irving at the Lyceum in 1892, !>wl subsennently "became manager alt Terry's.

MRS. WM. HATjSE. With rleon r n "r<>t w n record the death -•? Muothrv of Tf'-""Tki's pioneers, Mrs. William TTafce. of N<"v Plrmouth, which took pl:K'e The late Mrs. False was one of the very earliest settlers, sli" having arrived here in the Amelia Thompson on September 3. 1841. i She was then but three years of age,, and has lived in New Plymouth prnc-i tioally ever'' since. Quite recently she] «ai(l a visit to her daughter. Mrs. 1).; Long, nf Remuera. Auckland, nnd it was] there that the d o <"vsed lady died at the advanced age of 74 rears. Since the death of her husband, which occurred ! exactly thirty years ago yesterday, the j late Mrs. Halse has lived a nuiet and re- j tired life, and has earned the great respect and esteem of all who came in contact with her. Her death will be keenly felt bv a very large circle of friends. A family of eight children Messrs. E. W. Halse (Hastings). E. F. Halse (Auckland). Wm. Halse (Ohura), Neville Halse fHawke's Bav), Mr«. J. B. Roy (New Plymouth). Mrs. T. Bnrd (Taurangal.'Mrs. Arthur Drake (Otaki) Mrs. 11 Long (Auckland) are left to mourn their los«. The funeral will take place at New Plymouth to-morrow (Saturday).