OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1917, Page 5

OBITUARY.

■ HON. DR. McNAßjf ' ' '''' By Telegraph.—Press 'AsseefitJaK.' •' Wellington, Last NlgW* > . ■' The Hon. Dr. McNab (Minister of ft Marine) died last night. He bad teen. ill four weeks, and suffered with heart, trouble. A seizure on Thursday caused ■' considerable physical strain, "but ' tha ■*', patient afterwards seemed to improve: till last night, when another attack came on and proved fatal. The body it' to be taken South to-morrow night, and i will be buried at luvercargill on jWj&V . nesday. " ' t DETAILS OP THE. UXNESB* , [ ■ EFFECT ON POLITICAL SITOATIOJtI (By Telegraph.—Special to News.)) r ) Wellington, Last Night. 1 ',, The gravest fears concerning his can* dition bad been entertained 'by Dr,' McXab's medical attendants and intimato friends for some days, and the announcement of bis death on Saturday. night did not enme altogether as a prise to the public. He was admitted to, ' a private hospital a month ago, suffer-. - . ing from a minor trouble, and nude such good progress under treatment that at the end of a week 'he was able, to take a motor drive. On the follow* ing day, however, he developed fiymp* toms of pleurisy, and a closer examina<i tion revealed serious heart trouble, which threatened alarming complies tions. Subsequently his condition flucr tuated from, day to day, tout it neves was entirely satisfactory, and a week ago his friends were apprehensive ot the worst result. He showed a slight; ,■ improvement on Saturday morning, buij be was worse again towards the even* ing, and at 10 o'clock he passed quietly) away. Naturally there is too much genuine) , regret among Dr. MeNab's colleagues in the Cabinet to allow them to discus* in any detail the probable effect of hi* death upon the political situation. Tk>, doctor was acting-leader of the Liberal . Party during the absence of Sir Jbaepbi Ward, but in this position he had asto>i ciated himself with Mr. Macßonald and 1 Mr. Myers, and doubtless these two> gentlemen will continue to discharge "r the not very orierous duties of the office* under the arrangement made between the parties when the Nations! Govern. ment was formed. The Reformers wiU , oiler no official opposition to the Liberal candidate nominated. to till thai vacancy in the representation ofi Hawke's Bay, and, presumably, it W M vest with Sir Joseph Ward to name tke new member of the Cabinet to the Minister of Justice. In this cen« ncct.ioii the names of Mr. Forbes, Mr, Buddo, Mr. Sidey, and Mr. Veitch alt . , ready have been mentioned, but the geographical considerations which enter largely into such matters may lead to ' preference being gfven to a North Island member. •,; Arrangements for the funeral are no* yot definitely settled, but to-night there) js some talk of it taking place near th« deceased Minister's old home in thej, ; South. J

i I MR. G. S. WHITE. flcnoral regret was felt in ifew Ply« mouth on Saturday when it became, known that Mr. Ccorge Stephen White, of the. (inn of Messrs. S. B. White and Sons, had passed away. Mr. White, who was 40 years of age, suffered a serious illness about twelve months' ago, and never thoroughly recovered. After, his partial recovery he resumed his duties in the firm's establishment* Oil Friday lit) had a recurrence of hit ail--ment, and . dentil occurred early, on Saturday morning. Mr. White w»«. always closely identified with churchy work, and until shortly before his death) took a keen interest in matters pertain-: ing to education, lie was secretary of' the Fitzroy School iCoimnittcs, and of; ■ the School Committees' ABSociation. He' wns a member of the Taranaki A&ricuW < itural Society, and wa,s a. promlsingi member of the Fitzroy Bowling Olub.l During his lifetime Mr. While was held! in the highest esteem by all with whom; he came in contact. Many of the thog. 'windows in town were draped on Saturday out of respect to his memory. T*» sympathy of a,large section of the eenv, inunity is extended to the bereaveoY widow and the four children. Th*' ' funeral took place yesterday afternoon, several hundred being present at the T», ,» Hi'iiui Cemetery, where the interment, took place. The Rev. B. A. Pavel 1 "fU v ' elated at the graveside, ' 'V.