WANQANUI.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 18, 30 April 1903, Page 4

WANQANUI.

(By telegraph from our own correspondent.) A cable message received on Monday from Tenerifle brought news of the death of Dr. Connolly, of Wanganui, who succumbed to an attack of apoplexy, on April 16, on board the homeward-bound Rirautaka. The deceased had been in bad health for some time, and giave up practice last September. Just recently he returned from a long stay at Rotorua, spending a few days in Wanganui prior to joining the Rimutaka at Wellington, and it was understood then that his health had much improved, so that the news of his death on the voyage home has come as a great shock, not only to his many friends, but to the public of Wanganui. The Wanganui ' Herald ' says :— Dr. Connolly, who was about 57 years of age, was highly respected and well known throughout the Colony, and not a few in Wanganui will lament the death of a kind and generous friend, who was ever ready to assist by his skill as a physician and surgeon, and by monetary help, if necessary, those who needed it." The deceased was born at Mullingar, County Westmeath, and had been a resident of Wanganui for nearly 30 years. He was a practical Catholic, and a generous supporter of every undertaking in the cause of religion and education. He leaves a widow and two children at present in Auckland tq mourn their loss, and to them the sincerest sympathy is extended. — R.I. P.