The Archive · 1899

Arrival of a New Official

The uew assistant Harbour Master, Mr, Basil Reginald Hamilton Taylor, arrived here feom England on the 22nd instant, by the P.& 0. steamer Jawa, Captain Rums-y, the Harbour Master, whose leave has "been twice deferred, will now, I presume, be able to get away shortly, THE LATE MR, GRANVILLE SHARP, It seems, by Inter intelligence, that Mr, Simp died suddenly at Norwich atthe residence of Mr. Francis Sutton, on the 16th of August. He wus 74 yenrs of age. There seems little doubt that he has left his Penk property as x site for a hospital for women nud children, and I hear that he las bequeathed £50,000 for endowment of the same.

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