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DEATH O.?SIR R. K. 1HOMAS.
IOTE'D II,AEL IDE JTOURNAlIST.
AD ILATDID, Monday.
Tie iondilh aoturred this miornlig oa Sir
folboa 't Kylinn 'I'hoil , thet seniorl pro
priletor of thi "South Aiiutinlian Rotlt
tOa,'t fla a comlilprativoly -Irief illness.
illli end wate oat onoxp oetod. Ever
alnca hlil raettlli at the and of last yoar
train a viait to England he hnal ieta ill
lag, oid for tomiri dayaj iiat plopes of hll
recovery laid boot giyaii oip.
ito wiias a mazn of ii aliigtioily tasainat
leg porionilllty, ond lila death will be
tleclily daliloind. A gieat inodesty ohlir
natoilaod hlla wliol Ilife, but hia nbllulle.l
werat, atclltu iilwaya to bring hlim ilito
the forogroild'.: One ahiroateirilalo inel
ilont of hli lila may be recalled. When
thio naw Lnboue' nowalpipalr, tile "Dally
I-faiold,"w wa aterted Ia Adelnlde, aoam
rnk 'oun atrred Itl the liat iioment ili
the printllng-roons, . 8li* R'obe!rt Th~oma"
at once granted ,tie uia of the "Rogla
to, bionoalinoa to llilt thie first Itliae ot
hla 4;labbit- antalgonlIst, '.o 'this factl
ihey livo iorlit griatefui teatlnmoy', iaid
will .raeaomiiber It all tiiii oare kenly on
aeounit of llas tiaIititmly death.
S1. hobert. was oaly tl yeanis of ago,
anl a "r i of rno litand coaniinilii.g
ihyiihue,'aioaa. Ha ld iheld a numliei of
publio oaifleiua, ; o0,1 ii miembnr of the
cioiliteIlof taile Southi Aitutrallni branch
of the Royal Geographical oSeelaty, and
troun 11100,to Ia1903 roailplel tli position
of liroalident, lt woo a memnborof Ilia
genoral ommnltte of the Adolalde diham.
blar of Comuinormoand wai?it p iidentii 'ot
the hllinmbar In 11000-? I11o wit alo a:
mambol aof .thi .tomnuittea of tlo South
Atuitrolliitii1" B iteion'. Cotpui misIted by
subui?riptlontfor tthi lotitlh Afluiein warn
.lotmime o?' hiid comnittoa ofa the Pa-.
triot uitil, nd.whill rnlded and idlairluti
ad .tille.t! thit viotlmr ao thli , wnr; an
anleapipia aofteit colaimalttea of the national
inomothlo fundItreasurar ao' the OldCol
onlata' Aaasoolntlobiandiu tnrutoout t at
Wyatt Btnavalon Itnstitil ,i, I31 wai
alto an??-puaraldenttof thi Oinsteti Prin.
tr,.:Aaoso?lh?Itn, und waoi ueiiabt,"r oa
thit Aldohltdolnrid Coliinioalal Clubs.
r hlaobert. ltynfln?h'mi aaitondod the
;Impo?atl' Proat Confrun'oo In giilpo of
last aearoa 1110 wtioleloaud chhiriian qf
to ae t o hithe Auiatallanti dolgIto. who
wanit th: Inglouid Iuiotglih Canada, tod
oan uu'uhal Ia Engilnnd woo uointlinouanly
alotohd eaiiiirman ofo the whole of dole.
ates fuanm tiolia o'a-tea. iloinontlan, .to
waa in .aloan toaul 3ilt the ttnirlalh olai,
ganioing committoee ulid ,greutly.oil uuialted
thim: dinlioarglngo.lilW dultlot wilh' gciitt
tnot and ,iudmaioni, n(i with iain o imoad
aaty and telt.offotutmant,. Illa: atrl,;l?i
w'ho.rooognltaduly til knlglthoid coal
f'orrod t.upolf hhlill to the atnihnimotu t-.
Iahootion of lila ?allow 'db11lltoa r ; It
wai, tiia'Itat knlihtiloodt canfered b
the lota IKing fEdwaii ,
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