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Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 182, 21 December 1881, Page 3

jv'kAi Beh)sxox,«rt M&k. r'- Sir Joshh j-Mason died on vJime 16th, stthei ripe age /c^ei«EbJgKrsi^.j«ai's,>/ began life; at Kid4c-mijister ss a street hawker ej cakes, fruits, and vegetables. He w<ent to .Birmingham m 18141.^6^ ten years af;ter he started^ on his own. account, as a mannfectnreref^it riui'arby inaci»inery, to which iea^triards addeA the indug.itrff of sw»ufecti«; : g stctelpens, He was ialmost entirely self-edusated. He was a, good matt and ,one of great bei^eyolenefi In lSfiO.he established an orphanage at Erdington, at which jn«titutipn fiVe hup r dred children are gra^tpusly lodgeii, Clotked, fed, an& educated. Ift, 1&72 he received ths honor of ''^' gave to Biraingbara that noble institu■tion.i tie Mason Science. ..Geltege, "which' was: opened m Pebrflary, 1*80; iThis. building soit him sixty t^qusand pounds Ifor \H erection, and he; afterwards en-r dowed itratraiCfst of a quarter e^a i«Ulion sterling. Tie •rpbanp^e at lidiojton it is calculated cest him fully three j hqq^rtd and sixty ttounds Besides thezn, !he gajc.to^KliddeTminsfer a 'iKspeßsary, to, u^t£jss<H|k -a ' Sir" Josiab Masj?n wJUitong be 7remem)t^red, inotv only fo.r bis pnncelyi rberievolence, butj Wat sympathy witn the~ weak, distretscdv oppresfed, and. suffering ftllqw. creatures. ; Qi:th« maia whp haye rgzAt' piincsly -SiJ^nßeii, inJsei!^ Zeajfapav wijl any be fqwnd to emulate the eiampte # ithifi grand old: Christian, ."geiitl(KS"i.^ iwblsse name apd kfcme mttJ «9t I* &&■■ Tfbrgpttafeti -■.;,'{. ■■■:> ■;•",,.,',;""';;,"", 1 . . Lritk, B«iDGB.~It may nbe ooted^ sas ■sbpwing the perfection^to which] inch •thingt are. brpught nowadays, Ithat th^j jswmg [ bridge^ fi»rim'ng^ihe e.nti'anpe \q. the new lieith dock was a^ned by, a: child •( four, ths-ssn of.the resident • snIgi^ter.! r.Tbe bridge; wkieh ia moved by 'Bydrasjlie. powjer^ weighs 4O6;toni and cost £16,000. ■Notice has alsQ>ten taken of the fact Jbat :T t_be T enHre ? cq«t of th,js spiendid^lock f£400,000) is just the same as w*s that, of one ef the bow antiquated ■mtn:ofcwar under the Duke's .fiig^theli Warrior, 6omuclig«o9tlier/andless.satisTafjtoixin.wartban.peftce. ,