OBITUARY. 



ARTHUR MILNES MARSHALL. 

 Born June 8, 1852. Died December 31, 1893. 



THE Owens College and the Victoria University have suffered, by 

 the sad death of Professor Marshall, an irreparable loss ; in him 

 they have lost not only one of their most briUiant professors, but also 

 one of the most loyal of their servants. 



Ever bright and cheerful, no difficulty ever daunted him, and no 

 amount of work appeared to be too much for him. He was one of 



ARTHUR MILNES MARSHALL. 

 [From a photograph by Wamnck Brookes, Manchester.) 



those rare men who are always working and never tired, although 

 they do more work than any average man could do in twice the 

 time — always busy, but never too busy to give help to those who 

 needed it. His clear insight into the practical problems which had to 

 be solved, combined with unusual foresight and tact, enabled him to 

 avoid the difficulties in which others were constantly entangled ; but 

 when a serious difficulty was actually encountered, no man was more 



