OBITUARY NOTICE OF THE LATE 

 GEORGE WALL. 



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 {Extract from the, " Ceylon Independent," l^aturday, 



December 22, 1894.) 



George Wall is dead. What a depth of meaning is con- 

 tained in those words can only be appreciated by those who, 

 like him, have become as it were a part of Ceylon itself. The 

 name of George Wall was a household word in Ceylon, and by 

 his death a landmark is removed, a link connecting the present 

 with the past. He was a monument of energy, perseverance, 

 and unswerving loyalty to those in authority, and made for 

 himself a name which has become written in imperishable 

 letters in the history of the Colony. The Government of 

 Ceylon has lost one who was at once a trusty ally and a 

 determined opponent, one who had the courage of his convic- 

 tions, and who maintained them at times against overwhelming 

 odds, one who was never afraid to speak his mind and to do 

 what he believed to be his duty whether it was on the side of 

 the Government or on the side of the people. The public of 

 Ceylon have lost a true and faithful champion, a patriot to the 

 backbone ; the world of Science and Literature has lost a 

 bright and shining light, and we a gentle master, a ready 

 counsellor, and a true friend. 



To attempt to write an adequate obituary of George Wall 

 would be to attempt to record the history of Ceylon. He was 

 born in the early days of British Government in this Island, 

 he came out to it when it and he were in their prime, he grew 



