Obituaries Australia

Mr Sam [Samuel] Smith who was well known in Labour circles, died on Saturday. Mr Smith was closely identified with the Seamen's Union and was assistant secretary of that body during the great maritime strike of 1890. When Mr T. M. Davies the secretary of the union was returned to Parliament in 1901 as the member for Pyrmont Mr. Smith succeeded him as secretary and some years later he also succeeded Mr Davies as the representative for Pyrmont in the Legislative Assembly and sat until he was appointed as the employees' representative in the Arbitration Court, in which position he did excellent work for a number of years before he was overtaken by ill health. Mr Smith took a prominent part in the legislation in connection with the periodical examination of ferry boats and sea going vessels. Mr Smith was succeeded on the Arbitration Court Bench by Mr Edward Riley, M.P. The deceased was 58 years of age and the funeral will leave his late residence Fairleigh, Glebe Point road, at 1 o'clock, to-day for Rookwood cemetery.