The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-24
CLAIMS.
PORTUGUESE
CONSUL
Senior Antonio de souza Cana
yarro succumbs to Attack Of
Heart Disease After Illness Of
Two Weeks Funeral Services
viii Be Held at Catholic Cath
edral.
(From wednesday Advertiser. /,

A victim Of heart failure, after an
illness Of two weeks, Senior Antonio de
souza Canavarro, consul general repre-.
sentfng the Republic of Portugal in Ia.
waii, died yesterday morning at six
o clock at the home of DIR. Luiz X. Gas.
par, where the diplomat had been cared
for during his illness.
Senior Canhyarro's death had been
expected and in the closing hours Of
his life he was made aware Of his Sc
rious condition. Following the an.
nouncement Of his death all consular
flags in the city were half.masted as n
mark Of respect to the memory Of one
Of the Oldest and most popular foreign
representatives in the Territory.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning. The remains will be carried
from the undertaking parlors Of II. II.
Williams, Fort street, to the. Catholic
Cathedral at nine o'clock IL the morn.
ing, following which there will be ser.
vices lasting until ten o'clock These
services will be attended by the diplo-
matte corps, the Governor, army and
navy officials and representatives OF the
Territory and the municipality, as well
as the general public. From the eathe.
dral, the body win be carried in solemn
procession to the Catholic Cemetery on
King street, where interment will take
place.
Member Of Old Family.
Antonio de souza Canavarro was born
near the city Of Oporto. in the prov.
ince Of Traz-os- Monies, Portugal. No.
yember 80, ls49, and would be sixty.
five years Of age next November. lie
was a member Of one Of the Oldest fam
lies Of the North of Portugal ana was
educated at the University Of Coimbra
which was established in 1891. He en-
tered the Portuguese navy and soon
rose to be a first lieutenant, seeing con-
siderable service in the Portuguese pos
sessions on the East and West coasts az
Africa, India aud the Orient. M
In 1882 Senior Canavarro arrived IN
Honolulu, having been Commissioned AZ
consul for Portugal to the then MON.
archy Of Hawaii, succeeding Jaciutho
Pereira, consular agent and father ~
ex-Associate Justice Antonio Perry.
Consular Agent Pereira died in 1881.
Consul Canavarro was one Of the FIRST
foreign diplomats to recognize the pro-
visional government established here.
following the overthrow Of Queen LII.
uokalani. After Hawaii became a Ter.
ritory Of the United States senior
Canavarro was raised to be consul gen
eral, in which position he was Continued
by the Portuguese Republic after the
overthrow of the monarchy and de-
thronement Of King Manuel III. During
his only visit to Portugal Senior Cana
varro was made captain and later pro-
NOTED to contra-admiral in the Portn-
guese navy.
Member Of Order Of Foresters.
The deceased was member of Court
Canoes, No. $40, Ancient Order Of
Foresters, whose officers and members
will attend the funeral tomorrow In n
body, as will the officers and members
Of the Lusitana, Santo Antonio and OH.
er Portuguese societies and organiza-
lions in the city.
Senior Canavarro was marrfed
man, his wife, an English woman who
had become convert to Theosophlsm
leaving for India years ago, where. X
is believed, she still resides. som
George Canavarro, is now In the emrlov
of the United States forestry service ~
the State Of Washington.
The day before his death, senior
Canayarro, realizing his approaching
end, appointed DIR. Luiz r. Gaspar. his
eountryman, physician and infinite
friend, as consul, ad interim, and 10
this effect notified Governor Pinkham.
The letter of notification, now on file
in the Office of the Governor, was prob.
ably the last Official document signed by
Senior canayarro.
/ Conveys News to Governor.
Doctor Gaspar, accompanied BY DR..
a. Marques, who on many occasions rep
resented Portugal as acting consul dur
ing the absence of Senior Canavarro.
yesterday called on the Governor ana
members of the diplomatic corps. "a
whom they officially communicated the
news Of the death Of the Portuguese
consul general.
As consul, ad interim, Doctor Gaspar
yesterday eabled to,the Portuguese min
ister Of foreign affairs, at Lisbon. the
announcement Of Senior Canayarro,s
death and asked for instructions az 10
the disposition of the consulate, pend,
ing the appointment of new consul
general. There IL a possibility that
Doctor Gaspar may be named 10 succeed
senior Canavarro He is well known Ia
Lisbon and ~ known TO be an ardent
Republican. A nephew, DIR. Luiz Gas.
par is deputy in lower house Of the
Portuguese congress. The matter Of his