PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 212, 28 August 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL

Captain P. O. Read, of the missing Il'awea, Was married at Sydney only two months ago. Najvs has been received in Christchurch of the death at Capetown of Mr. Charles Walkdcn, who for twenty years was city engineer of Christehurch. Mr. Lewis O'Neil, solicitor, died at Hamilton on Monday. He had been In bad health for several months. Mr. O'Neil had practised his profession in Hamilton since 1872. Che funeral of the late Mr. George Neiil took place at Lepperton yesterday, a large number of settlers paying respect to the memory of deceased. He leaves three daughters—Mrs. William Feakins and Mrs. James Payne, of Lepperton, and Mrs. Richards, of Pungare.hu. His wife predeceased him Jjy three years. News has been received at Nelson of the death at Willowmore, .South Africa, of Dr. 15. T. Mellmish, son of Mr. R. T. Melhuish, of Nelson, from blood-poison-ing, after performing an operation on a paitieiit. Deceased was formerly of I 1 Nelson College, and was engaged by the Grand Junction Railway Company, Cape Colony. He also served in the Boer ! war. Mr. J). 31. Luckie, Assistant Commissioner of the Government Life lnsur--1 auce Department, has retired from the Department under the Superannuation Am. lie was well known in the earlier days of New Zealand journalism as > editor of the Nelson Colonist, the Ne ' Zealand Herald, and the Evening Post. ; lie was appointed Commissioner of the Government Insurance Department in 187!), hulding that position till 183!!, when lie retired, owing to ill-health, but continued in ollicc as Assistant Coni--1 missioner. lie is nearly 81 years of age.—Press wire. It now transpires that Miss Dulcie Dcamer, daughter of Dr. Deamer, A Featherston, and a young lady who lias shown a remarkable literary faculty, is to marry Mr. Albert Goldie, who was advance representative in New Zealand for the "Mother Goose" and "Prince Chap" Companies. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Goldie leave for Calcutta, .Mr. (!oldie being under agreement to manage the tour of the East to be made

Iby a company headed by Mr. Hugh Ward and Hiss Grace l'alotta. A -marriage iu high life took place in the Royal Chapel ou the island of Tonga recently, the bridegroom being Jiao.it Finau, hereditary chief of Vauvau, and the bride Finau Halaevalu, a cousin of the King of Tonga (George Tabau 111 ). The lady was attired in the regulation white satin, and veiled in flowing gossamer, and the groom perspired in a still collar and a dross suit-. The Premier took the part of the father, and gave the bride away, the wedding service being performed toy the Rev. J. B. Watkin, chaplain to the King. The chapel was crowded with interested guests, among them a good many of the European residents. The wedding breakfast was held in the palace, and- food, both native and European, was provided in abundance. There died in Auckland recently Mrs. W. Bertram White, one of New Zenland's links with the past. The late Mrs. White was born in 1830, off Hoirianga Heads, on a vessel owned by ner late father, Captain <l. E. Clendon, R.N., one of the early Russell settlers, and on« of the first members of the Legislative Council. The deceased was educated by the wife of the late Archdeacon 11. Williams. During Hoke's war Captain Clendon removed his family to Pallia for safety. When the Maoris sacked Russell the first ship tlutcalled took only one letter for "the mail." This was a letter written by the late Mrs. White to a friend. The Governor, on the arrival of the letter, commandeered it, as it was the only document that was at all likely to give any news of the state of affairs in Russell. He 'was very pleased with Jie luciditv of the letter, remarking that it would be a credit to a skilled war correspondent. Mrs. White was married at the ancient, lmllet-searred church at Russell. There were thirteen children of the marriage, and ten survive—eight daughters and two sons. One of the daughters is Mrs. Cramond, wife of Mr. Cramond, Wellington, manager for Thos. - Cook & lions. Air. White still survives, and is eighty-seven veal's of age. ( The death of Sir Thomas Maunseil, f cousin of the late Archdeacon Maun- i sell, at the age of thirty-six, is an- < nounced from London. He was the 1

second son of Mr. George Mcares Maunseil, of Ballywilliam. County Limerick, Ireland, a former high sheriff of the (.'ountv, and was educated at West Park House Sflioiil, Clifton, Bristol, and fit Trinitv College, Dublin. He entered the army in May, 1842, and served m the 32n<l Regiment throughout the Punjab campaign of 1818-!),_ taking part '.n the first and second siege operations before M'ooltan. Reaching the rank of captain ill October, 1850, he took pa/t in the war with Russia in 1854-5-6, scrvin« ill the Eastern campaign of 1804 I and up to February 20th, 1855, with the I 28th Regiment, including the battles ot Alma and Inkerman. and the siege ot Sevastopol. He afterwards served in the Bombay Presidency during the latter part of the Indian Mutiny. He reached the rank of colonel in 1873, and was nominated C.B. in 1875, being placed on the retired list with the lank of major-general in 1881, and given a distinguished service reward ill 188.1. On the occasion of the celebration of the King's Birthday, in 1000, he wis promoted to lie ft K.C.B.