PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 95, 19 May 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. (i. P. Williams, a well-known civil engineer, died at Cliristchurcli last night. -Press wire.

3lr. John Sw all , one of the old residents' of Wellington, died at his residence in Glenbervie Terrace, on Monday. He was in his seventieth year. A London cable states, that George Mermlith, 0.11., is dead. George .Meredith's first book of poems was puliJishcd 54 years ago, and his most famous novel, "The Ordeal of Richard Keverel," iu 1N.V.1.

Mr. Colin Allan. aged S7 years, who came out lo New Zealand in lUilI. under engagement lo the Otiifio Provincial Council, is' cli'ild. lie was the first schlloimaster at Port Chalmers, and was immigration ollicer till 1888. wlich assisted immigration ceased. ■. Acting-llaolor Ching. of YVaiiganui. has been notified that. i,i pursuance of the closing of the Wanganui gaol, Warder Smith is to he transferred to Lyttoltou. the gaol is to be converted into a police gaol, and. when the police take over control, the Acting-Gaoler 's to proceed to New Plymouth with the rank of principal warder.

The dentil occurred in England recently of Captain William Scotland, for many years a master in the Shaw, Savin and Albion Company's service, He was born at Kircaldine. Perthshire, Scotland, and was apprenticed to a West Indian trader when thirteen years of age. Many years were passed in responsible position with London shipping linns, Captain Scotland cominjr to Xew | /en Ia ml in IS7:1. lie was' in command 1 of the New Zealand Shipping; Company's Uangalira for two veal's, am] in 187(1 entereil the service of the Shnw. Snvill and Albion Company, lie successively commanded the (llenora, Cruisailor, and Wcstland for the company, and later superintended the building of some of their steamers. His last command was the jvuniara, his retirement from the sea occurring about three years ago. :lt is satisfactory to learn l-avs the London lllobc) that many Itadi'cal signatures have been added 'to llr. Cnthcni't Was'on's telegram of thanks from the member* of the House of Commons to Xcw Zealand for the Dreadnought gift. .Mr. Wii-oii had «oine light to send il. for lie has himself been a meiuher of the New Zealand Legislature. A Unionist nember. Mr. Arthur Fell, is the only born New Zealander in the House. Mr. Cathcart Wason was once a Liberal Unionist, but descried the party for limlicalism „s lie deserted the Jia'r for slieep-farmiiig. lie is' a person of very independent mind, a-ad has an odd taste for knitting in leisure moments. Mr. Fell came to Oxford from Xew Zealand, and has since made himself one of the most powerful champions of tariff rP . form. He triniiiphantly defeated a pctilion against his return for Yarmouth. l!r. W. 11. Hansey. „110 died recently at Kaponga. was a well-known Xort'ii Otugo settler, he having been n familiar Hfture in the district for over llftv years llr. Dausoy arrived at Port Chalmers in the ship I'ndsey Dawson i„ |x.y| | Mll enme oil in Hie ship | 0 Welliiigto,', and Nelson, and visited different parts of tim -Middle Island. In IS.V,. will' Mr [' \ Weld (afterwards Premier of Xew Zealand and Oovcnior of New South Wales) and Dr. I). Monro (after Speaker of the House „f llepresenlalives). I xploivd the route fro,,, Wairau to Canterbury via Fnnulalc and ll». Upper Clarence river. ]„ |s.-,7 .\| r , |) ir .is ( .v look possession ol'Otcknike run. w ;!icrc |„. remained ti" 1»71, when he went l„ live in Oainaru. In Pur; \|,.. n .„ ls( , v |,.ft Itninam for Tnranaki. DansevV' Piss on which he hit. thoujtl, i„/,|i,| ' llO l: claim to he liic original discoverer was named after him.