PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 116, 9 October 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Hie death is recorded of Mr. E. li. Shalders, at Auckland, the founder of the Young Men's Christian Association is tint city. The deco-.sca was ninety years of age.

Captain Jolua Carvossoe Tonkin diel at tna Napier Hospital in his sixtieth year. He was for many years in the service of the Shaw, fiavill and ASbion Shipping Co., tat twenty-six years ago in Napier. •Mr. J. A. Brailsford, a former resident of Now Plymouth, who hag lately been acting as representative, for the Associated Press at Pekin, has gone to Kaiochao with the Anglo - Japanese forces. Mrs. Brailsford, who is a trained nurse, accompanied the forcei as an panibuiance worker.

Sir William Vestry, Bart., head of •file Blue Star Line of steamers' trading to South Africa, and managing director of the Cold Storage Company, Ltd., arrived in Auckland on Sunday. Sir William has been spending some time in Australia, where the company has started largo works at Port Darwin. After visiting Rotorua, Sir William will probably return to London, via the United States.

.Mr. William Gane, for fifty years a settler at Wairan, Marlborough, died somewhat suddenly on Monday evening, aged seventy-two. He was a prominent figure in local polities, and for five years was chairman of the Spring Creek .Road and River Hoards. He was cue of the founders of the Marlborough A. and P. Association.

Admiral Sir George Astley Callaghnn, who is in supremo command of Britain's groat fighting fleet in home waters, is, like Lord Charles Bercsford, an Irishman by birth. His father 'belonged to Cork. He is sixty-two years of age. , The Admiral has his country home at Bathampton, a (parish near Bath, which is associated with the name of another admiral, Philip, who is called "the father of Australia," and was the first Governor of New South Wales.

A quiet tat pretty wedding took place at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, yesterday, when Mr. 11. A, Teasdale, of Nownanby, was-unitod in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Barker, daughter of Mr. H. Barker, Wakefield, England, by Rev. C. Howard. Mrs. Lister aotcd as bridesmaid and Mr. 11. Lister besi man, while the bride was given away by Mr. W. Lister. The happy couplu left by the afternoon train for New Plymouth, where the honeymoon is being spent. How deeply thc British Ministers are personally concerned in the war is shown by the following:--Mr. Asquitli has a nephew in a battleship. Sir Edward Grey also has a nephew under tinflag. Lord Crewe's son-in-law, and Mr. 'Lloyd Goorge's second son are both in the territorials. Mr. Winston Churchill's brother has joined the forces.. Major truest, the. Liberal Whip, has joined his regiment. Colonel Seely, ex-Minis-ter for War, is now with the expeditionary force. Mr. C. F. G. Masterman's brother has volunteered, and Mr. Masterman has also a nephew in thc service. Mr. Mackinnon Wood has a son under tlio flag, while a son of Dr. Mncnamara, who is himself a soldier'j eon, and was born at Quebec, has applied to bo enrolled. Gerald Isaacs, th.i only son of another ex-Minister, who is uow Ijurd Chief Justice, is with the Inns of Court Officers' Corps. The eldest son of Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, who is now on his way home from Canada, will join the forces when, ho arrives in London, if ho has not already linked up with a Canadian contingent.