PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 July 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable from London reports the death of Sir William Nelson, founder of Nelson’s line of steamers. Mr. L. A. Nolan left New Plymouth on Saturday morning for Wellington, where he attends the annual Racing Conference. Mr. Arthur Vile, recently editor of the Manawatu Daily Times, has been appointed organiser of the Liberal-Labor Party. The funeral of the late Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., took place on Friday. The Wanganui police and members of the legal profession were well represented, and the pall bearers were Messrs N. G. Armstrong (President of the Wanganui Law Society), G. Marshall, Jas Watt, W. J. Treadwell, L. Cohen, and J. Miller (Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court). At the graveside the last rites were performed by the Rev. W. G. Williams. The death occurred in Wellington on Thursday of Captain J. T. King, very well known in Wellington. Captain King was the son of a master mariner, and was born at sea in 1857. His first ship was the John Ritson, and he made his first voyage to New Zealand as junior officer of thei Marival, which brought 460 passengers to Wellington in 1881. His second trip was made in the Oxford as second mate, and he was also an officer in the Shaw, Savill Company, one of fiis vessels being the famous Crusader. He travelled widely before he settled down at Wellington in charge of loading operations with the Gear Company’s transhipping hulk Jubilee. Later, when the Railway and Clasgow Wharves were built, he occupied a responsible position in the head office of the company, and in all served well and truly for 39 years. Captain King was appointed president of the Merchant Service Guild about eight years ago. He was a prominent member of the Druids’ and Masonic Lodges, having been connected with the Druid Lodges for twentyeight years, latterly occupying the position, of Grand Lodge Trustee until bad health forced him to resign from office. Captain King was also a foundation member of the Petone and Taita Masonic 1.-odges, and was a Past Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.