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Manawatu Standard, Issue 7403, 19 September 1902, Page 3

The death of Mr Kegan Paul, the publisher, at the. age of 74, is chronicled. After his university course he took holy orders, and was for some time vicar of Sturminstcr, in Dorsetshire. He also tried teaching. Then he veered round through agnosticism to positivism, gave up tlio church, and went to . London. There he found occupation as reader •or Mr 11. S. King, the publisher. About this time he wrote his life of Godwin, with the help of mater. , ials supplied by Lady Shelley, who ( was related by family ties to Godwin's daughter May, the wife of Percy Bysslio Shelley. Kegan Paul was taken into the publishing firm, and which subsequently consisted of himself and Mr Trench, son of the archbishop. The "International Scientific Series," the "Parchment Library," and the "Nineteenth Century Magazine," founded to provide an editorship for Mr Knowles, when he was relieved of the charge ol the "Contemporary" (which became religious), were three of Mr Kegan Paul's successful ideas. His most no ted mistake was parting with Robert Louis Stevenson Just as that , writer was about to burst into fame. He seemed to toe alraid of being led by his own liking for literary style into accepting works which the public would not care for. At tho outset of his career he was the hope of the young writers whom ho met at the Saville Club (of which Ste- | venson was a member), but ere long > they found that the learned publisher was degenerating into a mere business man, who for self-protec-tion kept out of their way. Mr Kegan Paul gave up publishing for Tennyson, whose terms wore very high. The business was finally converted into a limited company which Mr Kegan Paul managed for a time. He retired on a pension. In his later years he met with an accident which rendered him a permanent invalid. He amused himself by writing his reminiscences. In his college days he was the friend of Cardinal Newman, and in Jiis mature years, after many changes of opinion, he entered the Church of Rome. The "Athenaeum" fancies he was attracted thither by the miracles performed at Lourdes, which interested him as a sufferer, whom they did not cure.

At Warrnambool (Victoria) a few days ago Mrs Shepherd, the "escaped nun," was announced to give a lecture in the Congregational hall tonight, but excitement ran high and disorder prevailed. There were fully 300 people in the hall and a much larger crowd outside. Numerous constables were present, as it was feared that a disturbance, would occur. Mrs Shepherd's appearance on the platform was the signal for groans and cheers. She commenced her lecture, but was • interrupted. Great pealing to the police to eject those creating the disturbance, but she was informed by Senior Constable Morrison that he could not do so unless she named the offenders. She j left the platform, engaged in a discussion with the police, and threatened to report them. On attempting to resume the lecture she was again greeted with groans, eventually retiring with the • intimation that she would await the arrival of a clergyman who had addressed a meeting on the previous evening. After a long interval the announcement was made that no lecture would be given. The money paid for admission was not refunded. As the people left the hall rotten eggs were thrown, many people being struck. The crowd then followed two men who were believed to be in sympathy with the lecturess, groaning and jostling them until they escaped into a livery stable. The crowd proceeded to an hotel where Mrs Shepherd was believed to be boarding. After further groaning ]ihe crowd disperse cd. A large crowd also proceeded to the residence of the Key. E. Doran, Congregational clergyman, and threw stones, breaking the windows.