OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2705, 17 January 1906, Page 28

OBITUARY.

Mr Arthur B. Morgan, whose death on board the Monowai as she was entering Sydney Harbour is' reported, was chairman of the Avon Road Board and a member of the Canterbury Tramway Board. The deceased gentleman was about 35 years of age, and had only been married a few monrhs. His wife was formerly Miss Broadway of this city. Mr John Tait, who has for the past sis years been manager of Messrs R. Campbell' and Sons' Otekaike Station, died in Dunedin oa Monday, Bth, after a painful illness. Mr Tait had a very Eever'e attack of internal heniorrlioge two years ago (says the Oamaru Mail), and was ' only " pulled through by careful' nursing. He leaves a widow and one senMr Tait, who was in his six' '--second year, had been for 35 years in the service of the company, having been in turn, manager o£ the Galloway (Central Otago), BurwoodT (Southland), and Otekaike Stations. He had spent the whole of his life amongst stock, and was generally recognised as an authority, particularly on merino sheep. Mr Tait wa3 a valuable servant of the company, and wa3 , generally popular throughout the district. i The flags at Port Chalmers and on some ; of the shipping offices in Dunedin were halfinasted on Wednesday afternoon as a token of respect to the late Captain James Malcolm, tho one time commodore of the U.S.S. Company's fleet. Captain Malcolm in tho early days of the settlement was in the , employ of the late Mr John Jones, and 'afterwards commanded the s.s. Stormbird. He- next took cl-arge of the pioneer vessel of the U S S Company's fleet, the smart little steamer .Maori. Subsequently Captain Malcolm took command of the Wanaka, Ladybird, Penguin, end Tiuaroa as these vessels were added to the company's fleet. He retired from' the company's service in 1881. He knew the West Coast as very,few skippers did in the early days, rind he became associated with several mining ventures in that district, which unfortunately did not come up to expectations. L'wo years ago he was the victim of paralytic strokes, from which he never properly leeovered. The flags at the U.S.S. Company's office and on the steamers Karamea and Wimmera were half-masted yesterday as a tribute lo the memory oi the deceased, who in aia day was one of the most popular skippers on the coast. He was'a keen and active member of the Masonic body and an original member of the Otago Kihvinniiig Lodge, S.C. He held! several important offices in the Pripry of Otago, Knight's Templar. Captain Malcolm's rloatn will be keenly felt by a wide circle of friends'. -' Mr James T. Dal'as. a colonist of 41 years' standing, died afc Kakapuaka on Wednesday. The deceased was aged 59 years, and eajne to the colony with his brother Charles in the ship Storm Cloud in 1861. He was tho fifth son of the late Mr John Dallas, of Te Houka. For two years James worked in tli« Tokomairiro district, and then went to the Clutha. The deceased took no part in publio life, but was possessed of many estimabla qualities, which endeared him to friends and! acquaintances. He leaves a widow, four daughters, and one son to mourn their loss. The Bruce Herald repoits the death of Mt Thoa. Parker, one of the early settlers ml the Tokomairiro district. The deceased was born in Yorkshire in 1838, and was brought up to farming^ pursuits. In company with, "liis brother Joseph, now living at liicnclutha, Mr Parker left Liverpool for Melbourne im 1859, and after being storm-tossed for ,70 days the ship was disabled in the Bay of Biscay, and put back to Liverpool, eventually arriving in Melbourne after a long voyage. • Tho brothers remained there for .a. very short time-, and came on to Port Chalmers by the .Occam Chief in 1860. Soon after arrival in New, Zealand they' went away to the diggings atf Gabriel's Gully, but returned to Milton later on in the same year. Mr Thomas Parker then commenced as a waggoner round the goldfields district, and relinquished this after five years to take up farming on the Tokomairiro Plain. Some years later the deceased! sold his property, and paid a visit to therHome Country. Upon his return about 12 months later, Mr Parker bought the farming property known as Brooklands. farmed it fon about 20 years, and then disposed of itf. During his residence at Brooklands the de* ceased purchased high-class stock throughout? the district and made numerous trips td Sydney, Melbourne, and Queensland in order) to dispose of his purchases, and. -he succeeded very well with his ventures. A further visit to the Home Country was arranged/ and upon his return Mr Parker purchased! Southfield, on Inchclutha, from the late Mr, H. P. Hardy and Dr Hocken, but never, personally farmed this property. About four: years ago he contracted a severe form of in* fluenza, which seriously affected his health*, and left him with chronic bronchitis. H« travelled throughout the Australian colonies for the benefit of his health, but, not making much improvement, left on a trip to thct Old Country in February last. This trip did not have the desired effect, as Mr PaxkexJ died in Yorkshire on the 24th November last,after having made all arrangements an*l booked his passage for return to N«w Zealand. Mr Parker was never married, and ia survived by his brother, Mr Joseph Parker,at Incbclutha, and two brothers and form sisters ia the Home Country.

The old mansion in Ireland where Olivefi Goldsmith was born is in dispute. Mr James Lloyd, a descendant of the poet, if seeking to regain possession, -