OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 29

OBITUARY.

The death occurred at Cromwell on the 12th of Mrs M'Laren, who is wide'” known throughout Otago as the proprietress of the Globe boardinghouse, which she had controlled for some vears. The deceased was 45 years of age, arid a native of Cromwell, and had alwavs been hard working and industrious. During the last 10 years she oid not enjoy good health, and the fatal illness intervened only a few days prior to her death. Mrs M’Laren is survived by a family of three daughters. The death is announced ‘from Hereford, England, of Alderman A. P. Turner, who had a world wide reputation as a breeder of Hereford cattle, the countries to which he exported his stock including New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. He was the first English judge of Hereford* at the Internationa! Fat Stock Show at Chicago, and was regarded as the foremost authority on the breed. A Maori woman named Mahurea Tauranga Meihana died at Clove,don, aged 105

Mr Gilbert Laing-Meason, who has died in Wellington, at tho age of 72 years, was (says our Wellington correspondent) an able engineer who specialised ip river work, drainage, and irrigation. During the past 25 years he had been engineer to the Hutt River Board. The iate Air Laing-Meason was also during that period engaged by many local authorities in drainage and river work, and also in the construction of bridges. So far as the Hutt Valley is concerned, the district owes its salvation from flood very largely to his engineering ability. The death is announced here (says our Wellington correspondent) of Mr Frank Doogan, a journalist of great promise on the slalf of the New Zealand Truth, at the early age of 25 years. Hi? verses were widely known, nor only in New Zealand, hut in Australia also. The deceased was the son of Mr H. F. Doogau, of Gre.vmOuth, where he was born and received his primary education. His death was due to chest trouble supervening as the aftereffect of a severe cold.

The death occurred at Auckland on Friday last of Mr J. M. M'Laren. at the age of 85 years. The late Mr M'Laren was an old resident of the goldfields. He was a native of Glasgow, and served his time there as a civil and mining engineer, passing through the Glasgow University. He arrived at Dunedin in 1864, and remained in Otago and in the W T est Coast districts until 1863, when he came to Thames, and was appointed district engineer by the Auckland Provincial Government. He was afterwards given charge of the Ohinemun district, and later was appointed Inspector of Mines for the North' Island, a position he held until his appointment as engineer to the Thames County Council. He retired a few years ago. Deceased was a prominent Freemason, being a pastmaster of Lodge Sir Walter Scott, and one of the charter members ot the Hauraki Royal Arch Chapter. He leaves a widow and four children. His son, Mr Malcolm M'Laren, had a brilliant career at the Otago and Auckland University Colleges, as a mining and geological student, and was afterwards for many years Director of the Coromandel School of Mines. Then he went to Queensland as assistant Government Geologist in that State, and after a year took up geological research in England at the Davey Faraday Laboratories. Next lie visited India as ginning specialist to the Government there. In late years he has been engaged in private practice with London as his headquarters. The death is reported from Dannevirke of the Rev, Alexander Grant, aged 78 years. a former Moderator of the Presbyterian General Asembly, and who was for over 20 years in charge of Knox Church at Dannevirke.