PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death of the Rev. C. J. Merlon, vicar oE llclensville, and formerly of Canterbury, is announced. A cable from New York reports the death of Mr. John Lancaster Spalding. Private W. A. Marshall, who is very well known in New Plymouth, has been wounded during the recent fighting in France. Mr. Mallahien, Coalitionist, has been returned unopposed for the Colne Valley by-election, due to Mr. Leac'h'i} retirement through illness. London cable. A cable from Melbourne reports the death of Rev. Father Shaw, who had just completed the sale of his wireless plant to the Commonwealth Government. In Saturday's casualty list appeared the name of Trooper Evan David Jones, who died of influenza at the Military Hospital, Bullford, <jn August 21. His next-of-kin is Mrs. P. Jones, Midhirst. Mrs. Arabella Messenger, whose death occurred on Friday, was a member of llhe Mace family, who came to New Plymouth from Madeira in the barque St. Michael, arriving on December 2, 1852. Cn July 26, ISO 3, she married Lieutenant W. B. Messenger, who was made a captain a few days later, and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. The deceased lady was of a most lovable disposition, and her death will be greatly regretted by a wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Shepherd, of Auckland, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding on Tuesday. The service was performed in Grafton road Wesleyan Church on August 22, 1916, by, the Rev. \V. Morley, now Dr. Morlev, who resides in Australia. The bride of fifty years ago was Miss Selina Stephenson, of Newton. Mr. Shepherd was born in New Plymouth 73 years ago, and is a well-known member of the Auckland Stock Exchange. General Godlev has written as follows to a resident in Rangitikei about Colonel j Young: "You must all of you be very [ proud of Colonel Young, the Marton man. You realise no doubt that he has got three rewards, the C.M.G., the D.S.O. and Legion of Honor, and he has earned every one of them most thoroughly. He has proved himself to be quite one of our best officers, and has always been in the thick of every fight that we have had —the landing, the fight when the New Zealand brigade went down to Cape Helles, and the battle of Sari Bair, and the evacuation."

The late Mr. DugaUl Mc.Kellar, who died at Wellington on Friday, was a son of Dr. Dugald McKellar, of London, and came out to New Plymouth by the barque St. Michael, arriving here on December 2, 1552, with his brothers, Messrs Henry, Alfred, and ,lames. The St. Michael called at .Madeira, where Mrs. McKellar, senr., and the younger members of the family, who had resided on the island for some years, joined the party. Upon their arrival here the McKellar family settled at Ornata. In 1858 Mr. Dng&ld McKellar joined the Customs Department at New Plymouth, and on Che outbreak of the Maori war in March, ISOO, joined the forces and rendered useful service. About IStB he was transferred to Auckland. Thence he went to Tauranga, and subsequently to other ports, eventually being appointed collector at Wellington, and finally secretary for customs, from which position, lie retired several years ago. latterly he lived at Kelbourne, Wellington.