OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16259, 9 July 1918, Page 9

OBITUARY.

0 MR A. 1. DAVIS. jlr Arthur Lewis Davis, who died at {( e Christchurch Hospital on Sunday, jggd 34 years, was the motor-driver (id electrician at the Central Fire Station. He joined the Brigade in 1907, *hen it was under the control of the Christchurch City Council, as engineer md caretaker at the old Lichfield street station, and when the Fire Board came jjto being, his engagement was continued. He was a capable and enereetic member of the staff, and his death £ keenly felt by his comrades with w bom he was vei-y popular. He had ,erved under the late Superintendent £. Smith, Superintendent Erck, and the present Superintendent, Mr C. C. Warner, all of whom had a high opinion of his capabilities. Mr Davis was taken ill with appendicitis seven weeks ago, but made a good recovery, and returned to duty a fortnight ago last Wednesday. While Mr Davis was a patient at ' {ho hospital, his wife, who had been removed to the institution a few days < earlier to undergo an operation, died f tiere. Though apparently quite over his illness, Mr Davis had another bad torn last week, and was again removed to the hospital, where his death took place on Sunday. The funeral will leave the Central Fire Station at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow for the Linwood Cemetery.

MR R. A. CHISHOLM

(SPECIAL TO "THJC FBES3.")

INVERCARGILL, July 8. The funeral of the late Mr Robert Alexander Chisholm, at one time a well known figure in Canterbury and Southland banking circles, was largely attended to-day. Born in Edinburgh, the late Mr Chisholm arrived in Auckland in 1852, and some time after entered the servieo of the Bank of New Zealand, being stationed for a time at "Lyttelton. He was later appointed pianngflr of the Bank at Timaru, where he remained for 30 years. Towards the end of his professional career lie was' appointed manager at Invercargill, retaining this position until his retirement some 20 years ago, since when he had: lived alternately in Christchurch and Invercargill. In 1886 Mr Chisholm was married at Timaru to Miss Alice Settlings, whoso father was then chief surveyor at Timaru. Mrs Chisholm survives her husband, and of tho family Hugh is with Messrs Pyne and Co. (Cheviot), James is manager of the of New Zealand at Hunteryille, and Frederick is manager of Wright, Stephenson and Co., at Auckland; two daughters are married in Invercargill and a third is Mrs Wilford Rutherford, of Waihao Downs.

Mr Samuel Young, of West Taieri, died on Sunduy in his 80th year. He arrived in Australia from Glasgow in 1862 bringing with him tho three Clydesdale stallions Champion, Rob Roy, and Controller. The stallion Champion was subsequently bought for £525 by Messrs Imrie and Bl*ir, or Otago. Mr Young arrived at Fort Chalmers in 1863, and bought the stallion Tannahill, and also some land where tho Mosgiel Woollen Factory now stands. Ho farmed the land for nearly thirty years. In 1892 ho acquired his present property, Bushy Parle. in 1899 Mr Young, with Messrs Patrick Blacki© • and Irving, visited England and boueht a mare and five stallions, which thoy hroucht to Net." Zealand., Mr Young's stables - contained some ot tlw finest and most valuable m th« Otaeo district, inany of which have taken champion and first awards at lj' various shows.