OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1476, 26 June 1912, Page 5

OBITUARY.

FIELD-MARSHAL SIK GEOKGE WHITE. £y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juno 24. Tha death has occurred of FieldMarshall Sir George Stuart White, V.C., the defender of Ladysmith. / The most recent biographical sketch of tho late Sir George White is that appearing in the new edition.of the "Encyclopedia Britannica." It is as follows:— Sir George Stuart White, the son of an Irish country gentleman, was born in County Antrim on July G, 1835. He was educated at Sandhurst, and in 18S3 joined the luniskillinsjs, with which regiment lie.'served in India (taring the Mutiny in 1857. In the second Afghan War (187880) he was second-.in command of tho Gordon Highlanders.'.whom he led in their charge at the battle of Charasiah. For conspicuous gallantry in this action, and again shortly afterwards at Kandahar, he received tho Victoria Cross. In 18S1 ho assumed command of the Gordon Highlanders; and took part in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85. As Brigadier in the Burmeso War (ISSS-S7) Ue rendered distinguished service, for which he was promoted major-general; and when Sir Frederick (afterwards Lord) Roberts returned to India from Burma in 1887, White was left in command of the force charged with tho duty of suppressing the Dacoits and pacifying tho country. This he accomplished with a thoroughness which earned the thanks of tha Government of India. He was in command of the Zhod expedition in 1890. and in 1893 he succeeded Lord Roberts as Commander-Jn-Chief in India, and during his tenure of this office directed the conduct of the Chitral exncditfnn in 1895 and the Tirah campaign in 1837. In the latter rear he was made G.n.8.. and in 1893 G.C.S.I. TMurning to England in 1898, he became Quartermaster-General to the Forces; and on the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899 h>! was <nven rommancl "f tho frn-res in Natal. He iWeat?4 tl>» Boers at K'andsInasto 0" October 21. 1810. and at Roifnn<<iin on OctoW 24; but tho hers of the B n »rs enabl'd them In invest Ladv=mith, which Sir Geor<?e Whito defended in a si«"fl lasHntf 119 dnvs—from November 2. 1899. to Mnrcb, 1000—in the cour=° of whHi h« refused tq entertain Sir, "R «dvp.rs Bnller's sniErsre-f-.on that lie should Arrange terms of canitii'atinn with Hip *nemy. After *V relief of Ladvsmith. Sir Gwee White, whose health harl 1i»»n impaired by Hie S'e<?e. returned tn England. "n»"l wa'.e appointed in 1900 Governor «f Gibm'ttir. whirls tvisitinn ho I.«M till l"04. Kin? EiVnrd VTI. vim visito.'l tho forties in 1903. nprsinnllv rravf "hii-n- th° baton <■£ a tn IOOr, Sir P»m-»e V".ti> was : a^pnintwl Governor of Ch"l=?n Hospital, and in fhesunc" ypar was decorated with the Order of Merit.

A QUEENSLAND LF.GTSt.ATOR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Brisbane, June 25. Mr. Power, a Legislative Councillor and n prominent lawyer and sportsman, is dead.