PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 276, 14 April 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cablegram states that" Lady Scott lias arrived in London in good health. Mr. W. T. •Jennings returned from a. visit to the Kin;,' Country on Saturday night. A London cable reports the death of Mary Potter, founder of the British Blue Sisters. Messrs. F. Halse, Dan Long and L. A. Nolan left for-Auckland by the 11aravva. on Saturday. Mr. Mulvey, late of Invcrcargill, has. been appointed chief elerk at the Stratford Post Office. Sir George Clifford wi'.s a passenger for the South by the mail train on Saturday morning. A cablegram from Paris announces the death of the mother ,of M. Poincaire, President of France. ' Captain Stevens, of Stratford, is at present on a visit to New Plymouth, on departmental business. f The Hon. George Fowlds, who was to have left on a visit to England thia month, has postponed his trip until July. The Duchess of Connaught, according to a cablegram received last night, has had her appendix removed, and she is now progressing favourably. Private advice has been received in town of the serious illness at Dunedin of Mr. Percy Ambnrv, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ambury. Little hope is held out for his recovery. Mr. W. 11. Smith, slieepfarmcr, of Poverty Bay, whose death is reported, was a native of Dublin, where he was bom in 1830. He arrived at Turanganui settlement, now known as Gisborne, at the end of 1804. In the f#li towing year hostilities with the Hautfius commenced, and Mr. Smith joined the volunteer force, and was engaged at Waerenga-ahika pa under Captain Wilson, who was badly wounded (says the '"Poverty Bay Herald"). A great number of Maoris were taken prisoners and were eventually deported to Chatham Islands. When the notorious rebel, Te Kooti. who had escaped from punishment. landed at Whareongaonsra, between Young Nick's Head and Whangawehi (Happy .Tack's), Mr.Smith joined the mounted volunteers who were, sent to capture him. The volunteers, however, were repulsed until reinforced by Colonel Whitmore, who event-unllv took up his stand i\t Tiniroto. At this place the Colonel gave permission to the volunteers to return home, and Mr, Smith lived quietly on a small farm at Makar«ka. until the massacre of Major Biggs, Captain Wilson, Sergeant Walsh, and others took place on November lftth, 18(18. TTe then abandoned bis nroperty and became corporal of No. 1 Company of the militia; he remained with the force until 1870. and on returning he received the New Zealand war medal.