PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 24 February 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. E. Jones, of Stratford, left for Auckland lust night oil a business. isi'C,

A Wellington Press telegram states, that the Jlufcp of Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian swimming champion, arrived there hut night. A 'Paris cablegram states that Madame Sarah Bei'inanlt's right leg lias been amputated. The patient is as well as can bu cxpect-cl. Captain T. G. Grubb, of the Stratford. Volunteer Fire Brigade, was yesterday elected a vice-president of the Xew Zealand Fire Brigades' Accident Assurance Association.

Mr. IW. McClellan, choirmaster at St.. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, was enta'tained by tlic choir "last night, ancL presented with a walking-stick and a gold-mounted fountain pen, on the eve oj his leaving for Hawera. Dr. T, H. A. Valentine, Inspector-Gen-eral of Hospitals, returned by th e Matatua from England on Sunday. He waa met o" arrival at by Dr. B. H. Makgill, district health officer, aini Dr J. I'. Frengley, Wellington health officer. Dr Valintine and Dr Fraigley profi •. (led to Wellington on -Monday evening

I Mr. H. J. Okey, 51, P. for Taranaki,. leaves this morning for Wellington. Hereceived a telegram last evening from . the Premier, asking to make tho ; trip in order to confer with liim on several matters concerning the district , which have been under consideration for some time. Mr. Okey hopes to return by Friday's express. Captain Sydney Herbert Da vies, who died on Tuesday evening (says a Dunedin correspondent) was one of the small number of Crimean veterans remaining. Hie eldest son of the late Admiral* George Davies, he was born in what was then the tow n and county of Poole, Dorsetshire, in 183 S. Entering the Boyal Navy in 1851, lie joined Nelson's old flagship, th e Victory, as was at that time the invariable custom* pending appointment to a sea-going ship. Partly ia the Black Sea Fleet and partly ifr the naval batteries before SeDastopol, lie served throughout the Crimean War, re» ceiving a medal and clasp mid' the Turkish medal. He then transferred' to tli© land forces, receiving his first commis--sion in the Army in recognition' of pre* vious service. After receiving liis commission in tho 10th Foot, he passed/ through the school of musketry at; Hythe, and was afterwards instructor of musketry to his regiment. He accompanied the Expeditionary Force to Canada in l&fil. The deceased gentlemam joined the Confederate Forces fn 1863, travelling from Halifax, Nova Scotia,, In a schooner running the blockade. He> landed in South Carolina. His first engagement with th c C.S.A. was Chancellorsville, the famous battle at wliiclr "Stonewall" Jackson, so distinguished" himself, and was unfortunately killed' at the battle of Gettysburg. Captain" Davies was wounded during Pickett's* famous charge. He was eventually appointed adjutant, and assistant in-spector-general to Heath's Division, which appointment he held until General Lee surrendered on April 10, 1865. Subsequently, with the New Zealand Forces, lie served in the latter phase cf the Maori troubles, receiving the Now Zealand medal. After a lengthy residence at Timaru, lie came to Dunedin in 1596, removing in the following year to Eoslyn. '