PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16050, 29 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

When Mr 0. W. S. Chamberlain retired from the council of the Otago Acclimatisation Society last year ho was asked if he would accept a memento of his connection with tlie society in the shape of a stag’s head. Mr Chamberlain said ho would b© glad to accept it. The society thereupon got a good head from Mr Faulks, of Hawea, and. it will be presented at the first convenient opportunity. Colonel P. C. Fenwick was among tho passengers by the Biverina from Sydney (wires our Wellington correspondent), and will leave for his home in Oliristchurclrby the ferry steamer on Wednesday night. Colonel Fenwick left New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force in October, 1914, and during tho last 16 months has been serving with tho colonial troops in Egypt and at the Dardanelles. He was at the first landing at Gallipoli, and after three or four strenuous months on the peninsula returned to Cairo to fill an important hospital appointment there. The colonel expects to return to the front again m four or five weeks’ time. He is in good health and spirits, and entirely optimistic about the ultimate result of the war, but he declines to talk for publication. Mr C. F. Thomas, late manager of tho Bank of Hew Zealand, Christchurch, and Mr Dan Reese, the well-known cricketer, were also passengers by the Biverina, and left for the South by last evening’s ferry boat, “Our Own” wires from Christchurch: The death is announced of Mr Augustus J. E. Schwartz, for many years Inspector of Public Works in Canterbury, aged 79. In the late sixties he was in 'business in Dunedin ae an architect and builder. He was a prominent Forester and founder of the Order in Christchurch.

Mr Harold Browning's scholarship in singing for 1916 has been awarded to Mr John Jacobs.

Mr Henry Drees, of Dunedin, now on the staff of t|ie Auckland Grammar School, has been notified that ho has passed the first section of his B.A. degree. A New Plymouth message announces the death of Mr Henry Eyre Kenny, formerly a District Judge of the New Zealand courts.

Mr Ernest James Kemnitz was to-day admitted at Invercargill by Mr Justice Sim a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Mr Wade, 8.A., of the Balclntha District High School, has been selected as head master of the Kurow School.

Mrs Davidson, of Nelson, has received official advice from Paris, dated January 4, that her husband, Colonel E. G. Davidson, D.5.0., was taken prisoner by the Germans after being slightly woundecl and gassed while fighting with the French Foreign Legion. He had been recommended for the cross of the Legion nf Honor. Colonel Davidson visited his people in Nelson some time ago on leave from the Peruvian army. As an old Nelson College boy he saw service in South Africa.

Mr Harry Tily, son of Air L. Tily," of Elm row, has passed the examination for tho B.Sc. degree. At a special meeting nf the Ravensbouriie School Committee last night Mr J. Bucfiap was selected to fill the position of first assistant.

Miss Downte Stewart, president of the Otago Women's Patriotic Association, left by the second express this morning to attend the Patriotic Conference, which opens at Wellington to-morrow. Our San Francisco correspondent, writing on February 2, says :—The old friends of Mr H. Stephenson Smith, erstwhile of tho New Zealand postal service, and now resident agent of the Dominion Government at the port, of San Francisco, will hear with regret of tho accident that befell him on the evening of January 26. It appears that he had been, attending a banquet given by the Australasian. Association of San Francisco (of which he is president), and had left his automobile near the kerbstone outside Frank’s Cafe, where the function took place. On leaving the cafe at midnight, ncompanied bv Mrs Smith, together with Mr Maurice‘O’Brien, raiii had commenced to fall, and Mr Smith decided to affix ekid chains on the wheels of his motor car. He and Mr O’Brien m the act of doing this, Mr- Smith occupying the outside position, when a large automobile mail van, driven at a furious speed, with no sound or warning of approach, unexpectedly swerved in and struck Air Smith on the left leg. Hie was hurled forward violently, swung a-vound, and while in tho air was struck again by the Government mail car on the ririit thirii and catapulted off pt right angles, striking the asphalt street on. lug head with great forces Ho was picked up by' Mr O’Brien, and it was at once seen lie was seriously injured. Ho was bleeding profusely from a wound 4in long on the temple, and Iradi sustained a gaping scalp wound, but was able to indicate that ha preferred to be taken to his residence rather than to a hospital. He was thereupon placed in Iris automobile and 1 conveyed home, his medical attendant, Dr Barry, being picked up en route. Upon examination ft was found, that he was suffering from a vary considerable scalp wound, a large abrasion of the left kneecap and left hip, contusion of the lett shoulder, and severe lacerations and bruises/ on the right thigh. On the following day it was deemed necessary to summon a specialist ip consultation, and the extent of Ilia internal injuries had pot yet Ireon ascertained when the Moana left The driver of the postal car (A. W. Scudd©4 was apprehended by the police, hut he disclaims responsibility for the accident, excusing himself by pleading that he did not see Air Smith until the fatter Stepped suddenly into the street. Captain Wm. _ Gillies, master of the s.s. Ini ercargill, died . yesterday afternoon after an .illness that had kept him ashore for two or three months. The Harbor Board flag was at half-mast to-day as a tribute of respect. He was well known and much trusted. He had been in the service of the Invercargill Shipping Company fo? 25 J r ears or pipre, His wife and livo in -3£orth.-easfc Valley.