PERSONAL.

Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mi' Tliotnas Fleming, of tlio tinu ol Flouting Hild Company, lias bwu asked by a number ol ratepayers to contest tlio luvcrcalgill Mayoralty. .Mr Fleming is in favor of the Cor|>oration undertaking tlio construction und control of tramways. Dr A. Hendrv, ol tlio Southland lluv pital, left, last week on a five weeks' vacation, during the course of which lih w ill pay a visit to ltotorua. Dr Hendry's duties at, tlio hospital have been taken over by Dr Carth Crawford, recently of tlio Dtincdiu Hospital. Air lioberl Alexander, who whs recently appointed director of the Canter, bury (Lincoln) Agricultural College. liails from Londoii(icrry, in the North of Ireland. He spent about 20 years on his father's liti in, obtained diplomas atj liival College ol Ncicnco in Dublin, and afterwards for two years was lecturer on agriculture in Londonderry. His nexi ap|Kiinniient was as lecturer on agriculture at Albert College, Clasnevin, Dublin, where he also had charge of the farm attached to tile college. Mr Alexander is expected to arrive ill the Dominion about 111• - middle of April. Ho is not only a scientific farmer, hut also a thoroughly practical agriculturist.