PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13180, 13 January 1905, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES.

The Countess of Onslow is at present on • short visit to the lion. Gcorgo M'Lean at Warrington. On Wednesday she was sliowii over the Scacliff Asylum by Dr Trilby King. At the ond of tho week her Ladyship proceeds to Queenstown, and after doing the Lake district goes through the Ollra Gorge Irom Christchurch to Ecefton, thence overland to Nelson. The Countess then returns to the North Island, journeying from Auckland to Sydney, where she will rejoin the Ortoua- lit the end of Febl'liary en rente for England.

Mr Newton King, Mayor ot New Plymouth, is .mentioned as a probable candidate for tho Patea seat at the genera! eleotion. Tho New Zealand Times states that Dr A. R. Faxoner. late of Dunodiii, baa been appointed senior resident medical' olficpr of the West Loudon Hospital. This is the first instance of an .Au.-itra.aHir.il occupying that position. Many old printers (mites our Milton correspondent) will hear with regret of tho death of Mr Thomas Allchin. "Old Tom;' as he was familiarly known for the last 2a years, was inking his annual holiday at lite Coast at Akutore, when an attack of pneumonia, laid him low on Friday. He gradually grew worse, and passed away on Wednesday afternoon. A native of Kent, born in 1830, tho deceased fiit'.v lnoin ihaiiv parts. The printing trade had - uo allurement for him in his young days, and he roamed the seas, finding his way to tho Crimea, and fighting at Balaclava; thou later again being an active participant in tho Indian mutiny. There ho' »nstoined a. bullet wonnd in tho leg, causing a hinienoss in after life. The bullet, by tho way, was never extracted. Being invalided Hoiiie he returned to his trade until emigrating to New Zealand in the sJiip Lady Milton in 18C1. For years then the sea and his trndb claimed his attention,, alternately in the latter was connected with the early his'ory of printing m Otago, having been with Watson in the Guardian days, Joseph Mackay through most of that gentleiiian's ventures, .Whitcoinbe and Tombs unrl others. About 1872 lie joined tho Bruce Herald staff; set lip ill business as job printer in Milton in 1899; and since win a member, of the firm of Allchin and Grant. Through the marriage in London in 1860 to Miss Edwards (who predeceased him by nine years) there was mis ■ in the person of Sirs Joseph Brcmner, who is left to mourn -the loss. Though not a. public man in the true *ense of the word, Mr Allchin was a frequent contributor to the press on public matters, and had some reputation. as a writer of verso. The MiKoti Bowling Club' loses an enthusiastic member by his death. The funeral takes place to-day at 2 o'clock. :