PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14683, 17 November 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL

A mcsrago from London says that tho Hon. \V. Hall-Jones, High Commissioner for r\c\v Zealand, is progressing satisfactorily towards a recovery "in health. umi'" J " (; ' ' il,0! " fon lc[t Dimeilin for »\ ollnitrton yosferdav morning in connection with the Employers' Federation Conforcneo to be hold there. A Press Association from Christchmeh fil ys that Mr I'. L. Ilallonslein (president, of the Canterbury Employers' Association), Mr 11. P.madhead (scefetarv), and Messrs W flobhs and K. F. England (member* of (he association), left last nijrhfc for Wellington 10 attend tho annual meotinp of the A"ew Zealand Employers' Federation.

Tho musical All Blacks Co. will leavo for the north by the second express to-day. Mr 11. A. Johnston, of Ihe Lands De-pa-iiment, returned i 0 Dunedin by tho. second express last evening, after, a month s holiday spent in the Auckland district for tho benefit of his health.

At last evening's meeting of tho St, Kllda. Council it was decided to write to Constable Murray, who is to 1)0 transferred io Kaitangata. expressing the council's appreciation of his services in the. borough, and wishing him every success. A Pre.-s Association wire from Auckland «yi that tho Auckland University Council has _ awarded the- following scholarships;— Gillies scholarship. 11. C. Johnson, Carterton; Sinclair scholarship. Hilda. Adlinglon, Auckland; Sir George tlrev scholarship W. A. Cray. Auckland.

Mr H. B. riuglies, R.A., a Baptist, student who is just complelinir his'training for tho ministry at tho Inmediu Presbyterian College and Otago University, has accepted ilu invitation of the New' Zealand Baptist Conference to the- pastorate of the sieiv Baptist C'lmreli in Hastings. Mr 11. Nol-an. of Ihc lirm of Nelson, Moate and Co., arrived in Dmiediu on Monday afler_ an extended tour of the Far East. Mr Nelson, who is a. resident of CliNstchureh. will remain in the city for two or three days.

Our Oamaru correspondent advises tint there died there yesterday morning Mrs Neil Fleming, relict of 'Mr Neil Femillg, of tho well-known firm of Fleming and Ilcdley. The dec:awd lady, who had attained ihe age. of 68 vear*, arrived in Oamaru along with her" husband 10 years ami, with the exception of a. few years spent iu Wellington, had lived in Oamaru since that, time. Mrs Fleming wa s well-known and widely respected, and the news of her death will be received with feelings of general regret. For eomo months sho had been practically bedridden so that death was not unexpected. Slio leaves a family of three sons (Messrs J. H. Fleming and ('. 0. Fleming, of Waikakahi, and Neil Fleming, of Wellington) and three daughters (Mrs The*. Watson, Mrs J. A. Macpherson, and Mis Wm. Hedey), all resident in Oamaru district. Mrs Fleming was a dnughlei of the late Mr John ltogerson, of IWer-on and Fleming, and w.-i.s predeceased by "her hwSnd about 10 years.