PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14700, 7 December 1909, Page 8

PERSONAL.

The death occurred last week of Mrs Brvce, wife of the. Hon. John Br.voc, Native Minister iu the Hall-Atkinson Government.

Messrs P. Barr, J. Brown, and W. Green, recently elected to reoresenfc the accountants of Otago on the Council of tile Mew Zealand Society of Accountants, left Dunedin for Wellington yesterday morning to attend the'first meeting cf the council, The passengers for the north yesterday included Mr J. T. Gibson, chairman of the Taieri Drainage Board. Mr M. Elliott, r/igincer of the hoard, Mr P. Cullon, member of the board for the Owhiro subdivision, Mr D. T. Shand, cx-deputy chairman of tho board, and other persons interested, who are to give evidence before the Lands Comnuttt-3 of the House of Representatives with reference to the pro'pasal to divide the tfrainage district. Mr C. Findlay, a nienibor of tho board, is already in \\ elling'tou with a like object in view. A well-known business man of Christchurch, llr M'Clea, draper, died (says a Press Association message) suddenly on Sunday night at about 11 o'clock. Deceased arrived in Christchurch about 29 yca.rs ago.

Mr Will Crooks. M.P., left Dunedin by the first express for the south yesterday morning to catch the Melbourne steamer at the Bluff.

At the closing meeting of the Dunedin Mental Science Association last week Mr G. R. Blanchfield, on behalf of several members of the Sueccess Club, presented Mr and Mrs A. V. Mazengarb with a solid silver entree dish as a token of esteem and expression of goodwill. The death is announced at Milton of Mrs Thomson, wife of Mr David Thomson, the well-known farmer at North Branch. Tokomairiro. The deceased lady had for 35 years been resident nt North Branch, and of late years had been a martyr to a rheumatio affection, and at times suffered very much pain, which she bore unflinchingly. Mrs Tlwm;oa very highjr esteemed in tlie

district. She "'as bom m Forfarshire, Scotland, and come to tho Dominion in 1874.

' The Rev. ,T. Chisholm, recently of Gore, was inducted lo tho charge of the Presbyterian Church it Mangaweka on WcdueS' day hist. The liev. G. Budd, of Feikling-, presidfd, and performed the induction wreinony. An interesting address to tho new. minister was given by the Rev. J. Hall, Mil the Rev. l. Jolly preached a sermon a large congregation. iho death is announced of Mr Andrew I islop who arrived at Port Chalmers mi the Palmyra, ~, 1858 , „ nd at „ imi'' 1 W '. ,t V s .'-'"Pnts- The Clabriei't a! ! r l o;lt ' ka nlfl, « s attracted liiiS hL t,-"I®'1 ®' eventually returned to !'° iaiei 1. and took a farm. In 1876 ho '° 10 d >strict, taking a faun \vnich h« subsequently sold ami 111 188j joined the railway service, with which he was connected for 23 years. Air 19 ° 3 ' a,ul to in Stilling. Five years ago lie suffered a paralytic stroke, from the effects 0 f which ho never recovered. One of Iks sons is Mr .1. Hislop, private secretary to th» I'rniio Minister.