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, November 11. The death of Mr. J. L. Jopp is announced* Ho was the best-known man in Arrowtown.- •: . 'Mr. J; Sinclair -Thomson, manager of - the . r Diinedin»branch, of - the National Bank 06 New Zealand,-has-resigned his position wjth is *the'intention: of'leaving -lor England witli,. his family in about six months' time. . ..«* Mrs. Pennycook, who. lost her lifo in the ~ firo at Balclutha,, was a daughter of the: lata Robert Patterson', of Barnego. Residents of »•. Balolutha mourn her loss very sincerely, for ;; she,was closolv identified with the social lite of; tho township. '■ Another death , that came with suddenness ■is reported• from Lawrence. All Otago lolk, ' 'past,.-and-present,..will romember Mr. hugli ; a well-known coaching firm. , 'Ho',died,;this- morning- after, Buffering for a >. ■ y9AssOr,;fc>v;o ; from a heart cfjigplaint, at ,t-)ie.-' it >hge i.'df '.mty.-sevPn. Those -immediately-do- s - pending upon -, him wero his wife and 1111 . adopted daughter.- Mr. Craig was a liativa of -Ayrshire, and, went, to Victoria as a young . man,, orossmg shortly, afterwards ,to Otago, ; ■whore he has 'livod ever since. Ho was 0113 . of the most skilful'.whips in tho colony,' re- - liable .ovor the roughest roads, and .on the,-, darkest , nights.Up to tho time of his ■ illness ho- ahvavs : personally, drove .when,., Governors s oi Premiers travelled tho 111- ~ ,terior. He was for years a member of the County Council,-and president of the local racing club, ltftcing men knew him as the owilpr /of Euroclydoli; "winner of the Now, ';* .Zealand Cup of 1895..- ■■ The Rev. James Chisholm,' who'is to be . ■ the Moderator of tho Presbyterian Churcn next year, is the reeogniscd' historian of his • clmrcii, being the author of', amongst other works,." Fifty .Years. Syne." Ho is brother ... ,to . Mr, Robert Chisholnr, of tho firm ,of '■ Scoullar and Chisholm. Both brothers pos- > Sess the gift of-fluent speech. .■ . .J ' ;Edward Harkness, fourteen years of aga, • whilo delivering mill; at Port Chalmers this * morning, slipped in getting off thecart, aril foil.in front of the wheel,.which passed over i' the,.lad's right .leg, fracturing it. abovo the '- knee; . ' ' ' ' ' " - \