DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 23

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration at St.. Joseph's Cathedral begins to-morrow .. (Friday) morning. In a private letter received in Dunedin Dr. Arthur J. Hall intimates that he.'is shortly to leave London for New Zealand, and expects to arrive inDune r . din early in December. Prior to writing he had been working for some time in the Royal Ophthalmic .Hqs- ; pital. As will be seen from- a notice elsewhere rin our columns, Messrs. J. A;. Hally and J. A. Geerin have entered, into, partnership .-as auctioneers and land , .agent s r in Dunedin.. Both gentlemen have had considerable ex-, perience^in the business, Mr. Hally having held' a r^ rt sponsible position' wdih" Messrs. James Samson- and J Go9~ for- several- -years,- whilst Mr. G-eepin had- been ,c» con 4;'; ' nected\ with . .the, firm; of > Messrs., Park,f> jßeynoldSj > 'and.-, C 0.,., fpr.,.a lengthened period. CTbat .jbhey-j.are hel^ Mgh' " esteem'". "by %pi% . empjbyers"' was evidehded.'/<>ii severing ' their connection J with : the fifffiis -in!- 1 que'sMon." Mr;' Geerin, V-ftr addition to receiving a-letter.-m -which '-his services,;i.co.veri i ng' a • period of '.eight' years, • are- referred to in .-.mpst .flattering -terms, was -.handed. g, n . cheque -for "a ,yery handsome sum. From the wording of/ the letter "it, is evident' that" Mr." Geerin' has enjoyed "the full confidence *> of * his," -employers-. - Mr;V Haliyr,who -has -been with \the- 'firm^of ■• Messrs.. ; Samso- : and; Co. : for the extended, rperiod. of -16 years, .received ...a telegram from, the senior member of the. firm,, Mr.

'V James .Samsbn; in which, .that gentleman expressed regpret ." at-losin-g Mr.- Hally 's services7 : an^wTshVd^Kam-eveff^-su^ ] cess and .prosperity in his .new , Later in, \\ tfie, day, Mr. .Hally ha-d iTari^ed'^o' 'him 'by ftfr.^S&nvf J son,' juii., a* very bands6*me "gold- 'Tiiefl r al,^b'ekrin?g '^the; { inscription, toi.-'Mrvr.Joliri.^Hali.yA'by^-Jlames^ { Samson- and Co., on-.> the .-occasjon 50.^ his^rlQaving their,, 1 employ after. J. 6 .years ,' faithful-^serYiAej'' .Qn $he o't-he,r. j side' of' the medal" wais r Mr.' Hally 's!"ini6nogr'am:" t ' : '" si>