Mrs Chapman (widow of the late Dr Chap man) met with rather a serious accident on Saturday evening. It appears that on going downstairs she either slipped or missed her footing and fell down the flight of stairs, injur ing her head and chest, spraining her right arm, and being much bruised about the body. Drs Wanless and Teevan were soon in attendance and attended to the injuries, which are not likely to prove serious.
A meeting of those who favour Home Rule for Ireland will be held to-morrow evening at the Princess Theatre, when a series of reso lutions will be proposed. The chair will be taken his Worship the Mayor.
The Gospel temperance meeting was held on Saturday evening in the Young Men's Chris tian Association notwithstanding the stormy weather. The attendance was limited, but the meeting was considered very encouraging. The workers meet on Thursday evening nexti and propose to make such arrangements as will bring them into close contact with the victims of intemperance and social impurity, as visita tions already made have revealed the pressing necessity for Christian devotedness in rescue work in Dunedin.
It is now understood (says the Southland Times) that Mr Thomas Watson, for more than 25 years a resident of Invercargill, and for nearly all that time the local manager of the Bank of New Zealand, is to leave Invercnrgill shortly to take charge of the Melbourne branch of that institution. Mr Watson during his long career in the place has not only earned the re spect of tho entire community as a man of busi ness, but has been distinguished for his many social virtues and his wide philanthropic efforts. His departure will be regarded as a public loss.
