Hopkins, Henry Joseph, General Storekeeper, Broadway, Stratford. Mr Hopkins is the eldest son of Mr William Hopkins, of Saltwater Creek, North Canterbury, and was born on the 16th of December, 1861. He was educated at the local public school, and afterwards worked on his father's farm for some years. In the year 1882 he began business on his own account as a storekeeper at Woodend, and remained there for nine years. He then went to Kaikoura, and in the year 1893 removed to Papanui, Christchurch, where he conducted a general store very successfully for ten years. In 1903 he removed to Stratford, and entered into partnership with Mr. W. Burrough, storekeeper. Two years later Mr. Hopkins bought his partner's interest, and has since conducted the business on his own account. In 1883 he married a daughter of Mr. John Stevens, of Woodend, and has four daughters, the eldest of whom is married to Mr. Robert Masters, of Stratford.