PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 112, 29 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Joseph Ward (Minister of Finance) will arrive in Auckland tomorrow morning, and will open the Dominion College of Radio Telegraphy in the afternoon. Brigadier-General Sir Robert Anderson has arrived from Australia. He is to be chairman of the Royal Commission on Defence Expenditure which is to make an investigation of tho working of the Department, and the Commission is to begin its investigation at once. Mr. Hugh H. Bcetham, of Brancepefch. Masterton, who has been seriously ill for some time past, has latterly shown signs of improvement, says our Masterton correspondent. Mrs. 11'Sweeney, of Marton, has received a card from her son, Private Frank M'Sweeney, who was reported missing on October 12. The card is written from a German hospital on October 18, and says that ho was wounded in. the .leg, is getting on well, and is being well looked after. Mr, W. J. Roche, who has been the engineer to the Lower Hutt Borough Council for some seven and a half years i past, severs his connection with that | body at tho end of this month, and | in view of tho fact that he has not had any holidays during the past two years tho council last evening granted him a month's salary in lieu of tho holidays. Captain H. D. Williams, who been awarded the Military Cross, is a son of Mr. AY. Williams, of Meremere, Taranaki. He left with the Third Reinforcements, and served in the Gallipoli campaign, in which he was severely wounded. He was in a hospital in England for several months, and, on his discharge, being unablo to ride or walk properly with ease, he joined the Flying Corps. He has been four times mentioned in dispatches—once from Gallipoli and three times from France —and a short time ago he was awarded the Military Cross and promoted from lieutenant to flight-commander for bravery. Mr. and Mrs. l'hil Nathan, who have been on a visit to Australia, have returned to Wellington. Tho death occurred yesterday morning at tho residence of his granddaughter (Mrs. J. J. Smith, of Petone) of Mr. Isaac Hutson, in his 90th year. The late Mr. Hutson was a native of Sussex, Englnnd, and camo to New Zealand 26 years ago. For 6omo years he worked for his son, Mr. Poter Hutson, of the Wellington Brickworks, but for the last seven years ho has been living with his grand-daughter* in Petone. lie leaves three sons (Rev. 11. Hutson, of Brouklyn, Mr. Joe Hutson, of Petone, at present in New Plymouth, and Mr. Peter Hutson, of Hamilton) There aro 1 fourteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.

Mr. Walter Judd, of Otaki, died at Otaki on Saturday. Tho late Air. Judd was born at Taita, where his fathei, whose death occurred last year, was a fanner for many years. The family removed to Otaki, and Mr. Walter Judd was employed on his father's property thero "until ill-health compelled him to give up work. Mr. James Perry, an old resident ol Wellington, for many years City Drainago inspector, died at his residence, liidwill (Street, on Saturday. On Thursday,. -All'. Perry was taken suddenly ill and Dr. Ewart ordered his removal to Wellington Hospital, where an operation was performed by Dr. Barclay. Mr. Perry appeared to bo progressing satisfactorily, but early on Saturday morning his condition becamo worse, and ho died in his sleep. The deceased was born in London 74 years ago, and when a boy went out to the Ear East as a member of the crew of a merchantman. He remained at 6ea for some years, and on one voyage was shipwrecked, he and another sailor being tho only survivors. Fiftyfivo ago he arrived in Wellington. After trying his luck 011 the Otngo and West Coast goldfields, hej went to tho Thames in 1867 or 1868, and was mining there until 1876, when he again settled in Wellington. After 110 loft the City Council staff he perform;,'d important duties in connection with the new drainage system at i'alinerston North and Hastings. Mr. Perry was one of charter members of the Excelsior Lodge of Druids. He.-has left a widow and a family of live sons —Mr. J. E. E. Perry, Public Librarian at Wellington South; Mr. George Perry, bookseller, at Blenheim; Mr. Henry Perry, chemist and dentist, iu Sydney; Private Albert Perry, now in France, and Master Leonard Perry—and five daughters—Mrs. A. J. Moran, of Day's Bay; Mrs. A. W. Duncan, of Christchurch ; Mrs Frank Waters, of Blenheim and Mesdames C. V. Holcroft and S. Giles, both of Wellington. Tho funeral took place yesterday morning. The Rev. Mr. Keny officiated at the graveside.