PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 277, 19 August 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Major W. E. ■ Herbert, N.Z.M t C.,' who left New Zealand by the troopship Athenic about fifteen months ago, and lias since been on the staff at Brockenliurst and Codfnrd Military Hospitals, is returning to Wellington by the Adolph Woerinan, one of the steamers formerly owned by tho Germans.

Lieiit.-Colonel James Hutehen, Chief Divisional Paymaster of the Expeditionary Force in London, has written to his parents that he expects to leave England for New Zealand at the end of August or. tho beginning of September. Colonel Hutehen, who is credited with having done excellent work in connection with the finances of tho Expeditionary Force, was formerly a clerk in the. United Insurance Company's office in Wellington, -and was a well-known member of • tho Wellington Savago C'lub. Colonel Hutehen, who is returning to Now Zealand to take up a stalf appointment, is a son of Mr. James Hutehen, of tho Stewart Timber and Hardware Company,

Mr. J. H. Hammond, who for the past four years has been manager of tho Bank of New Zealand at New Plymouth, lias taken over the managership sit Hamilton. Mr. E. C. Fletcher, of New Plymouth, is to be the first manager of the National Bank of New Zealand at Hawera.

Captain Alan Muir, of Gisborne, la to D.A.A.Q.M.G. to the New Zealand Division in France, is on a visit to Wellington.

Mr. B. M. Wilson, who lias been visiting Christclnirch in. connection with the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand to Lyttoiton, has arrived back in Wellington.

Tho Eev. John Dukes, a retired and much respected minister of the Methodist Church, died at To Arolia on Saturday, aged 74. Mr. Dukes was born at llu'ggeley, Staffordshire, England, in 1815, mud was apprenticed to the drapery trado when ho was twelve yea.rs old. Ho began to praich in ISG6, and after thirteen years' experience ho became a candidate for the Wcsleyan ministry. Ho was recommended for colonial work, and camo out to New Zealand. In ISSO ho was accepted by the conference and appointed to Masterton, where ho was stationed for two years, afterwards going to Hamilton. He was ordained in Wellington in 188-1, and subsequently filled stations in various parts of New Zealand.

Mr. Clutha Mackenzie was last night unanimously elected a member of the committee of tho Wellington Keturned Association.

Tho services, rendered to the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association by tho former secretary, Mr. A. Curtnyne, were eulogised tit last night's meeting of the association. It was slated that Mr. Curtnyne had dono valuable work for tho association, and a. motion was carried recording tho association's appreciation of what Mr. Curtayne had done for tfhe association during the period in which lm had been organising secretary, and extending to him best wishes for success in his future activities. Tho chairman of the meeting, Mr. ,1. D. Harper, said the association had been fortunate in securing another excellent man for the imtion, in tlm person of Mr. R. ,T. I'. Aldrich. At. a later slago in tho meeting, Mr. Curtnyne was elected to the vicechairiminship of (he association,

Mr. TL M. Gore, the retiring president of the New Zealand Academy of Vina Arts, was I nr. i evening presented with, a pndrait bust of himself done by Mr. J. lillis. Mr. 'I'. Shailer Weston, the new pmudent. made the nresoiitalioii and spoke in highly complimentary terms of the excellent work done by Mr. Ore during the nnst four years as president of the Academy. Mr. Gore replied in suitable terms.