PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 300, 15 September 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Colonel E. J. Hulbert F. 5.0., who was commandant of tne Mounted Kideyl raining liegiment lit Jigypt, returned to Wellington on Saturday by tho transput. Eueiiga, He was olhcer in- charge or tno troops during tho voyage. Major Hugh Vickerman, D.5.0., left England by the Hemuera on Saturday to i-eturu to New Zealand. In civil lno Major Vickerman is on the professional stuff of tillo Public AYorks Department. At the. war- ho was in command of tne Tunnelling Corps. The funeral ot'Uhe late Rev. H. E. Tucku'y took place uii I'mlny aitemoon. The service was conducted at St. l'auts l'ro-Cathedral oy tne itigut Kev. tne Bishop of Wellington (Dr. bprott) and the Veil. Archdeacon Johnston. The chief mourners were- .Messrs.. 1?. H. Tuckoy (son of tho deceased), u. Hadueld, li. Cliatfiefd, and Sergeant' James, luckey (grandsons), and iU r. E. Hadtield. Among tno relatives and friemis of tne deceased und of his family, present was Mr. J. 1. Firth, headmaster, of-.the Wellington College. Wellington College'Senior.Cadets provided a special bodyguard, under Captain! lienner, for the mortal remains of lilieir late classical master, and headed tiio cortego, with arms .reversed, to Ivaroi'i Cem'ciery. The. body was cremated, the service in the crematorium being conducted by the \'eu. Archdeacon Johnston'! Lieutenant G. W. and Trooper 11. L. ]?. Scott, sons of ■ Mr, A. A. Scott, of Timaru, arrived by tho Lllenga from Egypt on Saturday. Two other sons ot Mr. Scott, who went away in the Mam Body returned recently.

Lieuteuant-Coloiiel E. -J* Kulboit, D.5.0., returned to 'Wellington yesterday ill charge of tlie Ellengn's dratt. ' Captain John Falconer, whose death at I'eilding- was reported oil Saturday, was born in burling 111 lSii< and joined the ltoyul Engineers in lSOii. He was stationed at Malta, Gibraltar, the Deimudas, und Cnaiham, and roso to the rank of quartermaster-sergeant, receiving tho iong-service and good-conduct medals. The Tasmauiun Government requiring an officer to take charge of its harbour defences, lie was offered the post und the commission of lieutenant. Jio was at liobart for two years, and he then Accepted a similar appointment under tho A'ew Zealand Govormnent, together with the rank of.captain. He was stationed at Auckland for two years, and tiien placed in charge. ftt W elliugton, afterwards being appointed inspector of Submarine -Mining for the Colony. He conducted several important operations oil tho coasts, notably the blowing up of the sunken barque Willie M'Larea •nt the entrance to Wellington Harbour, the s.s. LyttsLtou offTimaru, and the i'ifeshire Bock at Nelson, and siinilur works at Opunake and lvaikoura. After his retirement from tho Government service sixteen years ago he settled down m Blenheim, and was lesseo first ol tlie Criterion and then the Club Hotel. During this time ho carried out certain " ar * bour improvements at Ukarito fit the request of the Defence Department. Captain Falconer was an expert diver, and etfected an important improvement in the Siebo and forma" diving dress. A remarkable diving feat ho .performed in accomplishing some intricate and dangerous repairs in a city w tt \® r - su M'!> system is narrated in one of Ballanbnos tales of adventure, l'or tins achievement tie was publicly thanked. In lus early years ho was prominent in football, swimiiMg, running, and sculling circles, and lie possessed a. notable array of trophies of all descriptions, lie. won the Army championships for both single and double sculls. He also took a keen interest in boxing and shooting, and was 0110 of the chief marksmen at tho championships in Tasmania. After coming to the colonies ho kept up his interest in rowing, anil coached liis corps in iiobart so weil that they won races against the cutter crews of several Royal jfavy vessels' then in port, 110 trained Tom Sullivan for.the ftew Zealand sculling championship, and had the satisfaction of seeing niiu become a, world's champion. The deceased had the distinction' of wearing both tho bronzo and Bilver medils of the Royal Humane Society, having at various times saved nino lives from drowning. Captain Falconer was a leading member of the Masonic fraternity both iu England and the colonies, anil -was a past master of Wairau Lodge, No. 42. lor the last few [years he has been tho lessee of tho Denbigh Hotel at I'eilding. The deceased was married twice, and leaves » widow, and two daughters by lns_ first wife. The daughters are Mrs. W'. R. Allen, of Blenheim, and Miss E, l'alcondr, of Sydney.

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