PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 299, 16 December 1911, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Mr G. B. Dull, Inspector of Post Offices, arrived in Auckland this morning, and is staying at Cargen. Mr H. R. Barts, of Samoa, who has been staying at Cargen for some time, left for Rotorua yesterday. Mr James Hutchison, aged 54, an old resident of Blenheim, died unexpectedly on Thursday. He lay down on hiß bed in the afternoon, and shortly after was found dead.—Press Association. Sergeant Duffin, a veteran of the Crimea and Indian Mutiny, who died at New Plymouth on Tuesday, was born in Kilkenny in 1832, enlisted in the 57th Regiment in 1552, and after two years' service in the Mediterranean was with his regiment in the Crimea. Duffin took part in Balaclava, Inkerman, and the bombardment and fall of Sebastopol, and he held the Crimean medal with three clasps. He served with his regiment in India during the Mutiny in 1857, and coining to New Zealand in 1861, took part in various incidents of the Maori wars. Subsequently he joined the force of Armed Constabulary, and was a sergeant of -police in Taranaki for 26 years. He lived in retirement during the latter years of his life. To mark the occasion of his forty-first birthday, Mr. Isidore Schneideman was the recipient on Thursday of a handsome suit case, an umbrella, and a travelling rug, from the shop and office staffs'"of Schneideman Bros., Ltd. The secretary of the "firm., in making the'presentation, remarked that the occurrence of Mr. Schneidenran's hirthday being almost simultaneous with the opening of their new premises and the establishment, of a new 'branch to the business, afforded the staff an opportunity of commemorating the triple event in a suitable manner. He hoped that Mr. Schneideman would in years to come have reason to look back with pleasure to the occasion as the commencement of an era of enhanced happiness and prosperity. Mr. Schneideman, in responding, expressed the hope that the prosperity of the employees would be identified with that of the firm.