IN WELLINGTON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 750, 24 February 1910, Page 8

IN WELLINGTON.

. ,THE OFriCIAL LANDING. ROUTE OF, THE PROCESSION ■ -; Finality. has ! . ; at:'last':been.- reaohed- with, ;regard? lo 'the.'first tfay's.arnuigcments'.in connection '.with, the; visit' ofField-jJlar-'sh'al;:Vj6coun,t,! Kitchener, .to . Wellington.. : H:AI.S.': Encouiiter,'. with.'Lord' Kitchener. :om'l»ard;,'^l ; am stream/;this j and the official; landing at .'the .King's :-Wharf ■ will ;-'take. -place'- 'at .9.30,' when, the: Field-Marshal will'' be formally. ■ welcomed by the Mayor (Dr. Newmii'n) anil oouncillors. There will also bo .in attendance the Prime, Minister, and.mem- ; bers ■of the' GoVerhineht,. all' 'of whom' are' .expected to' be. present, iand Hhe 1 following 'of,'the' COuhciK of "Deferite'-and 'officera of' the; General' Staff; '■.• • Colonel A. ;W. Robins,,'C.B.' (Chief of ■'the General' Staff),'-'.Colonel'' H. ' D."ITuSon (Adjutant and' Qm-rtermaster-General'' of•the:ForoM),'.;6jloMr;'R^';: J.' Collins; .-V-.D., ■1.5.0., (finance member of the Defence •Council),'. Colonel J. R. Piirdy. (DircctorGcraral of Services);' Major' Lasr6«lles.i (Instructicnal; r Staff); - Captains S; ■ V./.Trask''and R:-J;. Seddon. (Stafcofficers)/ G; S.-' Richardson;AT.t'illery),';; 'J;'"'S.. :D"uigan •; (Engineer ,;St>flf; ! : .o^6ti);v,..and; J (Director: of ; Stores).- 1 ! ' "/Su;; i: : The.Royal Jsew-Zealand 'Artillery (under J. -E. Hume). will • furnish the hguard of honour, and .: the," Heretaunga 'Mounted Rifles.'the:esoort Tneiits, from:the .Post/and-Telegraph :Riflra■ iaid' tlteV Giyil.'Service .Rifles : will -line -the' ,'apruxjaches' to;.the-;wharf, ;;while ja-stroiig ■.'police guardi.will :^4b: bei'staiicned'.at. the ■whaTf ! 'and'along:the''r6iitß:'of the'Vproccs- - ,fy ;/■ .;vV-

.(,; At. the,. conclusion ;"of thja 1 ' official. wel-; •come, Lord 'Kitctiener'.wil! : ,be.'.driven to •thej'WeUingtbn. Club': way. "of Ciistonphousa (Qiiay,= 'Grey(. Street,"' Quay,' ■Boiycu ■; and . Vi(elh'ngton ■■ It ; is (.particularly .requested' by those. -in 'charge: of."' the.; aiangemcnts;that (the '.pub- . lie will. keep 'totthOdotpSths'-along the procession '.route. 'The" interval between ■the'visitor's arrival-atithe.club-and his "(public' -reception'': at -the - Towi.- Hall; 'at 4.30 -p.m. "will' bo - dovoted to a formal visit to. his' Excellent.;the'Governor,..and; ! a'; conference arid: ' - ;' :Itis" (expectM.jthat\ l ttyerV-'230. 'members: of the -Veterans' -Association will' be ■' in attendance as'- an; officijl guard' of' hon-. 'our 'at the Town Hall'Teception. .They .will - assemblefattthe . : hallv:at ■ 3 "p.m.,, and iundcr '-liieutl-Colonel ;Ncjvall will be accommodated m th©- Epace -just- in front ;bf;.thegreat -behind the speakers. • ••'"•• ; r i ' : Special; '.police, 'amiigements; are.- being t made for theycpritrplt and: ■ regulation' •ol thetrafiic,- in' the;.city,Vwhile;a- detachment Special .'duty (at. Johnsbnville.. '•<- «v ■ In theVevening'.LorivKitche'ner 'will' be' 'the 1: guest.'of; his'; Excellency, the ' Gover-nor-'.at. dinaor;-' V • Ife: is "not-. yet'-oertain whether thei Field : Marshal.' iwill. be : *able 'to:'look 1 in ,6n' th'e' i^lightihg : Seventh" :(7tb( ; 'N.Z.M:E.> , South'-Africa),>.at : their "annual'.'dinner } at; Scott's. ;this; evening. That Poll depend,- on,, his .(.engagements with his Excellency. .'i.(,(:.-( : .

"L Lieutenant-Colonel 'Pringle, of.'. Miner-. ~ston; .'yesterday sent; a/number r of . horses' it'o •\Wlington'>;fbr.ltie>use of-Lorcl Kitchener afid"staff.' I THe'animals- include. Mr.; D'.' ! Siniihond's''." beaii'tiful 'black'; cob;' ;wlio 1 lias t'akon many prizes the yiow-nng. ' THE CADET REVIEW. BIG MUSTEK EXPECTED; ■ I ■' > 1 '--"' The "best opportunity ; the public will' h'aydvof;''seem£ : L6rcl Kitchener will .be . theiVcadeU review at :..the :j ;Hutt;'Park-' at .3,30 to-morrow, 'Judging by'advices iirbmithe various, centres,f.the!j)arade;. : of; junior!' cadets-promises-to 'be., a- record one/invpointf.of numbers.-. Speaking'to a' representative: •of The'. Bojonios ■ yester'dayi /.Captain'; Henderson,at;; tho;!'camp; .said/'that "clbse, on 1 400.0 l cadets, would' assemble for'ithe Field-.' •, inspectdonV':,'. He^" fully, expected; "to' - have.; to ■;provide - for -', like. cadets- i evening, 1 and; thej^citv''arid: Suburban I 'units-.'/will'. swell-thipVell'up'-totlie-fourth; thousand."'' v jMaJofT.,,vW.V:Macdqriald,. '.Officer V Com: manding.'tKe,-Junior. Cadets; arrived/from -.Uhri3tcliurch.:-,iyesterday''. morning,' ... and Visited- themobilisation. camp at. the.Hiitt -Barb -in' -: the terndonj: and (gave 'goneral • 'pitched',by J tfie; :c Wets!; of '.NoL' Jl i'Compariy, , Peton'ol Ilistrici "HighVSchool. '.Cadets,'v'un-' '.der'; : ,(®ptffinT;Lynskey;v "During' ' the' after-., - noon,:- the IThird- Wellington/ Cadet Ba!ttalion,.; under ;.;Maior' Burliiison, -'-marched- -. ipto" camp headed by ' its -pipe and brads 'and down'; ,Thereafter; ; -a steady-? stream ~ tey:;sbldiers:.fl6wed.-into' greatiyVexbeede'd-> v they opgiriaT'-'estimate, the) qnestiori-vlof-. billeting .some-- of; them is.'bemg.-cbnsidered.. To add -perplexities jof■';>the '■ situation;-" a' ; detachment-of . ; a- hundred- defence -cadets' -•from:. Nelson '.arrived last.night,: So.-'th'e : Brigade-Qnarterraast'e'r'pas 'no time to twiddled his"-'fingers; l -• Captain' 'Mostyn J ones :-;-,is '.-'.Brigade:Majbr. :• Xieute'nanV • Colonel; 'S tbveriso'h;'{; ,'of • ..iWoodvillb; ' 'the in: charm*. iho.,Brigade-Ser'geants-Major. : .:.are .- St'aif.oergeanMtfajbfc, iPeacock / arid' Bonibadi'er ■Just:^.'^::. v/s.j;i>s • -' v - i : At the-Saluting Base. -j. rYery: complete arrangement's-have been reyiew ; -:and<ma'rch past.; -In : front'.of-'.th'sVgrandstand'foinvbays-.of-'the: picket-fence-. areibe'ing : removed' to'-provide for' a rectangular- enclosure for ; the -FieldMarshal and his staff : at'the saluting :base. : Eight in front.' thez.fracfc'fonces are also -being" removed; -so,, that-.the massed'bat- ■ talibns :^l ( ■in leview.' tord 'Kitcheiior'- wiU-;ehterl;tlie,-park.vby i.th'e,-maingate,' just behindv the ; ! gnindsto:rid. , The path;-from . the; gate toi ,: th'e';isaluting';base' will''be 'roped in, back 'the. crowd,; while aspecial' .'posse, fof and.,-mounted 'men,.will, be. detailed .to' preserve' order.' ,: 1 "'On; the. arrivalof,'the'. Fi'ejd-Marshal. -at .; the-. :saluting "basbi;i I ';the..'.cadets will, -be' drawn'up in line'of-battalions for inspec- , 'ti6ni'"/M,after:, which' }the -inarch. 1 past in ' column 'will,'.talte'placb.,'- s Th'eh'/;will fol.the ;■which; -'sho.yd,r'fur'nish. anVdmposing;; disJ ;Th'isimbrhirig. is'ito;;be,ispent 'in' organising 'and.' sizing the 'various' units. 1 "!'-In, the;"afteriioon' a'reheafsal-qf 'to-morrow's ov'oiutib'ns 'will',be carHedj'out; ,and'.a fur-; tlier 'rqheaf&l,frilly also''.take / place, to-' .morrow forenoon'. " !. ■ '

• 'Passes to. the. :graridstiind .'Will admit .the holders tb-'tip 1 ' till '3.30' p.m., after. :Vhich,' the'ipublicswill 'be. admitted; to the ! stand 'and falSo' to the ; various: enclosures. 1 .PKoMgrAphMS permitted'to go'on'.to: the salutingifease 1 onj any. preterfc j: „,;...: :'

.Inspection of,.the' Gunners,

'.The. inspection' of,,the "harbour defences arid,\qf- the, 'Glarrisp j !ArtiUpi7 ; will ..takfe place.'during 'to-morrow yforenoon.lt. is ./improbable—that Lord Kitchener will":'ptty ; ':,an >-oyehing •'visit ■ to the':forte,-'.'arid"afterwards',proceed to the JohntohiHlle'; may stay., overnight.' '-i . : . ' • . At Johnsonville. ; iEvcrything .invthe' way of preparation,butvthe final-irrangemonts:;for"the caiiip'-i , water supply,. ivas? brought tb 1 completion, at the i mobilisation., camp' at Johnsorivillc last''evening,: 'the . fanner : in . which, the. permaneht;;forc"e'.,: men,.haye carried: out their : - being' distinctly "■ creditable. The 'first •d'eta'ehment ! of .Vtr.oopsV wiU'. arrivVin catnp .to-morrow; morning/ ', Nothing . certain' 'will 'be 1 : available'as .to tho number./,t>f inon all told till tho, vai-ious units; arrive. ~ • Thefollowing '.officers: will, cbiadpris©.' the ybrigide, sMfsr* :

Officer commanding, Lieut.-Colonel Bauchop; Brigade-Major, Captain.R. 0. Ches;noy,' A.A.&., Wellington District; Acting-'Quartormastor-General,' Captain C. Har- . court Turner; officer' commanding i mounted troops, Lieut.-Colonel A. H. ; Russell, -4th Regiment W.Miß.'j Artillery Staff Officer, . Major A. Petherick. D Battery; Jntolligence Officer, Captain W. H. N.Z'.M.;'Signalling Officer,'Lieut E; J. Hulbert, Ist Battalion Wellington .Infantry; principal medical officer, Lieut-Colonel-J. R. Purdv, N.Z.M.C.; principal -veterinary- officer,., Major-. A.', R.;.,Young, N.Z.V.C.; officer attached for duty,' Cap-: tain: J. E.' Duigan; ' Permanent Staft; - Staff Officers, Captains' G. -. T. Hall,. Ac -ti-Fe list;: C.' G.' Powles, N;Z.M.; Mostyi .Tones,- N.Z.M; j Brigade Sergeant-Major, 'Staff-Sergeant-Majpr;: -Dovey; Provost, :Staff-Sergeant-Majori; -Burr'; -. StafE-Ser--geants-Major, Sanderson, M'Christell, and Hose. '"'' :■ ,

■ - Lieut.-Colonel Joyce ' (officer ■ commanding the Nelson .district) 'will- remain in command of., the: Nelson, -district.-troops,-, iwith'the exception, of .'H.JBattery Field ■Artillery (2 guns); and No.. 4 Field Ambulance. Company. These, units will be embodied in-the brigade troops. !'!. Acting-Quarteiiriaster-Gen'eral ; Turner's staff will.' be constituted ai' Brigade Supply .Officer, .Lieut., Page! 2nd ;Regiment Mounted Eiflesjißrigade'Trans-. port; Officer, .Captain J.v Keir; Staff,' -Ser'geants^Major'Dodd'.and^M'Nair.v'.' ' '• :C6lciel' Purdy's staff' .will;,, consist. of [Captains A.: Carbury, G. Home, and P. R. Cook, all of. the N.Z.M.C.

'The brigade troops,.will''consist of the Mowing'' units:-rl)' Battery,- Field 1, Artillery (four guns),' H Battery Field Artillery'ttwo 'guns),. No. ' Field Engineers, four regiments mounted ,tr ; p'opsj : .one "cyclist. company,:: '.signalling - 'section 'Post-. aiid ..Telegraph .'Rifles, No. 5 ■ Field Ambulance- .Company,Ni.:■ 4, Field Ambulance: Company.: •' "■'/' •r- The "mounted rifles under command, of Lieut-Colonel Av. H.--;Russell '.will, consist '.'-Regiment,; Wellington' Mounted 'Rifles; 2nd Regiment Wellington Mounted Rifles; 3rd Regiment,; Wellington: Mounted Rifles ; : '4tb. Wellington Mount-, ed Rifles.. '. • •:V- - ■ The 'Ist.' Regiment'.' Nelson '.Mounted Eifles.(unm6'unted)'mU b'e-attiohed to the 2nd .Battalion;.' Nelson ,; - : , The irifantry. will . consist lof Vthe follow-. ~in 2nd, , 3rd,.. 4th; and sth Battalion's, '-Wellington;lst.-and. Bat.'taliojis, jN.elson, including the'lst.regiment of rifles,'.■ Nelson..