TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 6

TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS.

'; ,- : ; ; FORTS AND CADETS. ■: -. 'So far ; as can' be is the-safest way to preface an .announcement concerning Lord Kitchener's movements—the ' I'ield-Marshal's programme for to-day may be set but as follows:- — At an early hour.in the morning—between : 8- and 9 o'olock—Lord 'Kitchener, with his personal;staff,■ anu the-members of,-, the Defence Council, will embark, on ■the Janie Beddon,■'.and :proceed upon a tour, of the . harbour , defences... Subsequently, the party will lind f at.' Mahanga Hay,'.when Lord Kitchener will make an inspection.. -of . the fortifications. Fort Kelburne, at Ngahauranga,: will also be inspected. Whether; his Lordship will revisit the forts at night.is problematical. .Some ! say; he 'will. .If he' does'not,' then the muster of 'gunners for the;mornirig inspection will not'be.very large, as most of. the men have .not been able L to .obtain the necessary leave of absence to permit of their presence at the forts during the daytime. Captain. G..' S. ' Richardson, Chief Instructor of Artillery;, has been brought down from the ■• Auckland gunners' training camp in order to be present during, the Field-Marshal's inspection of-the Wellington, harbour defences. He m\\ return north as. soon ias. that is over. : : /■ •■ • .'. , --.-■'.."' • '

Yesterday forenoon there were 3400 odd cadets !at the Hutt Park, aiiil by the time the. grand review: takes, place ■ this afternoon, at 3.30 p.m., it is certain that there will be a. total muster ipf nearly 4000. The threes Wellington cadet battalions have, mustered over 1200' strong, the battalion details being as follow':— No. 1. Battalion (Major Hempleman , 42(i;No. 2 Battalion'(Major M'Kenzie , 386; No., 3 Battalion (Major Burlinson , 400. '- ■ .. .■."•:■,•. -.■.■-.:■ .■•■',■-

The Wairarapa cadets, under Major Haslam, muster '359; while No. 2 Battalion, from Hawke's Bay, under Lieu- . tenant-Colonel Stevenson; musters ■ 293. A ;big detachment of over 1400 of all ranks have come down' from Taraiiaki and Wanganui. The Taranaki Battalion, un.der.Major Sandford, ;nui No. 1 Battalion (Major M'Lean), 353 j iWanganni No.■ 2 Battalion- (Major Ait- , ken), 352; AVanganui No. ...3.'>'!Battalion (Major Adams), 228 ; Wanganui No. .4 Battalion (Major Strack). .273.' ■

A detachment of 100 Senior Cadets from the Nelson district was expected in camp last. evening.:. There were four small detachments of Senior Cadets at the park ■yesterday ' morning—Wanganui, 36; Napier, 23; Dannevirke, 30r falmerston North, 65. Added to these are 200 Boy Scouts, under Lieutenant-Commander H. N. jVl'ljedd. Among the cadets : are: also a number of "scout-cadets."

Past and present racmbtreol St. John's Toung Men's Bible Olass are inviUd to attend the funeral to-day ■of their late class leader, Mr. 0. A. Redgrave. ■ ' Now seciia and plants are advertised-by Mr. H. 0. Gibbone, of Lambton' Qnay. .