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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1666, 3 February 1904, Page 25

Lieutenaiit Herd, conductor of the Wellington Garrison Band, has been appointed judge for the Band Contest to be held at the Rotorua Carnival towards the end of February. It is understood that Mr E. T. Code, of 00-de’s Military Band, Melbourne, will probably act as judge at the North Isliand Brass Bands’ Association's annual contest, to begin in Palmerston North on February 28th. Sir Tatton Sykes, Bt., one of the most prominent supporters of sport and an ‘ authority on racing matters in Great Britain, arrived in Wellington by Saturday evening’s express. He came out to New Zealand by way of America, in search of health, and has been sojourning at Rotorua for some weeks past testing the curative properties of its waters. Sir Tatton made the journey overland from Rotorua to the Wanganui river, and is very favourably impressed with the country as a to'urisfc resort.

A large number of his personal friends assembled in the Empire Hotel on Friday evening to bid farewelel to Mr I. J. Rothschild, who has relinquished his connection with the jewellery trade in the city to take over the proprietorship of the Star Hotel, Auckland. Mr T. Kennedy Macdonald presided. In presenting' the guest of the evening with a massive silver salver, suitably inscribed, the chairman spoke of the good qualities of Mr Rothschild. Everyone would remember the Tasmania going down with all their guest’s goods, aud how he subsequently laboured to make good his great loss. In concluding, the chairman, on behalf of those present, wished Mr Rothschild the best of good fortune in the future. In responding, Mr Rothschild said he thought the occasion was the proudest moment of liis life. Not only on behalf of himself, but on behalf o c liis wife, lie thanked them most sincerely. In his time he had been through a few business ventures, but his present departure belonged to an entirely new branch. “It may,” he observed, “prove uncongenial for a short time, but where needs must a man is compelled- to make war with a hard world.” The Hon. James Carroll also spoke in appreciation of Mr Rothschild. Mr T. M. Wilford responded on behalf of “the Ladies” in his usual genial manner. Mr Rothschild left for the Northern city at the beginning of the week. Terrible atrocities are being pemetrab ed by the Hottentots who have 'risen in rebellion in German South-West Africa-