OFF TO SOUTH AFRICA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 911, 2 September 1910, Page 4

OFF TO SOUTH AFRICA.

THE EON. G. -EOWLDSTO EEPEB-> V .- ■;• ;■-.•;, SEOT-OKEW ZEAI.AND.Vr. Xf)/^ Cabinet has '..received. an. invitation far ; ; ..-. send a representative to. the opening ,'of". ; ! the ■. Union 'Parliament : of South] Africa'" v on -November' 4, and it has.been decided; V-" : that the Hon ; .G; l l'owWs, : Minister" 'ioiJ-'-j :.. Kdncfttioii,- will rupTesent. flie' Dominion; / :.'- In making this, announcement in.:tlie.:'. : House, of Keprek'iitatiyps 'yesterday,-this '... ■Prime' Ministe r: (Sir ■ Joseph }W»td) stated ; that-Cabinet had:.been;influenced' in 'its;. ; ;/. decision to send a:. Minuter -.by,- the fact ■ '<■'■■ that, tho- openingvofHhe.T3nioniParlia- ;, ..■ trient"'would _ mark .what ■ •;";■.:: ! be the last great consolidation'.of outlying.V.;; ■■. portions of.tho Empire. ;.Thero should in : :i > future be growing sympathy and:'growr ;> ~ ing- trade relations betweeri/NeV.-.Zealand arid South' Africa;,/ ■':■ .' ' ' \:■ ' ■ ■ The Hon.,'G. I'owlds , spent about four;' . ';'■;. ycars.-.iu.Soutli;'Africa, .when: a young ■'■ man, before coming to Seyr .Zealand. Hβ was resideht:.in.;the vicmily,-.of lumber-. ~ .ley. : Mr. Powlds ■-m'Uvleave Wellington : .. .on the:l6th'instant. Three'.: ,1 days later- he .will-.leave:'for, .Sydney, "'. where he'will spend a;few." days liefore -.' embarldng ; .on:thß..Medic,:.which. sails :oa ; ... ■the 29th, .and ''is' due at: Cape'.Town.: on:: ■; October 30. ■:■:■'■::': '.■.;,.:.;"'{v ■-■•■(V :■:';■■• :: , .■■ The .opening of the: Union Parliament/' ■ infixed' for November:4. ...This functicn. :' .'was.: to placit okrliei in .the: ..-•■'. year, .accompanied- by.'.every'.circumstance'.,' ; . (it pomp, , in the presence of King George. ; ; •;" (then Prince 'of '.Wales),.' but .the death f : of . the late '-.King'.-Edward -necessitated: '". its postponement Elaborate. arrange-":. . ments had' been, made tq give the visiting...-:. an, ; enjoyable, .and.; profitable ).: '. timo,'-but: Mr.j Fowlds', : does :.npt'.;kn6w; ;' V/v what the modified programme is. - '■: y-; > : . ■Mr.: Fowlds,.wiir. be. accompanied', .br \ '■■'..'■ Miss Foivlds arid Miss May-Powlds, vana'-;'•: ; . 'his private .secretary; (Mr. :W. ( : ,.::,:..