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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 319, 10 December 1910, Page 6

Colonel H. L. Gallwey, Governor of St. Helena, who is curtailing his holiday in England and hastening back to the Napoleonic rock to make preparations for the visit of the Duke of Connaught, has held his present post for the unusually long period of eight years. Previously he was bnth a soldier and a civil administrator in Nigeria and on the West Coast or Africa. In the former capacity he won the D.S.O. and other honours. Since the withdrawal of the garrison, the chief customers for the produce of the lonely little island in mid-Atalnitc, the St. Helena folk hav e been deeply depressed. Colonel Gallwey has beon doing his utmost to establish the flax and other industries and to develop the fisheries, and a "St. Helena ' Committee" was formed in London to aid his efforts. The opening of the Suez Canal was a great blow to St Helena. Before that most of the ships voyaging to South Africa, Austraila, India, and the Ea-it made it a regular calling place.

Lord Wir.terton, whose engagement to Miss Ivy Gordon-Lennox is rumoured, is an enthusiastic young politician of 27, representing the Horsham Division of Sussex in the Conservative interest. "A Sussex inan for a Sussex seat" was one of the rallying cries at his fiercely-fought campaign, and was by no means a nebulous claim, for his family have for many a century been associated with that historic county, and on more than one occasion have distinguished themselves in the political arena. One of them. Sir Edward Tumour, was Speaker in the Commons from 1661 to 1670, resigning that post to become Solicitor-General. He himself entered Parliament shortly after his coming of age, and his maiden speech elicited a graceful compliment from Sir Edward Grey. He soon became known as "the infant," and, as many soon found to their cost, a terrible one at that, for he quickly developed in a marked degree the gentle art of asking awkward questions. For the rest, he is a capital sportsman, while in literature he is well known as the editor of the "World."

Joseph Lebreque, a Canadian, has ! just accomplished the feat of walking round the world. During his tramp 1 Lebreqque has worn of 72 pairs of boots, and has used a pair of socks for each day. Both boots and socks have been presented to him gratis. He has i walked more than 6000 miles. | Pearce, who is to row Webb on Boxj ing Day, is now doing five mile spins ion the Wanganui River. Webb has I settled to steady work.