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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8345, 4 February 1913, Page 3

Mr Henry Stead, who is now on bis way out to Australia, intends to settle permanently in Melbourne. He is accompanied by his wife and three children, Mr Stead is the eldest son of W. T. Stead, who perished in the Titanic disaster. For nearly fifteen years the two were very closely associated on the “Review of Reviews.” In connection with the business, Mr Stead visited many lands and interviewed many notable folk. He accompanied his father on most of the great journalist’s tours round Europe, and assisted at interviews with emperors and kings, statesmen and potentates. He is no stranger to Australia, having resided here for eighteen months some six years ago, and he will be welcomed by many mends throughout the Commonwealth. He has acquired the “Review of Reviews for Australasia” from his father’s estate, and intends developing it con aiderably at once. He has a great faith in the future of Australia, is deeply interested in political matters there, and will probably soon have a good deal to say about them in the ‘Review of Reviews.” In addition to his other activities. Mr Stead will act as tne correspondent in Australia for the “Daily News and Leader,” of London. Engineer-Commander Percy Wh eater, who was stationed at Westport for some years as Admiralty coal inspector, and who, on his return to England, served in H.M.S. Iphigenia, and afterwards for two years in the cadets’ training cruiser Cumberland, has now been elected for service in the intelligence division of the War Staff at the Admiralty, and has just taken up his new appointment, which will necessitate his living in London.