The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-29
Has Seen Active Lie.

Sir John Dickson-P oynder. who has
Just been appointed TO the governor
ship and command chief of the Do
minion of New Zealand, with salary
of $4,000 a year and allowances OF
half as much more, in succession to
Lord Plunlset, has, in spite of his
forty-four years, seen quite a good
deal of life, having won the order for
gallahtry in the Boer War. where he
was aide-de- camp TO General Lord
Methuen, and having represented the
northwestern division OF Wiltshire in
the House OF Commons for some eigh-
teen years. He comes of lighting stock,
for of the five previous holders of his
baronetcy, four were distinguished Of
iicers of the navy and the other q
etcy. indeed, having been conferred in
the first place upon Admiral Sir Archi-
bald Dickson in recognition of his SER
vices afioat under Nelson Sir John
to the fact that he inherited the Poyn-
der property and the Hillmarton
Manor estates in Wiltshire from his
mothers brother In 1881 the bequest
| being rendered conditional on his as
sumption of the Poynder name and
arms, in addition to those OF Dickson.
He is married to a daughter of Henry
| Dundas, of Glenesk, in Scotland, and
Lady Dickson Poynder is Very hand
some. smart and clever woman, who
enjoys a considerable amount of popu-
| larity in London society.
Sir John started in as n Conserva-
| tive but unfortunately was hampered
with ideals and with conscience. lie
| could not understand why a mere
| question of loyalty to party should
cause him to refrain from condemning
| the foolish mistakes made by Lord
Middleton. first as secretary of war and
| afterwards as secretary for India
Moreover, he held progressive views
on the subject OF education, which
were quite offensive to Lord Hugh
Cecil and his friends, and when. at the
| last general election, the Conservative
marty went to the length of putting up
a candidate against him in his own
constituency and the Liberals Of that
| locality accepted him as their candi-
whclminG majority, he naturally he
| came, ipso facto. a Liberal, and ceased
to be a Conservative He is, however
| so insubordinatc to party discipline
and objects so strongly to accepting at
the dictation of the party leaders views
of which he at heart disapproyes, that
the government has found him some.
| thing of an enfant terrible. and has
| accordingly persuaded him that his
talents were wasted in Parliament. and
would be turned to much more advan-
| tageous account by his administration
/ on behalf OF the crown of one of Its
great colonial dependencies. That is
why he is about to eXpatriate himself
| with Lady Observation-Disclosures, for q
| term of five, and possibly seven, years
OF course, New Zealand Is one of the
most delightful of the great satrapics
in the gift of the government; 70,
| New Zealand enjoys the distinction OF
not only possasstry the most salubrious
climate on the face of the globe, Blu,
also of being the one particular coun.
try IN the world whore the Anglo
Saxon race improves mentally, and
| above all physically, the average
| height of the Brtons born there being
sin feet on reaching manhood.
Sir John ought to do very we'll as
| governor and COMMUNICATIVE chief al
New Iealandi for he is rich, popular
and possesses very practical idea OF
administration, which he has shown tt
advantage in his work MS u member OF
| the London County Council as chair
man OF several of the great metro
politan hospitals, and as leader OF
| movement for the regular employ
ment Of time-eNpired soldiers. He ha!
l,hean several times IN. America, Will