ROMANCE, ON SHIPBOARD

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 11

ROMANCE, ON SHIPBOARD

(Ey Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") ■.'■."'AUCKLAND, 22nd November. An .interesting romance developed during the voyage of the Mariposa from. Sydney"-to Auckland, and on the liner's arrival it was announced that Miss Mary: Lchnie, of Island Bay, "Wellington, had become engaged to Mr. E. T. Richards, the young Englishman who flchv f vom.England to Australia last March. .The young couple were travelling- together on the steamer, Miss Lennie returning to New Zealand from a visit-tb' Australia, and Mr. Eichards travelling.-to Los Angeles en routo to England. Sintfe his long flight from England. Mr., Eichards has been doing a. great deal of flying in. Australia. He met' Miss Lennie in Melbourne, where ■he.learned that; he would be a fellpwpassenger with her on the Mariposa to Auckland. As a result of his flying experience ;i in Australia Mr. Eichards has become : greatly impressed with the farming • potentialities of the Northern Terrii tory, and .he has' recently purchased : Melville Island, with an! area of 2000 ■ square miles, which lies! to the north. ;. of Darwin.. ... There .he, intends, to es- •:. tablish a lq.rge sheep' ari'd A cattle station. ,' Theisland is also, suitable'for. the growi ing" of peanuts and a largo variety of , tropical produce. Mr. Eichards said - ho was proceeding, to England' to make i .final arrangements in .connection with the' purchase of - the island. He hoped - the marriage would take place on his - return, . v ' " v