As Seen In The Mirror of Truth

NZ Truth, Issue 1238, 22 August 1929, Page 6

As Seen In The Mirror of Truth

1" FRONT OF THE HOUSE ERIC CONWAY, popular manager of Fullers' His Majesty's Theatre, Wellington, is just as much at home on the stage as he is m the front of the house. As a matter of fact,, his .first impression of " New Zealand audiences was gained from behind the footlights. Eric, came to this Dominion six years ago under contract to Fullers' as a partner m the turn of Conw ay .and Beecham, billed as the "London Lads , of Laughter." V «■ Before leaving the Homeland, he had been on tour with the. English Stoll Company and was, for a period, manager of Golder's Green Theatre. Eric Conway's bright personality makes him popular with all he meets and his unfailing courtesy helps to fill the house just as much as the star item on the bill does. HOLDS THE WHISTLE QUIET, efficient, unassuming, whether as referee on the field of Rugby, m public 'affairs or m the following of bis" profession, L. J. Thompson carries on successfully. He was the best guide m the domestic affairs of Hunterville, was among the leaders as president of Rangitikei Rugby Union, and now when approaching the half-way mark he is young enough to "hold the whistle" m senior and rep. games of . Rugby. POPULAR PERCY IF you come to the native village of Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay, and chance to hear Henare declaring "tat ferra Percy te kapai proke," you can. safely -bet he is referring to Percy J, Brewster, a local storekeeper, for whom pakeha and°Maori have the utmost respect. In and out of business, Percy J. B. is the most obliging of mortals, and as secretary and treasurer of the Nu-' haka A. and P. Society, he has won golden praise from folk far and near. HE MAKES YOU SEE HE is a man of vision and has been trained to enable other people to see clearly what was vague and blurred, ' '. But then that- is the job of the oculist, and as such, Peter Dick, of Dun-

edin, has been helping people to see for many years past. When not making other people see better, he casts his own eyes over the imposing away of precious stones and trinkets which form the stock-in-trade of his other business, for Dick is also a jeweller. He is a genial personality, and

BIG-VOICED LANDELS EVERYONE calls him Tom, and h< is a noted and picturesque figure at Southland stock sales. His surname is Landels and his home is a1 "Graham Lodge," Mataura. A big man, he has a voice that carries 100 yards .when critically examining cows, sheep or horses and telling the auctioneer what he thinks of them Landels is the fun merchant of stock sales. But his wit is not his only accomplishment. He is also an excellent judge of stock — a fact which has made coin for the "Graham Lodge" banking account. '

EXPERT ON ROADS j VfOU never saw anybody Quite ;so , I' unruffled m the midsts of excitement as K. M. Luke. That even temper and shrewd judgment are post sible only to a man who knows his job. Member of a prominent Wellington family, . and paving engineer, Ken. Luke is the man who controls the ' lengthening snakes of paved roads f round Wellington city. He knows more about bitumen, its . properties and peculiarities, than any " other man m the country, and his ad--5 vice has more than once been sought i by other local bodies. Summer time is no good time for him, for then the paving gangs are out and he works at his office until his home closes.

LISTEN TO THE BAND EARLY m life Bert Allan's pet ambition was to become a musician, and putting m a lot of overtime, he arrived, playing solo cornet under the baton of Mr. Schnack, the then conductor of

Timaru 'Garrison Band. Responding t o the call to arms soon after the outbreak of war, he became conductor of the champion band of the Expeditionary Force, his years then totalling nineteen. In 11)27, when Temiuka formed a band, Allan took command a nd piloted the com-

bination to victory twelve months ( later, winning the C grade championship at Christchurch. As a bread-and-butter line, "R.G.A." . "dyes to live and lives to dye" at the ' local woollen mill. 1 He also finds time to play the cornet ' m the orchestra of the Theatre Royal, i OUT FOR PROGRESS 1 ASK Tom "West! That's what they j say m Cheviot. His 'phone is more '' often engaged than otherwise for ' be is a very busy man, full of sound ' information. . ' He does good work m his capacity as secretary of the local racing club, ) as secretary of the football club, as i organiser and chief actor of the dra- j matic society, and as head of the Re-' | turned Soldiers' Association. In fact, , he's m everything, especially if it's for , progress. j STILL KEEPING FIT ! IT is some months since Alf. Cleverley ( put m an appearance m the ring, ] the last occasion being when he de- i feated Alan Campbell by a ■ narrow ] margin at Waimate. i He is now • domiciled m Waimate, < and turns out regularly e/Very^week to t play for the Marist Club. , The Waimate Association can thank • the Cleverley- Campbell scrap for its , sound pdsition to-day. , '. They would need to take the roof ] of for a return bout. BLAZING ALPINE TRAILS WHENEVER conversation turns to the scenic wonderland of the ( Southern Alps of New Zealand, J the name of R. L. Wigley, of Timaru—

the man who . made the Hermit- E age the finest * tourist resort . south of the Line — invariably comes to mind. The embodiment of enthusiasm where New Zealand alpine at-, tractions are concerned, "Wig," y as he is familiarly known to those who answer the call of the mountains and the ski,

has displayed initiative and keenness m his job. That the great Alpine region has been opened up to the world is-'largely due to the initiative of R. L.. Wigley, who founded the Mount Cook Motor Company.