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Otago Witness, Issue 4030, 9 June 1931, Page 47

The first Australian big game expedition —to hunt buffalo and crocodiles in North Australia—will leave Melbourne on June 17. • It will consist solely of Victorians (says the Sydney Morning Herald), althought it is anticipated that later other parties will be formed in New Zealand, Great Britain, and the United States. The members of the first party are: Mr 11. R. Fink, Dr Stanley Jamieson, Messrs A. B. Lord, T. J. Hughes, E. J. Kennon, and C. J. Stanley Low. Mr E. Harding, of tlie Commonwealth Railways Department, will accompany the party as manager, and Mr Sladdin, representative of Fox Films, will join the expedition at Adelaide for the purpose of taking moving pictures. Messrs Low and Hughes have both travelled extensively, and hunted big game in Africa. A business man in close touch with Taranaki commerce, discussing the financial position of the province with a News reporter, said that one of the striking aspects of the times was the extent of the cash receipts of the businesses. The turnover, of course, was considerably down, but the proportion of cash payments was much greater than in previous years. It appeared to him that business was being conducted on a better basis. Less credit was being asked for and given. This result, brought about by less money coming into the province was something to be thankful for in these difficult days. Taranaki was really better off than most other parts, he concluded, because there was still a considerable volume of money in circulation, whereas in some other parts the flow of money had almost stopped. Arnold Bennett’s first name was Enoch; and there is room for an interesting speculation whether he would have been quite as successful if he had signed himself “Enoch Bennett.” When Rudyard Kipling was young he used the initials “J.R.K.,” but z the “J” has long since been lost and figures in none of the reference books. Presumably it stands for “John,” which was his father’s name, Austin Dobson again was once “ Henry.” Bret Harte was Francis Bret Harte. In politics Austen Chamberlain has dropped his first name, which is Joseph. In this case, with father and son in politics at the same time? there was an obvious reason why the distinguished father should be left in undisputed possession of “Joseph.”