Who’s Who on the Marama

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 242, 3 January 1928, Page 9

Who’s Who on the Marama

Prominent Australians Arrive on Holiday THUMBNAIL INTERVIEWS The Union Steam Ship Company’s vessel Marama arrived from Sydney this morning, a full ship, and carrying many important Australian and English visitors who will tour the Dominion. ... One of the most excited and most charming was Miss Elaine de Chair, daughter of Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, Governor of New South Wales. This is her first visit to the Dominion and she hopes to see as much of the country as possible! One of the first to greet her this morning was her brother, Lieutenant de Chair, of H.M.S. Laburnum. Miss de Chair’s mother visited New Zealand when she was a girl, and was the guest of Sir Harry Wilson. The charming visitor is a keen dancer and has grown very attached to Australia. ... Dame Clarissa Guthrie Reid, D.8.E., was honoured for her war work. She is president of the Workers’ Committees aftd hon. secretary of the AngloSouth America Central Depot and Club. His Honour Mr. Justice Davidson, of the Supreme Court Bench of New South Wales, has the distinction of being a judge who is still single. He is quite a young man still and was one of the youngest to be appointed to the Supreme Court Bench of Australia. He will spend a holiday at Rotorua and Mount Cook. On holiday after the Christmas rush Mr. Justly Rawlings, C.8.E., general manager of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., of Sydney, has come to New Zealand for a rest. Mr. Rawlings was Australian Commissioner for the Wembley Exhibition in 1925. Sydney is still building in millions, he said, this morning. Last year the city spent £14,500,000 in new buildings and a similar amount will be spent this year. As far as he could see there were few if any signs of depression in New South Wales at the present time. Mr. H. E. Hall is managing director of Henry Bond and Company, quilt manufacturers, Manchester, England. He says that his firm does a tremendous business with New Zealand. The war slump did not affect Henry Bond and Company, whose machinery has never stopped since the firm was established in 1810.

Mr. J. H. Hammond, K.C., of Sydney, was chairman of the commission which recently dealt with the question of wireless in the Commonwealth of Australia. He said that beam wireless is working, splendidly between Australia and England. Victoria, though its population is much smaller than that of New South Wales, has twice as many wireless enthusiasts. Mr. Hammond said that on January 1 a large number of new regulations came into force, one of which was the abolition of special licences whereby hotels and restaurants paid £lO a year for the privilege of being able to broadcast information in their establishments.

The recent strike of the stewards on the Moreton Bay at Sydney was recalled by Mr. A. F. Ebert, who travelled by that ship from England. He saw the chief steward with his coat off serving out kippers to the passengers as they filed by with their plates. Nearby a passenger who had volunteered for duty served out the porridge.

The Rev. A. A. Barham, who comes from Doncaster, England, is on his way to join Canon Packe at Gisborne, and looks forward to his duty as a new adventure. Accompanied by his twin sons, Oliver and Johxi, the Rev. C. W. Chandler arrived from Sydney to take up mission work in Auckland with the Rev. Jasper Calder. “Mr. Calder is a unique man,” said Mr. Chandler. “I met him in Sydney and we are good friends already.” Before leaving Sydney Mr. Chandler did mission work with the Rev. R. B. S. Hammond. For the last six years Mr. W. S. Lambe, of Sydney, has been coming to New Zealand for both deep-sea and river fishing. He returned again this morning and will fish at Russell, Whangaroa and later at Taupo. Mr. Lambe Is a great admirer of New Zealand and never grows tired of its charms. Last year his biggest catch was a 49Slb. reremai, which he considers is a better sporting fish ihan the mako.