Who’s Who on the Niagara

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 479, 8 October 1928, Page 13

Who’s Who on the Niagara

The R.M.S. Niagara arrived in the stream from Vancouver to-day soon after 11 o'clock, with nearly 500 passengers on board. She carried several important visitors, including the Scottish-Australian delegation, Lord Lovat and several New Zealand bowlers who returned from their tour abroad.

Major-General Sir Thomas Glasgow, K.C.8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., Commonwealth Senator for Queensland and Minister of Defence in the Federal Government, is returning from a Parliamentary tour of Canada. He was one of the Australian delegates. He said that it had been a hurried trip, but excellent work had been done by the delegates. Sir Thomas said tttat he was hurrying back to Australia lor the elections.

The Right Rev. L. S. Kempthorne, Bishop inn Polynesia, joined the Niagara at Suva. He will go to Wellington this evening where he will join another vessel going to Tahiti. The Bishop is on an extended tour of his large diocese.

Mrs. Eric Riddiford, wife of the Wairarapa run-holder, and Mrs. W. F. Handyside, of Wellington, are returning after a tour abroad. Mr. Irving Carney, wool-broker, of Christchurch, has been on an extended tour of the United States. He said that industry in the States is in an excellent condition, except for the textile trades, which are depressed at present. He predicts that wool prices "ill ho easier this year, though there "ill be nothing to worry about. “I heard more about New Zealand this time than ever before,’* said Mr. Carney, who went on to speak of the sreat interest people of the United States are taking in the Dominion.

Captain Stuart Pearson, an ex-Indian army officer, now living in Australia, is one of an Australian polo team which has been playing in Honolulu. He went on to lew York and saw the Internationa 1 matches there.

Mr. Georse A. Oakes, of Bloomfield, one of the heads of Thomas Oakes and Co., the largest manufacturers of woollen goods in tho United States, heard so much about New Zca•ind fish and lashing that he has come aown to try them for himself. He will spend several months here *nd hopes to catch some marlin and nresher shark. Mr. Oakes is also * keen trout fisherman, and will try * 8 many of the New Zealand streams as possible.

• * * f r * James Russell, managing direc“Australian Home Joura * Sydney, is returning home after , * ® tour. While in England lie waced an order for X 10.000 worth of Soi7j machinery for his flrm - Mr. Rusin ,v 1S « k een believer in “Trade withit there mPire * M and iS hclpinff to keep

* * * * *** Sutherland, who served }■ New Zealand Nursing Dividuring the Great War, is glad to irtaS? homeland again. Sister Suthhas been living in Paris for iha t? 1 years an d is paying a visit to • i-kmiinlon. Sana- w Coutts - Mr. and Mrs. F. tjjgi ’ Mr. and Mrs. E. Needham and ilpg >n * Mr. R. Eagleton, Mr. and V r -IT Hill and their daughter, and A 'Jckla«rt M K S ’ Kirk were amon S the n<l bowlers who have returned Scotland *£ tour of England, *hcrA *l. aJes, Ireland and Canada, itches 6 men Have been playing a H enthusiastic regarding ital i ty with which they were Partv Ti-iit °ther members of the ill return on the Aorangi. w * * * d irectn? laU ? e **•. w Hlmott, managing Agencv Willmott’s Advertising world toydn ey, is returning from a Pr^sent^ 11 *’ Whi,e in New York he •\*ew v ~a n Australian flag to the Premium Advertising Club, whose America dollars to build, the An-* , says * is keenly watching marketi. ahan and New Zealand

has McKillop, of Brisbane, who lan<j q re Presenting the Queensf^ rnme 9 t and the Queensland In ternaH« an ? paisn Committee at an QIUCh »n Congress in London, has "’asa thd good work which c °mcs of n ?l lS^led there. One of the outthe det* - e con Sress, he says, was Public rff mi i lation to educate the the tlle dan £ e ** ot cancer, tha of Pre-cancer conditions Hats, ans to avoi£ i them. *ey. of by Dr. St. J. Dan,e ntin«- v- ey ’ w ho has been repreConj res g ew South Wales at the

Mr * ♦ * CotoS, McLennan, Harbour Trust :ng aft loner for Australia, is returns at ‘er a tour abroad.

'ones C = L ' Jones - of the firm of David t *tenrtea l . <lney- is re *urnlns after an tied tour abroad.