A New Zealander In Sydney Town

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 488, 18 October 1928, Page 7

A New Zealander In Sydney Town

(From THE SUN’S Own Correspondent) New Zealand* is well to the fore in the exhibition of watercolours, which Henry Fullwood, the veteran Australian painter, is now showing at the Beaumont Chambers gallery in King Street. Mr. Fullwood has just returned from a three months’ sketching tour to Mount Cook, an experience which he thoroughly enjoyed. The Gulf country, the Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides—there is indeed little in the Antipodes where he has not taken his palette and brushes. His war pictures, painted on the French battlefields, are to be housed in the Australian War Museum at Canberra, j Mr. Theodore Opposed

To date very little interest has been taken in the Federal political battle, the result of which will be known the same day as the New Zealand elections. Mr. Bruce spoke last night in the Sydney Town Hall, and received an excellent reception. Mr. Scullin, leader of the Labour Party, broke away from precedent, and addressed a meeting before the Prime Minister had delivered his policy speech. But the most interesting announcement to date is that Senator Albert (“Jupp”) Gardiner, one of the old stalwarts of tjje Labour Party, is to oppose the wealthy Mr. Theodore for Dailey. Dailey, is of course, the seat that occasioned the recent Royal Commission. Senator Gardiner still possesses a strong political following, is a vigorous platform man, and at least will keep Mr. Theodore (campaign director for the Labour Party) on the move in his own electorate. !“Jock” Garden The majority of preconceived imI pressions of people are invariably wrong. Such was certainly the case with “Jock” Garden. Somehow, 1 had imagined him calling one “Comrade,” and sporting a red tie. Nothing of the kind. Chatting with the militant leader and ex-Baptist parson. the other day, he gave tho impression of quiet strength, and a decided sense of humour. There was really nothing of the militant about him. Yet “Jock” Garden, in certain circles, is probably the best hated man in Australia. He is certainly the most notorious in the political sense. Garden’s visit to Russia at tho invitation of the Soviet is not easily forgotten. Legacy for Soldiers Mrs. Dorothea Ziele, of Leeton, and the owner of considerable property in New Zealand, has left the returned soldiers of New South Wales the sum of approximately £5,000. When the New Zealand portion of the estate is realised, however, it is likely that the blind and disabled men will benefit to the extent of probably £60,000. Henry Hayward Here Henry Hayward, “the movie king of New Zealand,” is in Sydney on a short holiday. Merely a little rest, he says, after leading a strenuous fight against the Government’s attempted imposition of the film quota system on New Zealand exhibitors.” It was a long struggle, but the movie interests finally triumphed. Sydney Dust For New Zealand Has Sydney dust actually reached New Zealand after a lengthy journey among the clouds, across the turbulent Tasman? The cableman tells us that New Zealanders are asking themselves this question. As a nfcatter of fact, the cableman tells tpo little about New Zealand, though he never forgets to record an earthquake. A quake is invariably a good excuse for the Sydney newspapers to refer to our motherland as “the Shivery Isles.” New Zealand has been done much harm in this manner. But to revert to the storm. History tells us that after the great bush-fires which swept Southern Tasmania in December of 1897, and the following year, the smoke was driven right across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. It is quite possible, therefore, that Blenheimites did get a trickle of our red mud. St. Philip’s, Church Hill St. Philip’s, Church Hill, must be familiar to many New Zealanders. Mother Church reaps a remunerative harvest from the old church, chiefly because of the fact that it is so convenient to the Wentworth Hotel, always a fashionable spot for wedding receptions. The old church has just celebrated its 128th anniversary. The original St. Philip’s was commenced in 1798. The foundation stone was laid two years later' by Governor King. The building was completed in 1810, and was consecrated on Christmas Day of that year. The foundation stone of the original church is incorporated in the present one. Margaret Preston, with her beautiful wood-cuts, has made the lines of the old church on the hill familiar to many who have never seen it.