Who’s Who on the Aorangi

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 515, 19 November 1928, Page 13

Who’s Who on the Aorangi

Carrying 378 bags of English, Australian and Eastern mail for Auckland the inter-colonial liner Aorangi arrived in Auckland at an early hour this morning. After pratique had been granted the vessel berthed at Prince’s Wharf at 8.30 a.m. Of the passengers, 150 first-class and 70 second-class passengers disembarked at Auckland. A business and pleasure tour in Australia and New Zealand is being made by Mr. K. K. Lalkaka, of Bombay, who, with his wife, disembarked at Auckland. Mr. Laikala is particularly interested in forestry affairs, and during his stay in New Zealand he will investigate the methods adopted throughout the Dominion, and the measure of success achieved. * * * An ex-tennis player of note, and a member of the Australian bowling team which will meet New Zealand in the forthcoming bowling carnival in Wellington, is Mr. J. C. Blair, who was among those disembarking at Auckland. Mr. Blair and Mr. J. L. Brennan, of Melbourne, represent the Vacuum Oil Company, and are visiting New' Zealand for the purpose of meeting representatives and agents from Auckland to the Bluff. A profitable stay of six months in Australia has been completed recently by the Russian wrestler, A 1 Karasick, who is on his way back to the United States. Karasick Las been in America for nine years, and has made three trips to Australia, where his successes have been many and prominent. He may take part in a bout at Honolulu, and plans to visit South America next year. * * * Mr. J. A. Lamb, of the Parker-Lamb Timber Company, who has been visiting Sydney, states that the timber market has improved a great deal. Australia’s trade with New Zealand timber is much better than it was. Mr. and Mrs. E. G Grainger, of Sydney, were among those who have come on holiday to New Zealand. They will do the sights of both islands before returning to Australia. • • • Mr. F. M.. Burke, of Melbourne, head of the largest real estate business in Australia (T. M. Burke and Co,), is visiting his Auckland branch. He states that good average business is being done in Australia, where the market is stable at the present moment. He is pleased at the result of the recent Parliamentary elections in the Commonwealth, and said this morning that Mr. Bavin, State Premier of New South Wales, is doing much to clean up allegations of graft in Sydney. Tommy Mclnnes, the well-known boxer, returned with his bride, formerly Miss Luch Park, of Sydney. They met a year ago, when the boxer went across to Australia. Mclnnes, who will box in Auckland, hopes to be in America by the end of January. * * * A party of wrestlers, Clarence Eklund, Ted Thye, Tom Alley and Clete Kauffman, is returning to the United States after a successful season in Sydney. They all agreed that wrestling in Australia is kept at a high standard and than the arrangements are excellent. New Zealand does not offer much in the way of a purse, otherwise they might stage a contest here.