Who’s Who on the Ulimaroa

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 568, 22 January 1929, Page 1

Who’s Who on the Ulimaroa

After a calm trip from Sydney, the Ulimaroa berthed at 11.15 this morning. She dropped anchor in the stream at 7.35, but there was a long delay due to the port health officer becoming suspicious of a rash on one of a passenger’s arms.

Making a flying trip to New Zealand to have a look at the yearling sales in WeUington is Mr. George Price, well-known trainer. He goes South this evening and leaves for Sydney again by the Marama~

Miss M. B. Johnston, of the staff of St. Cuthbert’s College, returned after a world tour, during which she has studied home economics at the London University. She travelled through Canada and registered a thrill at the sight of the Rockies. On her way back she went to South Africa and journeyed to the Transvaal. She has been away from Auckland since May

An enjoyable but tremendously hot holiday was spent in Sydney by Mr. I Coakley, of the firm of George Walker, Ltd., and Mrs. Coakley. They have been .away for a month, and they struck one of Sydney’s heat vav£s.

Mr. P. Wrigley and Mrs. Wrigley have returned to take up permanent, residence in New Zealand. Mr. Wrigley being the works represent a tive of the Eagle and Globe Steel Company, of Sheffield. lie will live in Wellington and work in conjunction with tho firm’s agents in the centres.

Back to her home town after seven years’ absence comes Miss Margot St. L. Toner with her mother. Miss Toner has been at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, for five years, and she will give recitals at Auckland, Napier and Hamilton in the next few months. After that she intends to go to France to continue her study of music.

Mr. Fred Adamson is on a business trip to the Dominion as a representative from the factory of the United Kingdom Tobacco Company, but. be intends to try to do some fishing here. He will be in the country for about six weeks. Mr. J. M. Ruddy coines here as it permanent resident, representing the Alexander Hamilton Institute of Business /Training, of New York.

Bringing the news of Mr. Alfred O’Shea’s successful tour of Australia is his manager, Mr. T. B. McManus. He says that the Irish tenor was the guest at a dinner at the Australia last evening, Bir Henry Braddon presiding. The singer will come to Wellington by the Makura, and give four concerts in Auckland before he leaves for n two years’ tour of America. Twenty-three Irish girls. ranging from 17 years to 22, arrived from the Old Country, via Australia, by the Ulimaroa this morning. They were in charge of Mother Cecily and Sister do Sales, of St. Dominic’s Priory. Dunedin, who have been in Ireland and Europe for the past 12 months. The girls have come out to go into religious orders in New Zealand. Seventeen of them are for St. Dominic's. “Let sleeping dogs lie." That is the general attitude in England regarding the Church of England Prayer Book, according to th* Rev. W. W. Lambert, vicar of Whakatane, who returned from a trip abroad by the Ulimaroa this morning. Mr. Lambert Is of opinion that this attitude will persist until the Lambert Conference is held in London, when the whole question will be discussed by the bishops. "Everyone seemed to be afraid of everyone else.” said Mr. Lambert. Mrs. Lambert, who accompanied her husband on the tour, is interested in the Girl Guide movement, and during her stay in England she attended a course of instruction at "Fox Leas’’ in the New Forest. Hampshire. This house was donated to Princess Mary by a wealthy American on behalf of the Girl Guide movement, and is used as a place of instruction for leaders The investigation ol' gold dredging; propositions lias brought Mr. E. W. Finch, of Sydney, to New Zealand. His investigations are being made for the Siamese Tin Syndicate, LtJ., of London, and anything which appears to be good enough or big enough will be tested. Mr. Finch said that if any area were found suitable a company would be formed and a big plant would be put in. "We want something capable of accommodating a dredge for handling 150.000 cubic yards a month,” said Mr. Finch. "One of our parties is at present boring on the West Coast olj tho South Island.” * * • His first connection with New Zealand was when he defended a woman in the notable Talune alleged poisoning case, 30 years ago, explained Mr. S. Mack, K.C., a barrister of Sydney, who was a passenger to New Zealand. But Mr. Mack has much more pie; •»-- ant recollection this country. Us married a Xew Zealander. Miss Kitty Knight, a daughter of Mr. Godfrey Knight, of Wellington. and a grand niece 0 f sir James Prendergast. Asked if the legal profession in Ne\Y South Wales was crowded out, Mr. Mack said: "There is still lots of room at the top.” Mr. Mack coes to Wellington to stay with Mr. Henry Hall, barrister, of Wellington.