Who’s Who on the Niagara

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 622, 26 March 1929, Page 15

Who’s Who on the Niagara

The Niagara arrived from Vancouver - yesterday with a comlight list of passengers. 80 o£ whom* disembarked at Auckland.

Mr. L. Ulonkman lias arrived to take over the of the Wellington office -of the Yorkshire Insurance Co. He spats formerly stationed at Mansfield, near Sheffield. Mr. Monkman said to at the wonderful reports of New current in England added to his delifc&t in being sent out here. * * si* Mr. Rudoife h Winter, a mining engineer of Lonoton. is going out to Queensland under contract to the Mt. Elliot Mining Co., hich is beginning operations again. ’With him are Mr. C. Q. Schlereth. a!.?**.> a mining engineer, of Denver, Mr. Heggie and Mr. Maurer. Tljqy will go on to Australia on Friduo'.

Mr. G. Ross ‘Parsons, representative of a firm manufacturing steel products, is on a tour of the world. He comes from Nora a Scotia. After New Zealand. Australia, India, Africa, the East and Englauid will be toured.

Mr. William MiSiSentine is a through passenger to Sidney and will playunder the J.C.A vV banner in “The a o-clock Girl.” ijie went to school in Dunedin and his father, a former M.P. in New Zealand. tjdll resides there. Mr. Valentine played »on Broadway for three years in “Sifluny,” opposite Marilyn Miller, and vriis a great success. His contract for .Australia will be for only one year, aft?f which he will return to New York.,

Mr. Allan Prior b* an Australian who has made a great success on the stage in New York. He* is on his way to Svdney to see his jleople. Mr. Prior played lead in “The* Student Prince.” “Love Song.” “Kattfja the Dancer.’ “Rainbow” and num tijprless other musical sucesses

Seeking suitable quotations for beef, veal and lamb to sulpply the United States troops in the FJawaiian Islands. Mr. G. J. Waller, off the Hawaiian Meat Company, Hontiulu, arrived In Auckland to-day on tl»e Niagara. Mr. Waller will in the best market, either in New Z ealand or Australia, from 150,000 to 28 0,000 pounds of frozen beef, besides o £her meat. He will spend a week in Auckland, afterwards continuing on to **Sydney. “New Zealand and Australia are the logical markets for my requirements,” he told a Sun man. “oeef is too expensive on the Pacific CVb&st of America, and the Argentines is too Car away.” Mr. Waller last visited ,New Zealand four years ago, when his| mission was a similar one. His compaany slaughters about 1,000 cattle a montl h in Honolulu, but that is sufficient for local requirements only. Me.jt for the United States troops in to be secured outside.

A New Y'ork agent for Australian newspapers is Mr. Darrell St* Levy, who is travelling to Sydney wit bl a number of theatrical people. For .some time he has been engaged in a dvertising work in the U.S.A., and he lits enthusiastic about the possibilities *of obtaining trade connections by personal contact. every t here are more than interested in Aus Valia and New Zealand,” he said. “ r Jshey are eager for information and an preciat.e the first-hand knowledge one* is able to impart. Dr. G. J. Faulkner arrived by the Niagara yesterday, and dise nu barked at Auckland.

Mr. It. M. Hatfield, a director of Electrical Research Products, Cjiicago, U.S.A., is on his way to Australia, but will return to tour New He is accompanied by his wife anti two daughters.

Mr. IT. T\ Boyer is a representative of the Canadian Pacific Railway*£ He is on his way to Melbourne, wh(fe he will take over the managership oi the company's new office. Mr. Bonier is accompanied by his son.