Who’s Who on the Niagara

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1035, 28 July 1930, Page 10

Who’s Who on the Niagara

The R.M.S. Niagara reached Auckland this morning on her 100th transpacific run. She carried a big intercolonial cargo, and in addition to her usual passengers, those who would have travelled ordinarily on the Sydney steamer tomorrow. The Niagara is commanded on this trip by Captain J. F. S. Brown. Miss Elise de Tourret, a member of the J. C. Williamson publicity department in Sydney, will spend a holidayin Auckland. ... Mr. E. B. Coles, head of the firm of G. J. Coles and Company, Limited, Melbourne, is a through passenger on a business trip abroad. • • * Mr. G. E. Bunting, general manager for the Canadian National Steamships in Australia and New Zealand, is on his way to Canada to attend a conference of his company-. Asked whether his company would become active in the passenger service with New Zealand and Australia, he stated that this subject would be discussed at the forthcoming conference. It would probably depend on conditions. Business had increased considerably during the past 10 years and although there was at present a depression in trade, it was only a temporary one in his opinion. The Rev. A. N. Armstrong, an English clergyman, has been visiting his son, who lives in one of the distant parts of New South Wales. He stated that farmers there are very depressed and are reduced to the barest living expenses. Many of them have even given up smoking because of the hard times. They told Mr. Armstrong that unless they have a good season this year most of them will be bankrupt.

Mr. J. Saulwick, a Sydney business man, is on his way to Canada and the United States. Mr. Charles Purdy', the well-known Auckland boxer, who has been fighting in Australia, has returned to New Zealand, where he will take a rest before entering into further engagements. "There seems to be a worldwide craze to manipulate tariffs and this is upsetting trade everywhere,” said Mr. G. E. Bunting, manager of the Canadian National Steamships. “The Imperial Conference may help to readjust matters as far as the British Empire is concerned, if the Dominions and England will fall into line. It would be a good thing for the Empire if we could come to some satisfactory trade arrangement.” * * 4: Mr H. M. Harriman. of the Union Pacific Railways, New York, accompanied by Mrs. Harriman. is a through passenger. He passed through Auckland about a month ago on a holidayvisit to Sy-dney and is now returning to the U.S.A. Sir Graham Moon, A.D.C. to Sir Murchison Fletcher, K.C.M.G., Governor of Fiji, is returning from Sydney to Fiji. He reports that Sir Murchison. who was taken to Sydney some weeks ago owing to ill health, is now progressing favourably and is expected to return to Fiji on the next voyage there of the Manchuria. * * * Rather alarmed by the tax imposed on films in the new Budget, Mr S S Crick, managing director to the Fox Movietone Company in Australia, arrived this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Crick. He is paying a business visit, but was not disposed to discuss the new tax until he had made a thorough investigation of the question. “There are no fortunes being made in the film industry at present. The business is at a low ebb and it will nt>t stand too much in the way of additional tax,” said Mr. Crick. He agreed that British films should have preference to American. * ’>■ * Commander G. D. Moore, of the Australian Navy, was a through passenger proceeding to England, where he will be stationed for three years before returning to the Commonwealth. He is accompanied by Mrs. Moore and child.