Who’s Who on the Maunganui

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1048, 12 August 1930, Page 9

Who’s Who on the Maunganui

The Maunganui from Sydney this morning after an excellent trip across the Tasman. After discharging cargo and passengers at Auckland she will go on to Wellington, taking several coastwise passengers with her. The Maunganui carried her usual consignment of English and _ Australian mails and a large quantity of citrus fruits.

Miss H. M. Rice, who has been doing missionary work for the past 16 years, returned to Auckland to spend a holiday. her first for five years. She was stationed at Chandpur, in East Bengal, and had an unenviable time during the recent riots.

“New Zealanders in Australia seemed quite happy despite the depression,” remarked Mr. F. E. N. Gaudin, who has been spending a holiday in Sydney. He stated that the present state of affairs in the Commonwealth was regarded as a national crisis. The tax of 2J per cent on every sale was disturbing the people who Were complaining generally of the heavy increase in taxation.

Mr. Charles Faulkner, of Manchester, England, has arrived on a holiday visit. While in Auckland he intends to stay with relatives, and will later make a tour of both Islands.

“I obtained sufficient testimonials while 1 was there to place my claims concerning my tuberculosis cure beyond dispute,” said the Rev. E. Ward, who returned from a three weeks holiday stay in Sydney. Mr. Ward claims that he has a cure for T. 8.. and already has saved many lives While in Sydney he gave a talk over the air on diet as it concerns tuberculosis. He had been in touch with several cases in Sydney which had been under his treatment, and many had been completely cured, while he found others progressing favourably. “I have been treating cases by correspondence all over Australia, and even countries as far away as Persia, Malav States, America, Canada, Argentine, and England, while I have also been in communication with the Health Department of Chili,” said Mr. Ward.

In New Zealand on holiday is Mr. A. E. C. Newtek, of Malaya. Mr. Newtek is an engineer in one of the tin mines in the Malay States, and has been there for nearly ten years. “Things are not in a good way with that business at the present time, mainly owing to the over-production.” said Mr. Newtek. When he left, the intention of his company was to close down at least 24 dredges. “They have floated far too many companies there," he said.