BUSINESS VISIT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 78, 3 April 1939, Page 10

BUSINESS VISIT.

PARTY ON MARJPOSA.

ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND.

TRAVELLERS FRO3C AUSTRALIA, I With a group of members of the Lor Angeles Chamber of Commerce, prominent Australian business men, representatives of the wool and pastoral industries, and leaders in varion? branches of sport, the Mariposa -arrived at Auckland from Sydney this morning after a fine-weather trip.

Of jzreatcsi interest to Auckland «a« the visit of the Los Angeles party, who were guesU at the Auckland flotary Clubs luncheon, and the Sydney League footballers, who had come across to play a series of matches in the Auckland district. Among the other champions of sport were a boxer, two professional cyclists and * JapaneseHawaiian swimmer.

Mr. .lames 15. McGregor, a. prominent woolbroker of Sydney, and Mr. WalteEhrig. a wool buyer of the same city, were travelling to Britain and Europe. Mr. Xormal Meyer, a Melbourne business man. -was on the way to the United States and England. Colonel A. Caddy, a grazier and breeder of Victoria, aji<i Mr. J. B. Arnold, a warehouseman, of Sydney, were commencing , a world tour. Two member? of the Order of Franoisoan Friars, the Rev. Father C. O'Connor, and the Rev. Bro. D. Leigh, arrived from Sydney to undertake work in the Onehunpa districts Mr. Harry Hunter, managing direetor of Paramount Film Service. Ltd.. Sydnev. is on a business trip to the United States. Will Come Again. "We will Ik> here ajrain next rear unless something? jroes 'haywire.'" declared Mr. C. P. Bayer, leader of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce party, which is returnins from Australia after a goodwill visit to the Commonwealth and Xew Zealand. Mr. Bayer, who is secretary of the Los Anjreles Chamber and manager of its public relations department said the party had had a marvellous tour, and both in Australia and the Dominion everyone they had met had been mort hospitable. He was returning the invitation for visits by representatives of both countries to Loe Angeles. Mr. Bayer said tnat there were 35 of the party of fifty on the Mariposa. and of that number 13 would remain in the Dominion for the purpose of undertaking a tour of both the Xorih and South Islands. "I think you have a wonderful oppori unity here" to build up your tourist business." he added. "We in Los Angeles, of course, find Mich business one of our greatest assets, and income from it amounts to between 1.-.0.000.000 to 200.000.000 dollars a year. Of course, you have not the same avenues for petting tourists that we have but you will get them in time. By having a tourist bureau in Loe Angeles, the Dominion has an office in ?h X p,a T ;* r think mor * p«>p ,e tra\el through Lo* Angeles than Mir other part of the United State*. People are now not lookinjr on a visit to Xew Uon » a lOnS trip ' bUt * S ° od ***" Phosphate Commission Confereeew. Sir Albert EHis, Xew Zealand Commiwioncr of the British Phosphate Commission, w h o has been attending conferences of commissioner*, executive offieere and buyers of phosphate in Melbourne returned to Auckland after a months absence. He said the *«,«,„ had been a good one at the T«land# end there had been no labour difficulties. Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmers, the new administrator of Nauru IMand who wa« appointed by Australia after the retirement of Commander Gansia, had taken up hk duties. Sir Albert aL«o mentioned that Mr. J. C. Barley, resident commissioner at Ocean Island, which was the seat of Government for the Gilbert and EHiee colony, was on hi* war back from England, where he had been on furlough. Boxer Returning Home. After four months in Australia, where he had five wins bv the knockout route, "Kingfish' Dixon. coloured American welter-weight boxer, is returning home. His opponents in Australia were Dick Humphreys. Jimmv Pnrcell !?„„ MeLnughlin. Sid Sloane nnd Johnny Shields. Dison wiid he had enjoyed his visit to the Commonwealth and he proposed lo return there in August. He \v.i* scheduled for a further fidit in Australia, l.ut he had suffered a bcrearement in jlie death of his mother and had derided to return home. Visit by Cyclista. Two Australian professional cyclist* arrived under contract to appear at the Easter sports meeting at Olorohanga. They arc H. Guyati. Victorian and British Empire sprint champion, and E. Smith, of West Australia, one-mile sprint champion of Australia. Given the opportunity, it is possible that the visitors will appear at other fixtures before returning home. Judge .T. S. Bonn, of Pennsylvania. i« a through passenger. He is returning home after a vacation in Australia. More Carpenters Arrive. Mr. .1. R. EUbury, placement officer at Auckland, travelled out early to the Maripnsa this morning to mert further workmen from Australia. There were a dozen in the party, including nine carpenters and t-wo fibrou* plasterers. All are sinjle men. and the carpenters are going to employment in Xew Plvmouth.