PERSONALITIES ON BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 201, 26 August 1930, Page 8

PERSONALITIES ON BOARD.

MGISTRATE RETURNS,

NEW ZEALAND SINGER'S VISIT

Amongst the passengers brought to Auckland by the liner lonic this morning was Mr. F. N. Hemphill, an ex-King's College boy, who went to .England three years ago to join the Royal Air Force, Mr. Hemphill'is not certain whether he is lucky or unlucky to be in Auckland. He was unfortunate enough to receive severe concussion when playing in the Air Cup Rugger- competition, but luck was with him when he crashed twice after his football mishap and escaped serious injury, although the machine he was flying was badly damaged. "Young chaps with ideas of going to England to join the Flying Corps should give the matter full ■ consideration before setting out," he said.

Mr. H. A. Rose, barrister of the Inner Temple, is on a health tour. He last visited New Zealand 17 years ago, but lived here for two years during 1919 and 1911. His wife, formerly a Miss Lang, is a native of Dunedin. As Mr. Rose has to be in England by October 10, he is going straight back by the Rangitane. ■Miss Stella Murray, of Christchurch, the "\\ ell-known singer, returned on a. visit to her people after having been live _ years touring England and the Continent. She cancelled several contracts to make the trip; but will return to the Homeland to fulfil other contracts at the end of January. Before leaving, however, she will make a tour of New Zealand. After having had preliminary training in Christchurch, Miss Murray had further tuition in France and Itaiy, and then went to London. Dame Nellie Melba was responsible for her ground training, aiul then she was under Sir Henry Wood and Anne Willings. Mr. Harold Craston. a painist of note, who is known to New Zealand audiences, acted as her accompanist on her provincial tours of England. Mr. J. Barton, S.M? and Miss Hazel Barton, of Wellington, returned after a seven months' tour of the world. They went Home via Suez and spent a weok nt Gibraltar, then crossed to Tangier, and subsequently travelled for three weeks in Spain before proceeding to England. I hey visited Holland and Germany, and went up the Rhine to Switzerland. Mr. Barton said that lie was most interested in visiting the International Labour Bureau at Geneva, Returning to Paris for a few days, they later went on to London. Thence they proceeded to Scotland and Cornwall and back via ■I ajiaina to New Zealand. Mr. aiul Miss B'li ton leave for Wellington to-night. Mr., e. Stevens, business man of Auckland, has returned after a seven months trip to England. Discussing affairs at Home he said that they were in a pretty bad way, but business people' with whom he had come in contact expressed the opinion that Great Britain had now turned the corner.