ON THE MAUNGANUI.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 16, 20 January 1931, Page 3

ON THE MAUNGANUI.

TRAVELLERS FROM SYDNEY, DILWOR.TH SCHOOL ARCHITECT. TOM LURICH AND CHARLIE" PTJRDY. Fine weather all the way from Sydney , was experienced by the Union Company's intercolonial steamer Maunganni, which arrived at Auckland this morning. TSe vessel brought 239 passengers, including 130 in the first saloon.

■ Father Dcsbois and Father Neyret art two young Roman Catholic missionaries from Lyons, France. They will spend several months in New Zealand studying native language?, and will then go to Fiji.

Six sisters of St. Joseph's—Sisters Cornalia, Eymard, Audeen, Aidan, Constance and Aloysius—will go to various towns in New Zealand. Several of 'tEe party are New Zealanders who have been stationed in North Sydncv.

Mr. P. Brett, an old King's College boy, who is now living in Orange, N.S.W., arrived on a holiday visit, accompanied by his wife and infant son. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Brown, of Auckland, returned after a month's holiday in Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

Tom Lurich Returns. "I've had a good holiday, a good rest and a jolly good time," said Tom Lurich, the Russian heavy-weight wrestler, who left Auckland two months ago. Lurich, who is accompanied by his wife, whom he married in Adelaide, will stay in NewZealand as long as he can get matches. He is anxious to get into the ring again, and is willing to meet any opponent the New Zealand AYrestling Association likes to put up against him. Before the new season commences Lurich intends to make a holiday trip through the Dominion. "My wife attends- all the matches in which I take part, and she is a wonderful barracker," he said.

Purdy Home Again, Anxious to prove that lie is still anything but a "back, number/' Charlie Purdy, the ex-Auckland professional boxer, intends remaining. in.. New Zealand about four months. As mentioned last week, Purdy's last fight was against Jack Koberts, to whom he lost on a knock-out, despite the fact that he appealed against a low punch. "I was streets ahead on points when the end came, and the punch which put me down was palpably low," he said. "I konesfcly believe that I am boxing better now than ever before, and I am willing to appear under any association. If the promoters are not satisfied with my showing they caji giv© my end of the purse to any deserving charity.** The ex - A-uck-lander sparred with Jack Haines w&en the latter was training for his championship fight -with Ambrose Palmer and showed excellent

•form. Speaking of Haines, .Purdy said Liitti* me tA-uiiailipion was still in hospital, and.. the only people, .who were allowed to see him were his parents. Purdy, who said that the boxing game in Sydney at the.present time was at a low ebb, is particularly anxious to meet Reg Stone, Reg Trowera or Tommy Fairhall. J

Winner of Dilworth Prize. The winner of the prize of £500 offered by the Dilworth Trust for the best design for its proposed new college at Wiri, Mr. H. E. White, arrived to discuss mattere incidental to the plane. He was accompanied by his assistant architect, Mr.- W. R. Lan Vie. Mr. White, formerly of Auckland and now of Sydney, eaid that he was to have a conference with members of the trust immediately he landed, relative to the calling of tenders, for the new college. Mr. White had offiee in Auckland, but a few years ago transferred it to Sydney. He was the.'architect .of St. James' Theatre, in Queen Street, and ha<3 designed many big undertakings in the Commonwealth, including the Bunnerong power station for the Sydney City Council, and the Civic Centre and Town Hall at Newcastle.

Easygoing Australians. A Wellington accountant, Mr. T. L. Buxton, after a month in Sydney, was unfavourably impressed by the' easygoing nature -of -fcbe Australians in view of the financial crisis through which they are passing. He wae struck by the contract in the condition of peopte he saw in Sydney. On the one hand, one saw'wealth and luxurious cars, he said, and on. the other, men wearing clothing that was tattered and torn, and who begged sixpence for a meal. Generally espeakingj, the Australian did not appear to be at all interested in the position of the country. He nad a supreme faith that food and drink would come from somewhere, and did noi seem to care. Mr. Buxton eaid he was afraid the Commonwealth had a long way to go 'before the bottom of things wa« reached.

Mayor of Balmain. Mr. L. B. Swan, Mayor of Balmain. Sydney, has come to make a fortnight"; visit to the Dominion. He is accompanied by his mother. Mr. Swan said that conditions in his suburb were not too good, and the Government was granting relief to the unemployed through the Town Hall. At Chrietmas his council made a grant of £250 to assiet necessitous cases, and monetary allowances, varying from £1 to 5/, were made. The general public in Sydney were blaming the banks for the depression, but he did not think that that was just. His own impression was that it was caused by over-governmental expenditure, particularly as it related to the Civil Service, and, of course, to the drop in tlia value of the Commomvealth's products.

The Rev. N. Miller, a PresNjterian minister, of Brisbane, hoe come to New Zealand on relieving duty. Ho aas had charge of St. Andrew's Uiuroh, in Brisbane.