FROM FAR AND NEAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 40, 17 February 1931, Page 7

FROM FAR AND NEAR.

MAIiNGANUI'S passengers.

SIR D. HAI/L FOR FISHING

NEW ZEALANDERS RETURN.

After a particularly fine weather voyage across the Tasman, the steamer Maunganui arrived this morning and-, berthed at Queen's wharf. She carried 141 passengers in all classes. On hoard there were several business men.returning to the Dominion,' and some visitors. "I'm just keen to get North to the fishing grounds as soon as possible," said Major Sir Douglas Hall, who, with his wife, arrived this morning. He is a keen fisherman, and though he has been to other parts of the world to fish, he has never been to the Dominion. He is going straight up to Russell, where he is to make as early a start as possible. Afterwards he will do some trout Selling and deer stalking in Westland. Sir Douglas held his rank in the Coldstream Guards," with whom he served in the Great War. After 20 years' service he is retiring. A new kind of refrigerating process to be used in the export of fish interests Mr. E. J. Hallett, and he has come to New Zealand to establish a factory. It will be built at Thames, and he will export to Australia. By his method the filleted fish is placed in a carton, and it is reduced to a temperature 1 of 45 degrees below zero. The fish at this temperature, will retain its qualities for four months and longer. An Aucklander glad to be back after a pleasant holiday is Miss D. Miller, of the s department of languages at the Auckland University College. She has been to the Isle of Pines, off the coast of New Caledonia. Mrs. M. C. Guise and Miss M. C. Guise returned after a . holiday to England. Captain A. Cook, who for many years was in the U.S.S. Co., arrived from the East, via Australia. It is over seven years since he was in New Zealand. He is connected with the Shanghai Boat, Tug and Salvage Company. He will stay in New Zealand for a few months. Mr. N. C. Neill, of Cowes, England, hag como out to visit the big game fishing grounds. After spending about three weeks at Russell he will make a tour of the Dominion. "Mr. W. J. Hazelhurst, of Sydney, has come on a business trip. Mr. J. E. Harrison, general manager of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company, West Australia, was also a passenger to New Zealand. Mr. A. De Vasconcelos, a Portuguese, who for the last six years has been engaged in civil engineering on the island of Timor, is on his way to his native country. Having heard of the Dominion tourist attractions he lias come to see them for himself.