MARIPOSA ARRIVES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 1, 3 January 1933, Page 9

MARIPOSA ARRIVES.

NOTABLE PASSENGERS. BUSINESS MEN'S PREDICTIONS. Christmas and New Year's eves at sea were enjoyed by the passengers on the Mariposa, which arrived from San Francisco this morning just before 7 o'clock after a good passage. There were 229 of them, and 70 disembarked at Auckland. The Mariposa is duo to sail for Sydney this evening and will be joined at this port by about 120 passengers. They include the majority of the party of 40 tourists who came over by the Monterey from Australia and have spent a fortnight sight-seeing in New Zealand. Among the passengers was Dr. Harriette Chick, a member of the staff of the Lister Institute, London. She is foing to Australia to visit Sir Charles and Lady Martin. Sir Charles was for 20 years at the Lister Institute directing the nutritional research work, and he went to Australia, at the invitation of the Commonwealth Government, two years ago to direct similar research in Melbourne and Adelaide. Dr. Chick will return to London in March next in company with Sir Charles and Lady Martin. | British Meat Market. Mr. Sidney Fitter, of the firm of Henry S. Fitter and Sons, Limited, agents in England for New Zealand meat exporting firms, said he anticipated that the quota system would have the effect of stabilising the meat industry in Great Britain this year, and commented that last season's slump in prices might not bo without beneficial effect to the Dominion product. New Zealand lamb, at low prices, found its way into many new homes last year, and that demand might be sustained in the future, even if prices improved. After an extended holiday abroad, Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Forrest, of Melbourne, are homeward bound. Mr. Edward Anderson, of Auckland, returned after making a business and pleasure trip to San Francisco. Revival of Trade. Major C. D. Toms", chairman of directors of Kirkcaldie and Stains, Limited, Wellington, will spend two or three months in New Zealand. He said this morning that the indications at Home were for a revival of trade. "There is the feeling everywhere," he said "that bottom has been reached, and there is not the slightest evidence that business can get worse than it has been." Mr. M. R. Samuel, grandson of the founder of the Shell Oil Company, is on a pleasure trip to New Zealand. He is accompanied by Mr. Budd E. Pollak. Brigadier-General M. D. Cronin, of the United States Army (retired list), is on his way to Australia on pleasure bent.i and will later continue his holiday in i New Zealand.