AORANGI IN PORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 6, 8 January 1934, Page 9

AORANGI IN PORT.

VISITORS FROM OVERSEAS. AUSTRALIAN TO BUY HORSES. After a calm-weather trip from Sydney, the Union Company's R.M.s. Aorangi arrived at Auckland this morning and berthed at Prince's wharf. She will sail for Vancouver, Suva and Honolulu tomorrow morning. On his second visit to New Zealand is a prominent Australian sportsman. Mr. G. Spcncer-Brunton, who, with- Messrs. G. N. Magill and Donald MacKay, of New South Wales, will spend a fortnight's holiday in the Dominion. "Last year when I was over here," said Mr. Spencer-Brunton, "I bought four horses, with which I am very pleased. The horses were Visage, Quarto, Sir John, and Gladswood. We will attend the yearling sales at Trentham on the 23rd of the month." Mr. Spencer-Brunton said he had a great admiration for New Zealand, and he wondered why more Australians did not come over to the Dominion and escape the Sydney heat. After twenty-five years' practice as a solicitor at Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States, Mr. P. B. Ford is on his way back to England to settle down and lead a ■ retired life. He will spend ten days in the Dominion visiting places of interest, and will leave for England by the Rangitata from Wellington. He sa,id there was a better atmosphere in Malaya and things were definitely looking up. Mr. R. S. Thacker, former Chief Justice of St. Vincent Island, West Indies, was a through passenger to Suva, where he will take up his new appointment as Attorney-General of Fiji. Mr. Thacker is accompanied by Mrs. Thacker and his son and daughter. • The Rev. Father Fradette and the Rev. Brother Angus, of the Sacred Heart Mission in the Pacific Islands, are returning to Canada after service at Papua. The mission has been operating for 49 years, and now has 130 priests • and sisters working for it. High Exchange Not Needed. Mr. E. McPhail, who was formerly on the inspectorial staff of the Bank of New Zealand, returned by the Aorangi from a year's holiday abroad. Mr. McPhail said that the New Zealand 25 per cent exchange was not liked by business men in the United .Kingdom. There was no animosity towards New Zealanders on account of the policy, but all the same the. business men he met in London and elsewhere in England* did not approve of it. "Trade seems to be improving in England," said Mr. McPhail. "There is a marked atmosphere of cheerfulness in business circles there. I noticed that New Zealand produce was much appreciated everywhere, especially our lamb." During the exceptionally fine summer in Europe, Mr. and Mrs. McPhail made a four months' tour of England and Scotland. They go south to-night en route to their home in Christchurch.