FROM SYDNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 10

FROM SYDNEY.

MARIPOSA ARRIVES. STORM ACROSS THE TASMAfI. PROMINENT PASSENGERS. After encountering stormy weather in the T;i s man Sea the liner Mariposa arrived on time in Auckland this morning, berthing at 7.30. A terrific storm swept Sydney, and parts of the New South Wales coast last Tuesday night, and, although the gale had abated considerably when the ship sailed about 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, squalls were met, and rough seas were running,- particularly on Thursday. A dramatic incident of the voyage was the picking up by the radio operator p.t 5 a.m. to-day, when the Mariposa was approaching Auckland, of a S.O.S. from the steamer Magnolia, whftih has gone ashore at the south end' of Ross Island, near Japan. Japanese Wool Buyer. Apart from stating that as a result of the strained commercial relations between Australia and Japan, the latter country would purchase greater quantities of wool from New Zealand, Mr T. Kokubn, of Okura and Company, wool-buyers, Sydney, was reticent when asked to commcnt on Japan's wool trade. His visit was, in the main, a holiday one, but while in the Dominion, he would be giving close attention to the wool industry. To investigate the latest methods of brewing and the production of beer, Mr. F. de Bavay, manager of Tasmanian Breweries, is making a combined pleasure and business trip around the world. Tn America he will pay special attention to "canned" beer. Among European countries to be visited are Denmark, where he will inspect the famous Jorgensen laboratory, and Germany and Czeclio-Slovakia, where he will study developments in brewing. Mr. de Bavay is accompanied by Mrs. de Bavay. German Pacific Raiders. "All life is a great experience," said Lieutenant-Commander W. Trevaskis, who has retired after 44 years' service with tho Royal Navy and the Australian Division of the Royal Navy. This was his reply to a question as to which experiences out of his long naval career remained most vivid in his mind. Mr. Trevaskis joined the Royal Navy in England on May 17, 1892, and during the Great War was engaged in chasing German Pacific raiders, such as the Wolf and the See Adler, and in escorting troopships from Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Ronald A. Stone, managing director of Messrs. Woolcrafts Company, Limited, Auckland, returned this morning after a brief visit to Australia. He has been buying machinery in Melbourne and Sydney. On a world tour to inquire into hospital administration, the Mother Provincial and her companion, of the Order, Little Company of Mary (Lewisham Sisters), passed through Auckland by the Mariposa. They control the Lewisham Hospital in Sydney. The Order has two hospitals in New Zealand, one in Wellington and one in Christchureh. They have also hospitals in the British Isles, America, Malta and Italy.