HEAD WINDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 44, 22 February 1937, Page 8

HEAD WINDS.

AORANGI ARRIVES.

SPEED SLOWED DOWN.

MANY THROUGH PASSENGERS. Faced with easterly winds for the. whole trip, and running into the tailend of an easterly gale on Saturday, the Royal Mail liner Aorangi. which arrived at Auckland from Sydney this morning, was forced-to reduce speed, and berthed at 11 o'clock, four hours behind schedule. The vessel, which sails for Vancouver to-morrow afternoon, carried many through passengers. She brought an air mail from London. Sir Colin Eraser, the well-known mining geologist, arrived on business conlircfed with Taranaki (X.Z.) Oil Fields, Ltd. He is optimistic about the future of the oil fields in the Gisborne, East Cape and Hawke's Bay districts. A lot of money was needed to work the fields, he 'said, but he believed that money would soon be available. Sir Colin, who expected to leave for Wellington to-night, will return to Australia by the Marama from Wellington on March 2.

On his way back to his home in San Francisco is Mr. S. \V. Ford, a noted mining engineer, who spent eiglyt years ill New Zealand in charge of the Rimu Cold Mining Company's field near Hokitika. Mr. Ford left New Zealand in 192!). but returned last year to check drilling operations and make a special report on the <!rey Hiver Dredging Company's property. I*rospects on that Held, declared Mr. Ford, are good. For the past three months Mr. Ford has been studying work on the Bulolo field in New Guinea on behalf of the New Consolidated Coldfields. Limited. London. He is now attached to that company.

Remarkable Undertaking. Bulolo Li a very rich and remarkable field," commented Mr. Ford. "The field is well in from the coast, and there is no means of transport except bv air. All the dredge*, material for buildings and machinery were taken to the field by air. The Bulolo has been a wonderfully successful and profitable venture. At present four dredges are working, and there are two more under construction. It is truly a remarkable undertaking."

Under contract to Columbia 'Studios, «,\*J ar ß aret . Da,(> . leading lady in the 1 Rangle River." which was 'recently produced in Australia, is on her way to Hollywood. After her tine performance in the first pi.-tui'e in which she was starred she war. quickly offered a contract.

Captain \. Webb, marine suiierintendent of the I'nion Steam Ship Company, with headquarter* at Wellington, ieturnecl after a «hort business trip to Australia. 1

Titled Traveller. An interesting life lias l>een experienced by Count von Ellbrecht, who will spend six months or more in this country. Possessor of a Danish title that is over 200 yearn old, lie ha* been for the past 15 years the foreign representative of an American company. Com Products Refining Company, New York. Since then he has travelled the w&rld in the interests of his company, and lias spent several years in the East. lie has come to >,ew Zealand following a Christmas visit to his home in Denmark, and was accompanied to Australia by his mother. Countess Holmblad. He expects her to arrive in New Zealand within the course of a few days. Count von Ellbrecht will make his headquarters in Auckland and will tour New Zealand, combining a pleasure and business trip. A prominent ear, nose and throat specialist from Melbourne, Dr. G. C. Scantleburv, passed through on his way home to England, via America. He was accompanied by his wife.