LEISURELY WORLD CRUISE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21714, 22 February 1936, Page 14

LEISURELY WORLD CRUISE

JOSEPH CONRAD ARRIVES AT AUCKLAND

PROSPECTORS BOUND FOR A PACIFIC ISLAND

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TEUBOBAU.)

AUCKLAND, February 21.

The full rigged ship Joseph Conrad arrived to-day, 16 months out of Harwich, on a leisurely voyage round the world. For the last 22 days she has been making her way across the Tasman from Melbourne to Auckland, and after a few days here she will sail for the islands of the Pacific; and then round the Horn and back to England. The owner and master of the Joseph Conrad is Mr A. J. Villiers, a former Australian journalist, who travelled before the mast in Scandinavian vessels 'before he became an owner in sail. He has written books of the sea.

On board the ship' are four mining engineers and prospectors, Messrs T. J. Shephard. T. White. H. Slocombe, and F. Herbert, all Australians, who are travelling as Mr Villiers's guests to an unnamed tropic island where they have hopes of finding and developing rich gold deposits. Two American woman, who arrived at Auckland by the Mariposa to-day, Mrs M. A. Lindsley, a traveller and writer, and her daughter, are to join the Joseph Conrad for the voyage back to New York. They will travel as Mr Villiers's guests.