INDIAN PRINCE FOR NEW ZEALAND

Evening Star, Issue 18239, 2 April 1923, Page 6

INDIAN PRINCE FOR NEW ZEALAND

A PROMINENT MASON. POPULARITY OF BIG GAME FISHING. An interesting visitor to Sydney is Prince the Hon. S. K. Gnikwad, of India, who is lo leave for New Zealand on March 29 (slates the correspondent of the Auckland ‘ Star ’). Tho Prince, a brother of His Highness the Maharajah of Baroda, is a member of the Executive of Baroda, and is making a world tour in a private capacity, this being his first visit lo Australia. He Is a prominent Mason in Baroda, where, he states, the craft is gaining many adherents. Masonry, indeed, is particularly strong throughout India. The Hon. Gaik wad, who is anxious to do some big game fishing in New Zealand, will visit'Brisbane before sailing for the dominion. The Prince does not care to discuss politics or the situation in India. The fishing mission of tho Prince is a reminder that practically all the oversea vessels arriving in Sydney bring people who are hooked for Now Zealand for the game fishing. Indeed, quite- a lot of prominent people from abroad are, now in Sydney ready to go lo the Bay of Islands. 'These include the rubber magnate from The Malay States, Mr C. Alma Baker, Dr Arthur Pidsdale, a noted London medical man, who hopes to make a return visit, and several local medical people. The publicity given to the successful catches of big game fish in New Zealand is having a decided effect here, and the Dominion Government would be well advised to freely distribute such propaganda foi' the future seasons. There are many moneyed tourists coming to Australia now, and quite a large percentage of them are keen fishermen.