MOUNT VICTORIA TREES.
It is difficult to descend to the level of "Health Before Beauty." , If his, or her, letter did not contain a rather poisonous sneer •* England, one would not attempt to do to. The obvious inference to be drawn from nf statement that the English pines were introduced hy a German princess is that in spite of this fact, the trees were, and are, respecw because of their usefulness and beauty. N°t Knglwid is not servile, but the land of liberty and independence, and to infer that Se* , Zealaaders have broader minds than the Eng , lish in stupid and likely to breed mischief* There is too much of this sort of thing » the Dominion at the present time. At ev«y turn one hears sneers at England, and in tie* serious estrangement will be the result. * e even mention England to many New Ze»landers is to incur resentment and perhaf* worse. Indeed, I was greatly daring when_* mentioned the pines and Bournemouth of tH, beautiful south- DRYAD. .
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 6
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MOUNT VICTORIA TREES.
Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 6
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