TRAVEL TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 164, 14 July 1938, Page 15

TRAVEL TALK.

UNIVERSITY WOMEN.

NEW ZEALANDER'S IMPRESSIONS.

An interesting story showing- another A aspect of German patriotism °\vas told P by Miss Cecil F. Hull last night when I she gave a talk on her recent travels to 1 the members of the Auckland branch of | tho Federation of University Women. I While. Mi:is Hull was in Germany the a first is-sue of Hitler stampe was pub- £g lifihed, and .>eing an enthusiastic col- y lector, Mies Hull purchased a number. « Feeling that the stamps would be more |j valuable with a post mark, Miss Hull t oalletl the porter to post a letter, and in | his presence quite carelessly proceeded i to tear off one of the stamps from the [| prroup. Before she had realised -what % was happening- the stamps were swiftly k removed from her hands, and in amazed wonder she watched a very reverend S pnrter , remove the one stamp with all § the ceremony and deference due to | Hitler. "It was. an insight," said Miss jjj Hull, "into the extent to which the | German people worship their leader." i

In giving her opinions of Germany, Miss Hull said that as far ae visitors could judge from outward appearancee the conditions of the people were quite satisfactory. She -was also impressed by the great courtesy that wae extended to travellers.

Another interesting story related by Mies Hull consisted of a conversation with a younpr Austrian guide who assured the tourists, that there was no chance of Hitler diturbing their countrv.

i In the course of her talk Miss Hull described her trip in detail, mentioning the Dutch East Indiee, Suez, Cairo, Kngland, Scotland, the Continent, Canada and Honolulu. According to Mis* Hull the islands of Bali were Tapidly being spoilt by toxirists, whereas Honolulu, on the other hand, retained, with its rapid civilisation, all the old natural -beauties of native life. Another part of her travels that impressed Miss Hull wae Banff, -where the ecenic beauties surpassed those in most parte of the world.

Mrs. W. H. Cocker, the president of the Auckland branch of the Federation of University Women, presided at the meeting and thanked Miss Hull for her address. During the evening Mrs. P. Houghton spoke of the work of the late Dr. Ada Patterson, and arrangements were made for the branch to contribute towards a memorial to her memory.