IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22005, 1 February 1937, Page 6

IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND

CHRISTCHURCH MAN'S VISIT The sense of being very closely in touch with European politics was gained in England by Mr C. A. Newman, a former Post Office Savings Bank inspector, who returned t<j Christchurch on Saturday after a visit of nine months to England. "One almost knew what Hitler and Mussolini had for breakfast," he said. "It is very easy to keep closely in touch with what is going on." Other impressions gained m England by Mr Newman were that there was a great increase in the number of motor-cars going on the roads, and that the traffic problem in London was becoming a very important one. He travelled nearly 4000 miles throughout England, Scotland, and Wales, and found that motor touring, with the use of trailers, was very popular. Mr Newman was greatly impressed by the two minutes' silence on Armistice Day in London. It was impossible in Christchurch to imagine how impressive it was with the vast crowds, he said. He paid a high tribute to the manner in which the staff of the High Commissioner's office assisted New Zealanders who were visiting England. The attention and courtesy with which their requests were met were most noticeable.