NEW ZEALANDERS' MANNERS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26263, 7 November 1950, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS' MANNERS

“PEOPLE KIND AND ATTENTIVE ”

VIEWS OF VISITING JOURNALIST

Apart from one small experience which had not been very pleasant, he had found the people of New Zealand very kind and attentive, and quite as Sollte as people in England, said Mr ohn Clark, of London, special representative of the "Continental Daily Mail,” yesterday. Mr Clark is visiting New Zealand to prepare a special review of conditions in New Zealand for a mid-century edition of his paper, to be published at the end of the year. Mr Clark was commenting on reports criticising New Zealanders’ manners written for "The People" by Arthur Helliwell. "I think Mr Helliwell has been a bit hasty. I would not have been prepared to express opinions on the time he had been in New Zealand," Mr Clark said. At this stage he was prepared only to comment on the scenery and the hotel service, both of which were excellent, he said. He did not wish to enlarge on his "unpleasant experience,” which had been only a first imnresslon.

Mr Clark, who is spending a few days in Christchurch, expects to be in New Zealand about two months. He is gathering material for an economic, industrial and agricultural review of the country.