TRIAL SHIPMENT OF EELS FOR HOLLAND

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30795, 6 July 1965, Page 18

TRIAL SHIPMENT OF EELS FOR HOLLAND

“The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND. July 5. Trial consignments of asparagus and frozen eels will be flown to Holland by KLM. airline. The New Tealand manager of K L M. Mr W. J. van Dongen. has returned.to Auckland from Holland with instructions to arrange the consignments. He made inquiries overseas on behalf of an Invercargill eel exporter and a market gardener in Napier If the prices were right there would be no difficulty selling eels, asparagus and strawberries in Holland, said Mr van Dongen. Thanks to the Common Mar- i ket the Dutch economy was|

The conductor of the! Prague Symphony Orchestra and the N.Z.B.C. Symphony: Orchestra’s new guest con-. ductor. Vaclav Smetachek. has' a liking for jazz. Jazz was popular with young people in Czechoslovakia, he said. All composers in Czechoslovakia belonged to one union and the money earned by popular music subsidised more serious compositions.— (PA.)

booming and the people had money to spend on imported delicacies. Mr van Dongen escorted eight National Airways Corporation sales representatives on a nine-day visit to Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. N.A.C. is the New Zealand booking agent for K.L.M The New Zealanders were amazed by the prosperity of the Dutch people. Mr van Dongen was in Holland twice last year, but he too was surprised by the boom conditions be found this time. There was a shortage of 'abour in Holland. Australia was sti’ll managing to attract a few migrants, but in future the only Dutch people likely to come to New Zealand were those who had friends or relations there.