SIR HARRY LAUDER

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 153, 25 March 1937, Page 8

SIR HARRY LAUDER

Lake Wanaka Visit Greatly Enjoyed

“Weel, I’m back again—like the penn.v on the string,” said Sir Harry Lauder to “The Dominion’’ as a greeting yesterday morning. “I’ve had a lovely time in the south —a wonderful time in a very beautiful country. Yet I’m always meeting people up here who don’t know the southern lakes of New Zealand. That I cannot understand at all. They are a very precious possession, every bit as precious to your countrj- if yon onlj’ knew it as the lake district of England and the lakes of Bonnie Scotland. Aye, and more wonderful, as j’ou are in sight of tlie most glorious mountains and snow glaciers.

“I wont up to Lake AVanaka with John Smith, of Invercargill, and I found if beautiful beyond expression. “AVe fished there, trolled from a launeli on tlie lake, and on the first day caught 20 fish—lino-conditioned fellows, too, with lots of fight.

“They wore brown and rainbow trout. Oli, yes, they’re very lirotlierly fish in Lake AVanuka, “Ye know,” said Sir I larry contemplatively. “Irout uro just like human beings. They dlnim like being enught, ye lion. When flioy’re hooked they lieculm' iiiinoyod, mid Hwy light lim’d for a time. 'l’hoil they get sulky, peeved, dour mid disgusted. I have every sympathy will, llieni. mind ye. Some days I went siglil seeing lather Hinn fishing, jtisf tn give them n kind o’ holiday. “We hud :i week of II up there, and I enjoyed every minute of ll.’’ said Sir Harry, with obvious sincerity. “AVe went to lhe suiirce of Hint noble river the I’lnHin the overflow of Luke Wiili.’ik'ii. mid went across (’nttle Pints to Hie Alnlnui’ii IHver. II is a hrnw eoiinli’.v, mnl you people In Hie North Island should save your hnwbees mnl lake a look nl 11. fol’ you won’t find miyllilng finer In Hie world." Sir Harry Lander, with ills nelce. Miss (irefii Lmnlei'. mid Mr, It. 11. Nininio, will leave W'ellinn'lnn on Monday al'leriiooii for I'alilnlun, where lliey will be lhe jrih’sls of Mr. Gordon SnilHi, son of Hie fmiioim Mr, "Kilty” Hinllh. at Mmigmnnli’e. After ibililn;: Hie Mmigalalnoku mnl other alremns in lhe district, they hit Io nnivo on to 'l’liiip'i. where lliey will linh llm Tongariro Itivcr. 'l’iien limy will go on to Hie Huliii I l ','ills ami Hm Waikato Itlver, Sir Hurry’s fiivonrile ibihlug Imiiiii. Sir Hurry will imi reliirn tn Wefiliigfoli I tils trip, as lie is Io leave New Zeillilllil from Alielilmal lowill’d Hie end of nevi imml li