PRAISE FOR N Z

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2586, 2 December 1931, Page 5

PRAISE FOR N Z

AMERICANS (‘‘l ARMED I'EUT I K AM SCENERY VISITORS ON MATJ/LO CP«r Press Association) Auckland, 'Decomber 1. '•Now Zealand has a. great appeal to every American ton l ist who comes here,” sa id Mi* Lon is I). .Stone, f;i'iii>*e director on the l Malola arrival of the liner from Sydney. ‘‘Not only are tiie visitors charmed with the Dominion’s scenery, bni the people nr e much liked and the general atmosphere of friendliness is appreciated.” Mr Stone said that on the hast cruise of the Malolo in the Pacific New Zealand ranked high in the list of places which most improved the sightseers. Althouoki (. Inna was voted the most interesting country visited, possessing the most impressing city (Peking), the most striking edifice (the Rummer Palace, Peking), and the mo.st impressive river (the Pearl River). New Zealand was voted the country posse sing the finest 7ia ~ tive population. New Zealand came next to China, in the opinion of the passengers, as the most interesting country visited during the last cruise. The Auckland Museum ranked as the second finest museum visited, the museum at Peking being placed first, while the Ngnnruhoe was considered to bo +he second finest mountain, Japan holding first place Auckland was voted the third finest city visited. These were arrived at as a result of a ballot taken among th.e passengers. Mr Stone commented favourably noon the arrangements made by the Tourist Department for the visit of the passengers this vein- to Rotorua. He also spoke in high terms of the new de luxe carriages on the train Which conveyed the tourists to Roto- ! n A