BY AIR TO NEW ZEALAND.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 25 July 1928, Page 8

BY AIR TO NEW ZEALAND.

“WITHIN TEN YEARS.” DUTCH VISITOR’S PREDICTION. I WILL ATTRACT TOURISTS. “I yvill make a prediction lea' you,” said Dr. Van Oar Leeuw, a, no ted visitor from Holland, after ids arrival in Auckland the other day. “It is,” lie added, “that within ten years aeria'i passenger services will be plying freely across tihei Pacific to No ,v Zealand and Australia. In Germany they are building machines with ten engines each, arid now that distance Las been ‘conquered!, it is only a matter of time and expenditure when they will make flying practically foolproof. ’ ’ Dr. Van Dyr Leeuw was in the Dominica four years ago.. “I have a tremendous* belief in New Zealand,” he said, “and wherever I have been I have ward so much about yo-uir country as to justify the suggestion of being a propagandist. I like your Dominion because I consider that it has the greatest variety of scenery—from snow clad mo‘ini(taii.ns to tropica!’ features—of any country I know.” N

Am for till© people, the visitor added, lie found them friendly and exceedingly 1 Hospitable. In traveling through the Dominion lie had seen Hie beginnings of an. appreciation o,f art : ml cvhure. For instance, in Wanganui a few days ago lie was delighted to see He splendid ant gallery, which was a sign < f rn interest in other than material things. “Even while, a. young country is building materially,” said Dr. Van Dor Leeuw, “I regard it as important that the poopV' should, iseok to develop art and music and other forms of culture. These p-wkllo inspiration for the big things, which, a, nation may be expected to accomplish, so it is well that they should not ho ,negreeted.” Reverting to his prediction, the visitor added that when people from Europe and America were beinp- canned by a,iirin large, numbers to distant countries, lie was convinced that New Zea>land. would, lie one of the most appreciated parts of the world'.