World Tour on a Bicycle

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 24 August 1935, Page 13

World Tour on a Bicycle

Five Years in Wayside Talks In the five years that she has been touring the world on a bicycle, Miss Nita Roslyn has been giving talks and song recitals in almost every town she has visited. At the Manaia Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday evening ‘The Girl in Red” spoke of her experiences in the British Isles, in Argentina, Brazil and -the West Indies, and also gave details of the customs and living conditions of these countries. She is the possessor of a fine soprano voice, and gave many vocal items in the different languages as well as selections from grand opera. Her pianoforte solos were excellent.

Mr. L. C. Harrison, chairman of the Manaia Town Board, occupied the] chair, and extended a hearty welcome to Miss Roslyn from the commissioners and citizens of Manaia, and hoped that her stay would he a pleas--ant one. He presented Miss Roslyn with the following civic address sealed with the seal of the Manaia Town Board: —“Dear Miss Roslyn,—We, the chairman and commissioners and burgesses of the town district of Manaia, tender to you a most sincere and cordial welcome to our town. We hope your short sojourn here will be a happy one, and that you will carry away very pleasant memories of your stay with us. Our town like others in New Zealand, is not named after one in the Homeland, but nevertheless Manaia is rich in history relating to early settlement and colonisation. Although we are unable to convey greetings to a namesake town in t?ie British Isles, at the same time we feel proud of the fact that the town was named Manaia after a great Maori chief by the early English colonists to perpetuate the everlasting bond of friendship that now exists between Maori and pakeha in this land. ’. . . We wish you a safe return to the Homeland, we pray- that your future may he attended with ever.v happiness and prosperity. Kia Ora.”

Miss Roslyn thanked 31 r Harrison for his welcome on behalf of the citizens and the document, which she would carry back to England. ... Miss Roslyn was asked to again visit Manaia before leaving the Dominion.