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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 20, 5 January 1928, Page 5

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IMPRESSIONS FROM THE CONTINENT. EX-HASTINGS YOUNG LADY'S TOUR. Auckland, January 4. After two and a-half years of life in England and many tours to diiferent parts of Great Britain and Europe, Miss Eileen Clarkson (daughter of Mr T. Clarkson, late of Hastings) has returned to Auckland firmly convinced that the best of all methods of travel is to work as you go and thus enter fully into the life of the community in which, for the time being, you are placed. “I found Germans to be a friendly people,’’ she said, “and well disposed towsrd the English. They here come to feel that it was a tragic mistake for the two nations to he at war. They have not the same friendly feelings toward the French, who they say have not fulfilled their obligations in withdrawing troops in proportion to the payment of indemnities.” Miss Clarkson said that the German people seemed to be living on their own resources . whereas Italians appeared to live on the tourists. “I was impressed with the wav in which the Germans are throwing themselves into athletics.” Miss Clarkson remarked. “The cutt of the out-of-door life has taken a big hold.” A subsequent visit to Vienna created the impression of extensive poverty among the Austrians “An English lady, who is married to an Austrian, assured me. however.” said Miss Clarkson, “that conditions ar* improving. Vienna has a big socialist bousing scheme—probably bigger than anv citv in the world. Large blocks of buildings like flats have been erected, and thev are let as reasonable rates. Some people told me that the effect of high taxation has been to drive a lot of capital out of the country It is believed that much of this is now returning.”