Gem of a City

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 September 1932, Page 2

Gem of a City

TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY. ECHO OF CHILEANS’ VISIT. “Of all the beautiful places on this most beautiful earth, Sydney is one of the most beautiful. Its gay, colourful life and sunny climate makes it a place of delight very difficult to find in other parts of the world_ ” This is an opinion all the way from Chile. Roberto White, interpreter and instructor in English to the naval cadets on the training ship General Baquedano, which visited Sydney last year, is responsible. Roberto had a great time in Sydney and so did the Chileans. And, courteously, they give Sydney and inhabitants the credit. “They treated us as only Australians can treat their guests,” says White, in a little book he has written about the voyage, “and of course we were at home with them at once.” “The Australian women liked the Chileans,” he relates. “They are splendid .women, very independent; most of them work at something for a living, though many do so for occupation or pocket money only.” Probably this .was a change from the tradition of languorous balcony-draping senoritas

“Most of ns,” goes on the chronicler, “would like a chance of returning to this gem of a city to revisit all the beautiful shops, to buy more things that we do not want, and to see all the beautiful places that we missed.

“The friendliness of the fine men and splendid women who were so kind to us during our stay will always remain in our memories, ” concludes Roberto.

“Lifelong friendships will be the outcome of many of the relationships which were formed, and perhaps some weddings. I hope so.”