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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1934, Page 5

NOTABLE VISITOR

PRAISE OF N.Z. PLEASANT IMPRESSIONS. . - • •' h (Per Preaa 'iitocialion — Copyright j : " ■" . - m CHRISTCHURCH, December 3. “I think you have in New Zealand stome of the finest sights in the world, for motorin'g and for picnics it is an ideal country.” These remarks were made by the Dowager Lady SwaythUng, ia visitor to Christchurch (who* h as travelled extensively. -Lady gyvaythling has been in the Dominion for 11 days, durihg‘ which she has. -travelled m<>ro than 1000 mile*-- by motor. She will remain in this country for another three weeks, after which she will leave for Australia. . '■ 1 Since she has * been in the South (Island Lady iSwaythling has’ : * visiteif 'Queenstown, .Lake' Wanaka, and 'Mount Cook. ':She .was most enthusiastic about' the ; of "each, and considered that there were, sights •there ..'which . 'equalled anything she had seen in the. many other, countries she has visited. The most interesting, she thought, w« s Mount Cook, and she described her visit there as a remarkable experience. It would be absurd 'do* expatiate v.qn tfie", ipha'rms 'of the mountains. about there; Lady 1 gwaythling said,., because, they known, but she had to say that they •were -one of the most beautiful- sights she had- known.- The • drive' up to Mount Cook was marvellous, top, she thought. - • : : I*' Originally, Lady gwaythling intended to spend some time at Fiji, and her itinerary had given her only a short period .in (the ; South Island. The (bureau v authorities . had expressed:, regret that she 'would 'be able - to'give -adequate time to see the attractions of the South Island; and they were-pleas-ed when it was. found that because Fiji would not ibe •at its best' when she would have been there, she would be ablb -to spend a .’longer time' in the South Island. She was glad of that, because •it would have. been absurd- to. have come all the way .from England to stay only a few days in the south. C 'Swaythling • will, spend - the rest of- byr stay in the .South Island on 'the West ~ Coast,.' where she will visit . the Franz -J*qsef glacier, travel-. ling from,, there to Picton and then, to . Wellington. After',, visiting the various tourist resorts of the North Island; *she .will leave Auckland:- -for '. Australia, - to England L inMarch. 'l;? 1 ■ .