A NEW ZEALANDER’S TRAVELS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1188, 10 December 1924, Page 12

A NEW ZEALANDER’S TRAVELS.

IMPRESSIONS OF THE FOOT- . BALLEIISi TIIEIR LOYALTY TO TIIEIP. CHIEF. Writing to his friends from London on November 4, Mr F. W. Gardes, of Devonport, who is on a two years’ round ot travel, says he has thoroughly enjoyed tho lirst few months of his programme. lie has already done the Hritisli Isles piott} thoroughly, and shortly he will leave for the Continent. From France he will go to Switzerland, then to Folgium, Austria, Hungary. Germany (for four months), and Italy. Then he will return to Fngland. In a year’s time he will set out for China and Japan. Mr Gardes has been travelling round with the All IMacks for a few weeks. Tie joined the team in Yorkshire, and went with them to Durham, Cheshiie, Birmingham and Liverpool. At Durham a very good game was played; the match against Yorkshire was very friendly and the contest in Cheshire was a very gentlemanly game, each side showing great- consideration for file other. ’lhc game in Manchester against Lancashire, in marked contrast to the others, was very rough, the roughest match the visitors have bad. The All Blacks, he says, are creating a very fine impression everywhere, and all Hie members of the team are much liked. The management is excellent, and the men are all very loyal and obedient to Mr Deans. They carry out cheerily all bis instructions. and when be syys be doesn t want them to bo out at night they settle down quietly among themselves and play cards or billiards, or whatever may be their fanev. Mr Gardes thinks the team will prove victorious in all their matches, and the men themselves keep prominently in mind their own desire to take back an unbeaten record. Many invitations are received and much hospitality is being extended, but it is not possible to accept anything like all that is pro-offered, as, with fitness for play the first consideration, numerous invitations have regretfully to be declined. MiGardes expects next to seo them in France. During his journey to England via the United States, Mr Gardes was astonished to find how little is there known about New Zealand, or even its place on the map. lie was asked if it was in Alaska. Not unnaturally be thinks it would be a good thing if some stops wore taken to remedy this lack of knowledge. Mr Gardes was a former resident of Palmerston North and Foxton.