FROM WORLD TOUR.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 1274, 16 July 1925, Page 4

FROM WORLD TOUR.

MR. JAS. AA'ALLACE RETURNS. Mr, James Wallace, who has been on a nine months’ business trip to England and the Continent, returned to Palmerston North yesterday afternoon by the Alain Trunk express, Allss Wallace accompanied her father on the tour, which both enjoyed exceedingly. The voyage Homo wns made via the Pacific, the steamer calling at Rarotonga and Papeete. Air. Wallace was greatly impressed by the cordiality of the Rarotongan people in wclcoming all visitors to the Island.. Their manner stood out in vivid contrast to that of other peoples he saw. Papctte was under French jurisdiction, but one could not but be impressed by the large number of Chinese traders at that island. It was here that Aliss Anita Stewart, the celebrated film actress, and her company joined the steamer. They had been staging the final scenes of a big production there. Air. Wallace and his daughter spent a few days in San Francisco, the noisy city with its four lines of trams. It was here that he was impressed with the wonderful nature of the church services—they were qui>b an inspiration. The journey to New York was made via the Grand Canyon and Air. AVallaco considers that no New Zealander going Home through America should miss this sight, which he described as more than wonderful. It was far ahead of Niagara Falls in attractiveness. Three weeks were spent in New York, the crossing to Southampton being made in (ho “Acquitania.” Christmas was spent in Scotland and while there opportunity was taken to view Lochs Lomond, and Katrine and the Rob Roy country. A’islts to London and Paris followed and while in France, Mr. Wallace toured many of the cemeteries in which New Zealand soldiers were buried. He saw the Somme battlefields under winter conditions that brought to mind vividly the hardships the troops had to undergo during the war. In London he was fortunate enough to be present at the opening of Wembley Exhibition, the reception to the All Blacks and memorial service to the late Mr. Alassey. The return journey to New Zealand was made via Naples, Suez, Colombo, Freemantle, Alelbourne and Sydney.