MAX O'RELL IN NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 30, 6 February 1893, Page 2

MAX O'RELL IN NELSON.

0 M. Paul Blouot(the real name of the celebrated author and humorist) arrived from Wellington early this morniDg. Before giving his impressions of Nels.n, he thought that he had better at least land, but he expressed himself as greatly pleased with Wellington. In Australia he had been ied to expect that his two best places would be Duuedin and Christchurcb. The former city was represented as a god-fearing and lecture-loving community, while the cathedral city passed as the pivot of New Zealand culture. But although the people of both these southern cities flocked to hear him, Wellington was the capital so far as Max O'Rell was concerned. Not only was the capacious Opera House not a bit too big for him; but the audiences were wonderfully appreciative. But for his desire to see all the principal towns of New Zealaud he would have accepted a proposal to stay in Wellington another week. As he waa being driven from the port, he was delighted ss he approached what he c.ili-d the idyllic l city, and said that fche description Mr G. A. Sala had given him fell far short of the reality, and when he arrived at Mr Light bsnd'p Jaouse, where Mr H. M. Stanley alao stayed he _a£d that he felfc thankful that, unlike the unhappy i?eri, he had been permitted to pass the gates of Pa^dige. "In fact," said the enthusiastic and verj polite Frenchman," I think I shall have to change one of my lectures, which I call " The Hap. piest people on earth." I have always belieyed the French to be the happiest peoplo in the world and I .still think they are ; but I know who ought to be, Our readers will have an opportunity of making themselves personally ac<j'iaiuted with Max O'Rell this evening;,