AUSTRALIAN WEAKNESSES.
AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.
Perth, January !i6. Count Morxek, Consul-General for Sweden, who is returning to that country, in the course of an interview, candidly criticised Australia. He expressed surprise that eo little importance had been attached in Australia, to the winning of the Nobel prize by Professor Rutherford, a New Zealander. Australians, he said, did not appear to realise that this was the first time anyone outside Europe had gained the distinction. Canada and America, with all their clever men, had not secured the prize. He was afraid Australia thought more of sport and paid more attention to a boxing man, like Johnson.
Asked if Australia were likely to get many immigrants from Sweden, he said he did not think eo; he would do his .beet to prevent it. Many statements circulated to induce immigrants to come were unfair. He could not see how a man without money could hope to succeed on the land in Australia.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13969, 27 January 1909, Page 7
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