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Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 39, 25 January 1936, Page 6

Night Life in the Cities. “There is one thing lacking for tourists in this country, and that is night Hie in the cites,“'sad Mr S. J. Sawtell, a visitor from England, at Christchurch on Tuesday, states the Press. Mr Sawtell has • spent six yeeks in. tlie, South Island already, and he said that this was the only complaint that he could make against the Dominion as far as attractions for tourists werei concerned. “There are certainly picture theatres; but they do not appeal to me, and 1 suppose that your population is not large enough to encourage many .companies to travel with plays. For any stranger coming into your towns the evenings are deadly dull, and between 7 and 10 o’fclock the streets are deserted. Also; your hotels' are closed at 6 p.m., whereas in England they open at 6 p.m. and close at 10 p-.m.” Mr Sawtell said that to suggest anything to improve matters was r . „ easy, as the cities did not have sufficient persons to keep properly conducted night clubs in a thriving condition. For a tachelor tourist travelling alone the lifeless evenings spoilt the pleasant days. '