HIGH PRAISE GIVEN

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1934, Page 6

HIGH PRAISE GIVEN

“MOUNT EGMONT UNSURPASSED.” HOLLYWOOD VISITOR’S OPINION. Delighted appreciation of the beauties of Mount Egmont was voiced by an American visitor to a News reporter dn his return to Stratford after a week’s stay at Dawson Falls. The visitor was Dr. A. L. Lewis, Hollywood, who although he lays no claim to be a mountaineer, has had a lifelong acquaintance with mountains in many parts of the world and is a real mountain-lover. The walks round Dawson Falls and the mountain generally were unsurpassed in the world, he declared. He explored practically every path on the mountainside during his stay, and he was so attracted that he announced his intention of spending a further few days on the mountain soon. He did not make an ascent to the summit, contenting himself with the climb to Fantham’s Peak. “I was very pleased because I had the opportunity of seeing it in all its moods,” he said. “I know every mountain in the United States intimately, but Egmont is unsurpassed.” He loved to be in the mountains, he said, and he owned a mountain lodge about 50 miles from Hollywood, where he spent nearly every week-end at an altitude of about 6000 ft. ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY. SUM MISSING. AT MIDHIRST. Tui Happi, alias Tuesday Hapi, alias Turei Wihona, a labourer, appeared at the Stratford Police Court yesterday before Messrs. W. L. Kennedy and W. McInnes, justices of the peace, and was remanded till January 10 on a charge of stealing money. The charge was that he stole from the dwelling of Charles B. Carter, Midhirst, on December 23, a tin box containing £5 18s 4V z d and one American dollar, the property of Evelyn Carter. Sergeant T. Kelly said Happi went to the house and knocked on the door. There was nobody about and he entered the house. He took the tin and having taken £5 10s in notes from it he threw the box into a creek. The box had since been recovered. Happi consented to a remand for a period greater than the maximum of eight days and will appear again on January 10. He will be admitted to bail on his own recognisance of £l5O and one surety of £l5O. MANGAMINGI PERSONAL NEWS. Mrs. Morton, New Plymouth, is spending the Christmas vacation with Mrs. E. Boddie. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rowe, Hawera, were the guests of Mrs. E. Woodley at Christmas. ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. ’ The Stratford Municipal Band will hold a dance in the town hall on New Year’s night. There will be a wide range of novelty items and the Ambassadors will play. The jockey winning the gold cup will be presented with a silver cup at 10.15.