ENGLAND CHEERFUL
Feeling of Uncertainty Prevails.
Although Professor D. M. Y. Somerville, of Wellington, saw no signs of poverty or distress while on a tour of England and Scotland, he said this morning that there was always a feeling of uncertainty as to what was going to happen next. Dr and Mrs Somerville returned to New Zealand to-day by the Port Alma after a tour -which commenced last August.
They had intended to go on to the Continent, particularly Germany, but were dissuaded by the appeal made by Viscount Snowden for people to forgo trips abroad, combined with the fact that when England abandoned the gold standard the value of the English note dropped heavily for a time. The English people appeared to be verycheerful, said Dr Somerville and w r ere not taking things lying down. The rush to pay income tax showed a great spirit.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 366, 7 March 1932, Page 8
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