WANGANUI MAN VISITS ENGLAND AFTER 47 YEARS

Wanganui Chronicle, 20 July 1950, Page 4

WANGANUI MAN VISITS ENGLAND AFTER 47 YEARS

“I found England a very much changed place since I last left it 47 years ago,” said Mr. M. O. Tremain, of Wanganui, who recently returned from a visit to England. Tha tempo of life had quickened in all directions and the cost of living had soared beyond recognition, he said. Rump steak cost 2s 8d lb., pork 2s 4d lb., and prime beef 2s lb. Clothing was also very dear, he said. Mr. Tremain, who was accompanied by Mrs. Tremain, spent most of his holiday in Cornwall, which they had left in 1902 to come out to New Zealand. In reply to a question, Mr. Tremain said the farming industry in England was being conducted on progressive lines. Exceptionally high prices were being obtained for all classes of stock. Fat pigs were fetching up to £2O and more. Visiting Plymouth, he said that the city had been flattened as the result of devastating raids during the war. A new city was arising which was being planned on modern and artistic lines. An objectionable feature he found on entering picture theatres, in both large and small centres, was that smoxlng was permitted. So dense I was the sm ke haze that it was difli- ‘ cult to view a film screening. ’ When visit ng the village of Alter- > nun, in Cornwall, they went to the 1t ottage where John Wesley used to |rrcauh when visiting that part of the country. The cottage has been re-