GETTING NORMAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18808, 2 December 1932, Page 3

GETTING NORMAL.

OUTLOOK IN MELBOURNE. An optimistic note on the outlook generally is struck by. Mr Walter Fuller, of Wellington, writing from Melbourne to a friend in Wellington. “ During my visit to Melbourne,” writes Mr Fuller, “ I have gathered a few side-lights on this city which I think may be of interest to some of your readers. Naturally the first thing I think of in arriving here is to see how the economic depression is affecting this country and the people in general, but after being here a week or so, rather a short time, of course, to speak authoritatively, 1 am of the opinion that there is only a faint sign of depression visible. The streets seem Lo be as crowded as ever and the traffic as great as ever. The people, or at least those 1 have spoken to, seem determined to win through the present crisis; they seem imbued with optimism and firmly of the impression that it will not be very long before Australia becomes normal again. This is what I like to hear and it is far more cheerful Lo listen to than a lot of mournful croaking I have heard recently in New Zealand. “ As far as I can see what is more liable to depress the people than anything else is the absence of sun. We hear a lot in New Zealand about the much-vaunted ‘ Sunny Australia,’ but old Sol seems to have turned his attention elsewhere, for since being here grey skies and sharp piercing winds have prevailed."