MAN WHO WANTS THINGS DONE FOR HIM

Chronicle (Levin), 7 August 1946, Page 5

MAN WHO WANTS THINGS DONE FOR HIM

Received Tuesday,. 9.35 p.m. SYDNEY, August (3. A statemeut by a millionaire Cali fornian businessman, Mr. Pat McDouough, now in Houoluiu, that though all lie wanted was a chauce to spend money, he had curtailed his recent visit to Australia from four weeks to on.e, is current in Sydney today. .Mr. IMcDonough, who is returning home after visiting Australia and New Zealand with his daughter, said that tlie average Australian businessmau treated the American visitor with complete indifference. He claiiued that no helji was oft'ered him in Australia in obtaining plane tickets or hotel accommodation. "We found tliat if wre wanted any little amenity in New Zealand, the auswer usually was yes," he said. "In Australia it was usually a grulf no. " He was enthusiastic about New Ze;iland where he found everything possible was done td make a tourist welcome. Like most visiting Anierieaus, he missed ceutral healing in both Australia and New Zealand. He romarked that if both countries wanted winter tourists from the Pnited Rtates thev would have to instal central lieating not only iu hotels but in trains, restaur nuts aml other places as well.