"MISS NEW ZEALAND"

Chronicle (Levin), 2 September 1947, Page 6

"MISS NEW ZEALAND"

WILL MAKE THOROUGH TOUR OF BRITAIN Every aspect of the national life of Britain' will be sliown to " Miss New Zealand" when slie visits that country next year. PJans are being dravvn up by tlie Royal Society of St. George in Loudon to' ensure that the winner of the quest now being conducted in New Zealand will meet all sorts of people, go to all sorts of places and return home with a full appreciation of whai Britain means in the world today. "Miss New Zealand 's" itinerary was recently discussed by Lord -Q ueeuborough, president of the Royal Society of St. George, Sir Stanford Cooper, chairman of the society 's council, and Miss R. I. Jones, its secretary, at a luncheou at the Kitz iu Loudon. In a ietter to . Mr. John E. Huut, president of the Wellington branch of the society, Miss Jones said .they. ber lieved that "Miss. New Zealand' should be sliown the. people and things which would interest her and the people of New Zealand 011 her return. "Tliis," she wrote, "is the sort of thing we think would be worth while: Hospitality iu dill'erent types of liouses, not just the rich, so that she ' understands life in England and possibly the difliculties of catering; visits to factories and sliip-building yards, especially if these have a connection with New Zealand; trips to Smithiield and Covent Garden, so she will know something of our great marlcets; an agriculture! show, if she comes here at the right tixne, so she cau see something of our Woodstock; and,. of course, our shov. places, such as York, with its glorious Minister and Roman ualls, ytratford-on-Avon and the West Country and Lakc District if time permits. We all agree that a visit would be most enjoyable in May or June. The country is then at its best." Mr. K. W. Kilpatrick executive diredor of the quest, said that arrangements were in hand for "Miss New Zealand ;s" trip to Britain tlirough the East, and home via Canada, and he expected to be able to anuounce detaiis of the itinerary shortly. "Although entries will be accepted in the c;uest uji till October 11," he said, "it would be helpfui to us iu arrangiug the judgi-ng schedule if those who iutend to enter- do uot leave it until the last day. " He also gave a reminder that tlie minimum entrv feo of £250 could be paid by iustalments before the closing date. "The money is quickly turned into food parcels for Britain," he said. "We have just taken on the job ot sending 1300 parcels to the relatives oi the offieers and crew of H.M.8. Theseui: and H.M.S. Oockade. "