DOMINION VISITOR.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1923, Page 4

DOMINION VISITOR.

| NEW ZEALAND EX-MAYOR'S ' \ EULOGY OF TORQUAY. □j TORQUAY, Aug. 29 Dr. Henry Thacker. c-x-Mnvor of =4 (.'liristchureTi, New Ze.aland anil a lor—l inor member of the Doinouioii Pailiu--3 tiient, is staying in Torquay. An old j Rugby footballer, lie .suffered injuries J (,n the field which have left him a 4 cripple, but he derived considerable 4 benefit mi the Bath*. '-j Dr. Tliaeker i* an inteti-'titig person’ll ality. a bie strong man. not only phy.l j -ieallv but mentally. in "pile ot Ins 4 j disability. Mis father and mother 4 ! wen- amongst Ihe New Zealand pio”j j ticers, the Canterbury Pilgrims, and ~j j lie and bis wife are touring England. Ll ! In the course of an interview with J a representative of the ‘'Torbay Express ’’ this morning, TTr. Thacker said =j " England does not move fast enough for me " She does not. lake advan--3 tage of our market* and we are prevented from taking advantage oi hers. ; You will be astounded to hear that in New Zealand 1 can get a motor-ear do* live rod to me from America which will cost me C7OO. and the price oi tlie =j same ear from England is Cl.dX). An “| Englidi axe will eost ills (id and a j German one of equal quality -‘is lid. 3 We in New Zealand have got what you J in England want, and I say tins with =4 due respect to your own farmers. 4 Thev can no doubt deliver their goods 4 to tin' wealthy, ln.it there are millions who cannot pay their prices, and we J can supply these with good wholesome J food. There is no reason why in a -*j place like Torquay you should not have 9“i cold -torage ami accept produce oi all j kinds from the doinonions. Frequently ne.w y. u yet Argentine lamb foisted off on you for Canterbury lamb. 4 do.m ixioN produce. 4 "There is no ic.'ismi whatever, why Jj lamb should he its a pound in England. 3 Fast boats might bring vegetables I rum =J the Channel Islands to your harbour, 4 and direct boats from New Zealand could deliver the best of meat and “| dairy produce to Torquay and other j places around the coast of England. 4 What New Zealand butter is now sent 4 to England is being put into ntargar- -| ine. It can only be obtained in bulk; f~| bill it should be possible to distribute

3 it in pals. I came to London as a J Britisher, and found every menu I 4 came asross either French or a mix--j tore of English and French. England ] wants to gel back on her plain food, IU and soda ices. T believe these things arc the chief causes of cancer. They are like using kerosene in ihe petrol in running a motor-car. They clog the cells, and that is whai is the matter with humanity at the present time —clogged cells, and as a consequent c von have pasty-faced, semi-Oriental looking people, hunch-backed tubercular citizens, who need sunshine, violet rays, and ultra violet rays. Yon want to clear the atmosphere, hunt all coal at the pit Read, and produce electricity as we are doing in New Zealand. I believe there should be no such thing as disease, which is brought about simply by neglect of the human machine. People want the right, diet, ihe grime taken out of the atmosphere, and then ! there would he little disease. " I have had five treatments at ! your medical baths." continued Dr. I hacker, "and I hate been simply charmed with them and with the operatives. My wile is also delighted with j tin? ladies' side, but you want to tell the people of the existent o of such a fine institution, which is as . ;( :od as any i have yet seen, so lin as treatments are concerned, hut its outside appearance is depressing. 1 think, also, it should be n imaged by experts. j Ihe laity mind is always a service brake on highly technical process. APPRECIATION. I am charmed with Torquay. I came here because our New Zealand soldiers came back and told the simply wonderful way in which tltci had been treated l.y the people here. Ami I I am delighted L<> find that the people here were ns pleased with our men as ”<• wore pleased with the citizen* of Torquay. ott have a wonderful town, in many respects resembling sonic of our beaut il ul New Zealand towns, and i. notice that our plants and shrubs do well here. | am leaving so.in. hm | int end to return, and I mav have Mm opportunity to tell the people of !'i,rquay something about New Zealand. Turning to the baths again. I should like U, see dietetic clinics connected "ilh such institutions. There arc many great possibilities in Torquay, especially in connection with V our harbour and sea front. " Referring to his football experiences, Dr. 1 hacker said, in his youthful Revs, he was in the Edinburgh University team, as a forward, hut at that time no man wax permitted in the intern.itiomil team unless he was a .Scotchman, lie played for his province in New Zealand- " Soccer, " lie added. " ua* going ahead in the Dnmottioii, and tl e Northern Union game was progress ug. hut there was room for till. English Rugby was tvpieal of England, slow and stodgy. '’ i