SIR HARRY LAUDER

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1925, Page 4

SIR HARRY LAUDER

HOIMDAV IX SOUTHLAND. ‘■A WONDERFUL FORTNIGHT.” JX\FRC’ARCIDL. May I. “Mon. I’ve had a great time; a wonderful fortnight in Southland that Ims been worth coining ail the way from Scotland to en.iov.” said Sir Harry Lauder enthusiastically. He had just kicked off in the opening match of the. scx-cer .season on Saturday, and paused a moment before talc-

ing his seat in the grantsiand of the A. and Ik Show grounds to tell a “Times" reporter what ho thought ot the province, particularly from the

point of view of a sportsman. For Sir Harry Funder is a sportsman. and one of no mean ability, lor. as Mr Donald Macdonald, of Fdetidale. with whom he has, been staying during the last fourteen days. says. “Ik* is ns lino a shot as one could moot-. When he was last in New Zealand t 1,.. famous comedian vowed that in 1 | o would spend a holiday iu the Lack eonntrv of Southland. For the short glimpse he hail had of the province made him long for a more intimate acquaintance. Trite to his resolve. he decided to make Invercargill the darling point of his last world

tour, -o lie journeyed out. Irom Scotland. and after sight-seeing and holi-day-making in the east, arrived in Inver a rgill n lilt le over two weeks ago. Now his holiday is over, and he is loiving .Southland satisfied that it is in every nay ol tlm finest, and I oii 11 iest spots on the face ot the earth, lit Tact. he. could not find words to express his delight in the excellent so, rt he had found. the healthy sunny climate he had enjoyed end the frank, open hospitality he had been met with everywhere.

!l was all summed up in typical i': -• 1 1 ion when he greeted the mouthers of his future company on Saturday.

“ I toys, you should have been here.” he said. “It's been grand. I have keen all over the province, and everywhere we had splendid sport." said Sir llurrv. ‘' I spent two days at Lake Te Amin, and Lagged lour cal-

I'uon.' Aye. and the scenery is mure than magnificent. ’I here is no Letter, even in the Highlands. Then wo went fishing in the Mimihait. where I got six! . 'ii one day and fifteen next time ~,. Here there. On the New River

mi Thursday last I landed twelve go'-d li'li, the lag weighing nine and a half , oiincls. The fishing is well worth coming 1.1,000 miles io enjoy. I was looked after vorra carefully hv Mr Don iM Mm donahl. who took me everywhere and watched that I did nut fall in the- rivers, liven then and he removed a stumpy little pipe to chuckle :| i the recoiled ion—l L'll in the .Miinihaii in the excitement of th" chase. ‘• j was also in lime lor the opening ~f ike sheeting season, and yesterday we were out at Mr K. (’fishy s kmnmi oil ike Mataura. We had another grand day's sport there, and I -il: ceded in bagging twenty-live ducks. Apart from the sport I had. it was the | !;t: i• it-ellk with which t was -o < harmed." continued Sir Harry hanger. ‘Tlm aUiiosptmie is S,„u!sli. and it makes ii just like being at In me in Scotland. H it rains to-day. it may rain next day and the next too ! i!t ,11 Southland y, u have rain one (hi;.. and then beautiful 'leather. A really line day iu Scotland i- glorious, hut in Southland, well had ifek. while lie were on a fishing trip. t : e dv v re|.;',vt ; well it was heavenly, and the people every ii here I see happy laces a,t.| i Leeks, glo '.ing niHi Imaltli. and i ' ; e v., '. ell are Ii liny. Never have I ,1 io „ j - 1 : , " I 'lit has made me more | at I ante. ’I iie hospitality and afi'cei ion ~l t'e people ate gran!. S lithium! is pi sudutod nil 1 1 a line stock of pit reid' riled men. women, and i attic, and | am .ure it his a great, future.” .Speaking ol the future. Sir Harry aid dial al'l:'r In- lour of Non Zea ■ laud and A u.-l i alia, lie would sail lor hiighmd. and iu the ea rlv autumn would leave for a six im nllis lareuell tu ll1 ■ ol the R.S.tu the spring oi | Pi! e iv, uk I emu j .let; 1 a toil r ol lit eat I h'i ta ill. ami he Has t licit going to irtirr. "Tiiougli I un so sorry to leave here." he added; "l am eager to he at, work; It tal'.es two years to completely tour Gnat llritain. and the C.S.A.. iso I have a hits.v time ahead. Alter 1 retire, I will still continue io make gramophone reel rd>. “I must tell you of An/.ae Day," he tom luded. “I had been out fishing and ix lii'ii I returned, I found that the next day na- Anzae |).;y. I sent a little poem to the Returned Soldiers of Christchurch who had Invited me there. I'or to me Au/.u” Day in New Zealand took the place ol Armistice Day at ho. no. During; the terrible war I '.as vena busy, for there was a! way s-omeolie who needed to he cheered ami spurred on to victory. Wiien Armistice Day mine and the hells were ringing. and the lmins were Molting. 1 stopped to think and

nudism! ll.it my t.,,n would '.icier ennie back. The war hail to he won u limiter who was killed hut that is why Armistice Day means a lot to me.” Sir Harry Lauder will r■■poinl some time mi the West Coast at Rofomana on the Otira line, whore Ids brother-in-law lias a .farm.