THE PRINCE’S WELL-WORN SUIT.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1925, Page 4

THE PRINCE’S WELL-WORN SUIT.

CAPTIVATING All? UF INFORMALITY. BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 2-3. ■ln tlie small hours of this morning the Prineo arrived at Chapadmahd, the finest country estate in the Argentine, where he is spending his last three days in this country playing polo. It belongs to Don Miguel Martinez de Hoz, the noted breeder of bloodstock, who bought Craganour and several other famous English sires. The property is 100 sepia re miles in extent and the house is built and furnished exactly like a country place at home. Don Miguel being in Europe, his son Alfredo, who was at Eton from 1909 to 1914. is acting as the Prince's host, and a large house party, including several of the best, polo players in the Argentine and society women whom the Prince met in Buenos Aires, are staying there too. Now that the Prince lias left Buenos Aires tlm Argentine public is taking stock of his visit. His personal success here is evidenced by the tact that, even one isolated newspaper of an irresponsible type, which travestied the Prince brntually during his stay, now publishes a long expression of cordial farewell to him as a man and a sportsman, asserting that ;t was his function as a prince that it caricatured. Yet- what lias most impressed the Argentine public about the Prince is his informality. The well-worn brown check suit lie has used so ot ten throughout his tour has taken the shine out of many arrays of glittering top hats. British bttisness men here say it is certain that the Prince’s visit has greatly stimulated 'the Argentine s interest in British goods, but that this will avail very little if British manufacturers cannot, bring down prices to the level of foreign competitors. British good.-, are no longer the emit ones of high, quality in this market, yet importers blame our manufaci tilers as over-inclined to presume that Argentine custom is hound to come to them without making an eilort to attract it. ■ yevor have conditions bean more favourable than at this moment lor a strong eliort to expand the lot British goods in the Argentine. 'Hie harvest ol wheat, oats, barley, and lin- ' seed, which is duo at Christmas, pro- ! mixes to he a record in the history of i the whole country. 1 I have been assured by most competent, impartial, economic authorities that, next year may easily set 1 a. big Argentino boom, and it only needs more energy and cheaper output on t!m part of the British producing < lasses to enable our trade to share fully in the expected wave of South i American prosperity says Mr G. Yard I Price.