BOOSTING NEW ZEALAND

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1926, Page 3

BOOSTING NEW ZEALAND

MING AMERICANS INTER ESI

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. Americans dearly love what they I picturesquely describe as “go-getters,” and for that reason among any others, they have “endorsed” the vigorous campaign prosecuted by Mr F. JO. lomlinsoii, an official formerly connected with the New Zealand Government, and who lias arrived iu San Francisco, with the professed object if making Americans better acquainted with New Zealand and that iiomiiiioii’s various cliaims on the lourist and business communities of the United States. Mr Tomlii'isou. who hails from Wellington, and now has become established iu the Union Steam Shin Company's brnncli offices at San Francisco, when interviewed on (lie outcome of his pilgrimage to Calfurnia, was extremely enthusiastie over the manner in which, Americans had listened to his proclivities boosting the claim of New Zealand.

Ho exhibited to the correspondent sheaves of commemramry communications from many leading social and business organisations that he had addressed during his. short stay in California, ami without, exception officials of these bodies described tbe pleasure that they had experienced in louring of tile wonders of the Southland, while

not a few expressed the intent ion of making an early visit to Maoriland to see with their own eyes the beauties and delights so succinctly described 'to them by Mr Tomlinson. Mr Tomlinson, who knows the values of New Zealand dairy produce, mentioned to the correspondent that there would appear to he a glorious opportunity to place on the American market butter emiiietnly more superior to that at present purveyed. The same would apply to bacon and other breakfast “provender,” as lie is convinced that the New Zealand dairy produce would he highly acceptable to the demands of the tastes of average Americans.

ADDRESSES A Alibi TON AND HALF That marvel of the present day, the radio has been brought into use by Mi Tomlinson in reaching a greater number of Americans than can usually he accommodated in a lecture hall. The “Afighty Atom” faced the “iron mike,” as the radio instrument lias been aptly christened in broadcasting stations, and he delivered one of his 100 per cent, dissertations on the boundless glories of New Zealand scenery and the country’s many other attractions, and on one occasion his radio audience was computed to number no less than a million and a half people on the Pacific Coast and its environs.

Two of the leading Pacific Const stations engaged in broadcasting over wide areas, KGO and KITE, have carried the New Zealander’s expressed opinions all up and clown the Pacific Coast from Vancouver to Mexico City. NEW PROJECTOR FOR NEW ZEALAND.

While in California Air Tomlinsoi has been busy collecting a vast amount of useful material which he believe 1 will interest New Zealanders, for lie realises that there is much new date relative to America—the land of tnl things—that will interest the people o! his own country on his return there some time in the future.

He has a large collection of films depicting scenic beauties of California, and other Western States, as well a 1 insights into some of the methods ol American manufacturing. Undoubtedly one of the most interesting acquisitions by the New Zealnnc visitor is one of the latest motion picture projectors, exhibited as the work of one of the firms specialising in this highly technical subject. He intends to use this projector when in New Zealand. The machine has many new features, and, what is more important, il is declared to have no fire hazards, and pictures can ho exhibited in balls and rooms without any danger of any kind. The projector is specially adapted tor schools and church work in placing pictures on the screen faithfully and expeditiously. It has a range of 120 fl with perfect illumination and distinctness hitherto unknown. He declares that lie has seen no machine its equal for definition of picture on the screen. Among the. other activities of Ali Tomlinson, it should he mentioned that ho has appeared on, several occasions at the Fairmont Hotel, the Stewart Hotel arid Whitcomb, with illustrated lectures to large crowds of world travellers and others.—‘‘Auckland Star’s” San Francisco Correspondent.