“PADDLING GROUND”
NEW ZEALANDER AT BIARRITZ Amusing sidelights on life in Europefrom the point of view of the young Now Zealander #are given in a letter received in Auckland from Mr Percy Mimis, New Zealand Rhodes Scholar for 1930 .Mr Minns, who represented Auckland at Rugby for three years is in residence at Balliol College. Oxford, and visited Era nee with an Oxford'football team a few months ago. Biarritz is a wonderful spot, with fine beaches for sun-bathing,” he writes. “It is one of the chief paddling ground-* of Europe, but in my opinion it’s gut nothing oil the West Coast. The crowd on the Promenade de Anglais seems to be composed of all the spendthrifts and ne’er-do-wells in Europe.” The writer next switches back to social life at Oxford. “Our’commemoration ball is to take place on Tuesdny nierht. ft will be a brilliant affair, going from dinner to breakfast, The tickets are 35s and I can’t say I’ve met anyone worth paying that amount for to take to a dance.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1931, Page 5
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