BRITISH PRESTIGE

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1933, Page 8

BRITISH PRESTIGE

ALL EYES ARE ON LONDON

BUSINESS MAN’S IMPRESSIONS

AUCKLAND, May 22

“The world to-day is looking towaros old England addin'. 'and she is 'gomuV into her own once more as the great financial centre. Everybody is looking to London, and not to New York,” said Mr Stanley Scott, an Auckland business man who returned by the Monterey after ia six months’ trip to the United States, Canada, England and th e Continent.' Mr Scott said the bank 'failures-s in America had irffifcle most difficult in that country, And there were 46,000,000 people on the breadline. “Beer had a boom when the new law commenced to operate,” he said “hut if .a stronger beverage' is not allowed later it is doubtful, whether the revenue anticipated will" be collected. The racketeers, however, have got busy with the'fesue already. “Americans are beginning to realise that England in the best friend of tlu* United States,” he continued, “and it was most gratifying to an Englishman travelling through the ’States to find the complimentary references made t»> Britain.”

v r Scott said that New Zealand was looking after its unemployed better than any other country in'toe world New Zealander s were certainly having a hard time, but, compared with the unemployed in other countries, they were well treated, ■ Air Scott said he could not understand why Danish butter sold'at lis 2d a lb while tb e New Zealand product was retailed at 9d. He felt sure Sat some of the New Zealand butter lost its identity on arrival and wa s sold ao ifanijht