ROUND THE WORLD TRIP

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2921, 11 August 1925, Page 4

ROUND THE WORLD TRIP

The following is n further instalment of a. series of articles to he written by the editor of this paper during his world tour: Here we are at Liverpool arrived from Cardiff on Saturday. Left Cardiff at 2.10 p.m. and arrived here af 0.10 p.m. Don’t know the distance —about 100 miles. Allowing for stoppages on route you can imagine how fast we travel in comparison with New Zealand trains.

The compartments are very comfortable and accommodate .12 passengers each. A corridor connects the apartments and dining car. The country through which we travelled was very charming and it did not require an imagination to fancy ourself back in New Zealand. As we sped along we could see rabbits, pheasants, quail and other birds. Of course there was no bush as we know it —Groves of trees or woods and braeken-eovered hills. Sheep 'and cattle like our own. We dashed through old time villages and

quaint farm houses—hundreds of years old. The meadows are divided by hedges all kepi well trimmed. Haymaking was in full swing and the smell of new mown hay was more pungent than in New Zealand. The oaf' and wheat crops seem to be diminutive to our crops but freer from noxious weeds. Ihe frail trees are of giant growth —very old and comparatively free of pests. Strawberries are very plentiful and luscious —not so watery as our own. I have not seen one parched

pasture and the greenery of everything is very restful to the eyes, picked out with buttercups and other bright coloured flowers growing wild in the fields and along the hedges. Guards don’t trouble us on the trains, and the porters and other attendants are the essence of polilness. The passengers do not converse with each other on the trains. We visited the biggest primary

school there in company with a member of the literary stall' of the “Western Mail”—a paper which employs a siall of about 000! 1 met the staff and subsequently addressed the hoys in the quadrangle. How they cheered (he hoys of New Zealand at the conclusion! They were delighted at the prospect of getting into communication will the Foxton hoys.. Liverpool is a great city, and its floating dock is the greatest in the world. Its a great shipping centre—the largest exporting port in the United Kingdom. Its a great sight to witness the huge ferry "steamers coming and going. 'On Saturday we leave for a inp on the Continent —France, Switzerland, Hally and Belgium. We have visited several historic castles—th<most interesting was Cardill Castle, it was wonderful. Last night we went to service in the Liverpool Cathedral and heard the largest organ in the world. The Cathedral when completed will he the largest, or second largest in the world—of course it is a new and magnificent structure.