Puts Them Right

NZ Truth, Issue 1151, 22 December 1927, Page 4

Puts Them Right

OUR overseas visitor — he steps off the boat at the port of Auckland, sniffs the air, lights his superHavana," and turning to the nearest wiuirfie, asks: "Where, guy, are all your gawddarn fish-ponds and firehills?" He is directed to the neat little offices of the Government Tourist Bureau and there, meets Joseph William Clarke, manager. J.W.C. was one of the Tourist Department's first cadets, and after two years; was transferred to Melbourne. Later he was, for a time, m charge of the N.Z. office m Sydney, and on several occasions has acted as the Government's agent m these two largest cities of the Antipodes. Of native blood, and born at the historic Bay of Islands, Joseph William had a very meritorious career as a scholar, emerging from To Aute College with the flying colors of success m the civil service examination. Needless to say, Rugby football had claim to his more youthful energies, and m 1912 when attached to the Melbourne branch, he pulled on a Victorian jersey against the Rugby wallabies of New South Wales. At present he enjoys his recreation from the end of a. golf stick, and not without prominent achievement, for his name went down as junior champion of the Miramar Club, Wellington, m 1925. Yes, J.W.C. is a veritable encyclopedia of both New Zealand and Australian scenery, and without bias he opines: "Australian scenery has a charm of its own, but New Zealand stands alone."