THE NEW ZEALANDERS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3315, 20 October 1919, Page 5

THE NEW ZEALANDERS.

A 'SCOT’S APPRECIATION. In reply to a l~etter, ‘Which was Dub‘ lished in the Glasgow Heraldthanking the people of Scotland for their generosity in entertaining New Zealand soldiers visiting that country, the Presidents of the Caledonian and Gaelic Societies, Burns Club, Higlglandd Pipe Band, and Piping and Dancing ‘Association?‘ in Dunedin have received’ a comxnuniczition from Dr John Cunningham, of Glasgow, i the course of which the writer says:- ‘

3 “I had Ul9 io)’ and pleasure "of meet!ing for the first tinle,~ your relations ‘ and many"ot' their chums from practic;ally all parts of your beautiful islands, 5 and a finer, more clean-living, and gen,tlomanly set of ‘,l-ads do not exist‘ anyiwherc. Believe'me, the pleasure which Hihey say they eeioyed here was not ;all theirs, those who had the privilege ', of extending hospitality tothem equal--gly enjoyed their company and fiellowfship. They were unassuming, yet so gfrank, open and homely in their style and, manners that we could not have ~.done otherwise than extend to -them Eunreseryedly the home comforts we jourselves enjoyed_ I should like to isay this, and I do so in all sincerity, [that I have seen thousands of New .Zealanders in this city, in Dundee, 'Edinburgh, Aberdeen, as well as in lmany smaller towns and villages, lnever once did I see one behave himself otherwise than as a gentleman, lo)‘ perform an act which would have ’given offence to anyone. Nearly all have gone home now, and I can assure ,you. an.d them, of this, that they have [left a genuinely good impression, and }I feel sure that as a result of their [mingling with the people of Scotland iand the many friendships formed, _a link has been forged which: will never bé broken, but which willgfibind New zéaland to Old Scotia ’closer than we ccmld_hav_e, dr_eamed._or= 11QQ_e_d,_,f9_;'.” _ _