El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-18
New Zealand, Land Of Beauty,
Disappointment and 'Wowsers'
It's Whale That Protection
T. S. Andrews.

merely the port Of call for Christ
Church, another pretty city. but where
as Wellington lies on the mountain side
Christ Church is as flat as Minneapo-
lis or Chicago 1t is a city Of about
$4,000 and quite active.
On a Doll Diner.
From Christ Church to Dunedin the
trip is delightful one, except for the
train service, which is fairly good con-
sIdering it is q narrow gauge. and the
cars so small that they jar the life out
a person at times. AS when one Amer
lean lady remarked when entering the
diner, My. but isn't this a pretty lit
tie doll diner The conductor looked
disguised but had to admit the truth
Of the assertion There is one nov
city about the trains that some Amsri-
can roads might adopt, in each first
class car there are about a dozen pic,
lures or paintings Of scenes Of New
Zealand en- route. They are inlaid in
the side panels and give the traveller
an excellent idea Of the interesting
points through which the train trav
erses.
The distance to Dunedin is about 225
miles and after leaving Christ Church
you soon have the range of mountains
on one side and the South Pacific
ocean on the other.
Millions Of the finest sheep in the
world are TO be seen, also big herds Of
fine cattle There are just $4,000 600
sheep in New Zealand at the present
time. 1t is a common sight to see one
man with three or four shepherd dogs
or cOllies handling big flocks Of sheep
Dunedin is an old Scotch settlement
AMI IS one of the prettiest cities in the
country. It has a population OF 10000
but is rather slow. 1t lies on the
mountain side. with a beautiful bay and
a grand climate. People say it is the
garden spot of the world. as the tenn
perature averages about IS most Of the
time, the extreme cold being about %
above zero and the heat hardly ever
above So. The foliage about the city
is beautiful the flower gardens even
more SO. and the hedges the grandest
in the world, outside of England; in
fact the beautiful hedges attract the
eye Of the stranger the moment one
enters the country. Dunedin is con-
sidered the most southermost port Of
call, although The Bluff is a little far
Their south. but out of the course a Bit
The North Island,
1t is the North Island where the tour
lists look for the most grandeur. as that
is where the famous Roturua district
lies. large stretch of country very
similar to our Yellowstone park at
/ home. In RotOrua are found all kinds
of geysers, hot and cold baths. paint
pots, mud geysers; in fact about the
same as Yellowstone, only on a smaller
scale The terraces are now covered
with lava as the result of volcanic ac-
tivity in 1895, and they have lost much
of their natural beauty. The cold lakes
among the mountains are very attract
i've, the scenery Whereabouts being won
derful- Mt. Egmont with its snow COW
cred peaks. Is the most notable one It
is in the Rotorua district where the
Maoris live and they are certainly a
fire class Of people. the most inteui-
gent of their kind in the world. A
/ band OF 40 Maoris has been organized
; with Maggie Papakura, the famous
guide, at the head, and they will visit
england during the coronation Of king
/ George and afterwards go to the United
States Auckland. city Of IO0,O is at