Weird Welcome

More than 50 university students and a band playing home-made instruments welcomed the former Labour Minister of Finance (Mr. A. H. Nordmeyer) to Curious Cove.

Mr. Nordmeyer arrived by launch from Picton to address the annual congress.

Two red bath towels fluttered from poles at the end of the jetty as the launch appeared at the entrance to the cove. Some of the students began singing a socialist song as the launch pulled alongside.

When Mr. Nordmeyer came ashore the musicians quitted their instruments and dived, cheering, into the sea.

One of the towels was pulled down to provide a red carpet for Mr. Nordmeyer. Laughing, he stepped on to the towel, turned around, picked it up and placed it in front of himself to give room for another step before walking to meet the crowd.