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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 8. July 16, 1941

[Introduction]

Bob Edgley, Past President of V.U.C.S.A., and a life member of the Students' Association, writes from Malaya:—

Owing to the war, many people from Malaya who would otherwise go on leave to England, now go down to Australia and New Zealand. I get quite unflattering reports of New Zealand from people who go there. When I arrived there I felt that I could recommend anybody to go to New Zealand who wanted a good holiday—with not too much wild night life of course. However, I have had so many raspberries that I now keep my mouth shut. Actually many of the complaints are based on the fact that you cannot get meals after certain hours at hotels, etc., and on a general of service and attention. People living in this country get thoroughly spoilt by attention of course. I have a little Malay servant named Mohamed Zuliara, who waits on me hand and foot, and whose services are quite willingly given at any hour of the day or night. A Government man is quite pukka in this country, and you can't do a thing for yourself. A Malay feels that he is somebody if he has a job with a Government man.