Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 13, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnick fill puss saturday May 13, 1972 15 colourful Junks add to Hong Kong delights bar Balkh Hubley Kif Tiaa Sekmen Monitor Newt service Hong Kong noted As a Gateway to shopping bargains Hong Kong still remains for most travellers in Asia the clo Sest Contact with communist China. At one time a crack in the Bamboo curtain through which floods of refugees poured the Southern Border has been effectively shut off so that there is Only a trickle slipping through each Day. However this does t halt the flow of communist chinese goods into the British Crown co free24 1 n w Mem sol write f african safari visit ser Engleh no Yenfen min Yara. Amk Emli Kumai Jere Tho Minu to top near or. Kanya. Over Nita. Mac fall Ruwin Ori Victoria Falli Zambaris Fticar Seth Africa. Mem feat Traskal Paradisa for of Pine hiking Mamba swim mkt. 2z dats from f 27 Days from incl. Airfare balata year round wkly. Depart Abe am fam a Farsi from Nile Star Tours do Enmor vae. 1, m7.11.11 ret. 224-0087 Lony. In fact its value As a Trade Centre is the chief reason peking tolerates this foreign enclave on its Doorstep. Whatever the political and diplomatic changes around Hong Kong continues As if the sea were still the key to world Power. With the vast Quantity of goods comes a wealth of in formation so it also continues As a top listening Post for news developments of Eastern and Southeast Asia. The communist chinese Bank is an Active place across from the Hilton and the China travel service on Queen s Road is Busy process ing visas and arranging Tours of the Mainland. Even though most. Of the visitors a year arrive on 28 International airlines with modern jets which make a swoop Between two peaks to land at Kai Tak Airport on Kowloon Peninsula the Busy Little ferryboat and cargo barges capture their attention and hold it for an average 3.6-Day stay. For Victoria Harbor with ships of All sizes and nationalities not Only separates but sets the Pace for two metropolitan areas Victoria on the Island of Hong Kong and Kowloon on the Mainland Peninsula. Day or night the twin cities and Harbor Are Beautiful to observe. Chief observation posts Are Victoria Peak reached by Road or funicular restaurants with Large picture windows or from the ferryboat themselves don9t marry one wine Miles Gordon Sun flight Jamaica includes Jet flight retort accommodation for More information or Mervolion Cah at Donald Rajt want better results you la find them quickly and easily in the free press want ads it s convenient it s economical it s Winnipeg s biggest and busiest Market place. To get the action simply dial 943-9331 which Cost less than six cents a ride. I n order to increase the length of stays the tourist association is providing new arrivals with much information about other areas of the Colony of Hong Kong which is nearly 400 Square Miles. Interesting areas outside Victoria and Kow Loon where three million or 75 Pec. Cent of the population re sides include 235 other islands and a Rural Section called the new territories on the China Mainland. However charter group plans Are somewhat in flexible and Here is what Many visitors miss Mantua Island is twice the size of the Island of Hong Kong and sparsely settled. The visitor can go by colourful junk or exciting helicopter. It is a con Trast to the Busy Urban areas. Also in contrast Are the new territories on the Border of communist China. This is More like traditional China with the majority of people farming the Kowloon Canton rail ways fun from downtown Kow Loon and provide a Scenic interesting trip except on week ends and holidays when they Are jammed. The visitor can also drive through lion Rock Tunnel into this different world. Bus Tours Are also available. The Urban Council and the Urban services department maintain 36 major beaches within easy reach. They Are growing in popularity among tourists in summer. Getting around Hong Kong is easy. The taxis Are cheap and the buses and trams double Deckers Are cheaper. There is even a minibus Halfway be tween bus and taxi. Rickshaw Are available but fading out of the picture. Hotels have their own cars and buses at the Airport. This was begun recently As an Experiment since taxis Are quite hard to get during Rush hours 8 to . To 2 . And 5 to it seems to have worked out successfully enough to be continued. The transportation Cost is added to the hotel Bill less than round the rooms in 57 hotels in the Colony Are operating at 80 per cent occupancy thus encouraging More building. Expected to open this year Are the 830-room Lee gardens hotel Miramar Exten Sion and the Excel Sior hotel. The hotel Fiir Ama is scheduled to open in 1973 with 690 rooms the Sheraton hotel in 1974 with 922 rooms and the Holiday inn in 1974-75 with 664 rooms. In addition there Are 12 other hotel projects submitted for approval. Surveys show that 41 per cent of the visitors Are under 35 years of age and it is estimated that this year they will con tribute one third of total visitor expenditure. Average length of stay of the younger set is 3.5 Days. A Good guide to shopping is a free pamphlet Given out by the tourist association. It is called Stop and shop and includes a map bus routes and shopping Index. The firms listed have agreed to fair business practices. Most complaints have been made against firms not listed. The official Guidebook to Hong Kong is also Given out at the Airport and at Ocean Ter Minal. It is up to. Date and can add much enjoyment to the visit. Also new is helicopter service from the Airport to the Island. It costs per person but avoids traffic and the slower ferry ride. The Tunnel project under the Channel is expected to be completed by August. This will not Only reduce driving time to the Island but will also furnish an alternative to the ferryboat in rough1 weather. Many tourists will still prefer the ferries to the copter or Tunnel. A new attraction called the oceanarium is scheduled for opening in two years. It will be located at brisk Hill Between Aberdeen Home of the deep water Bay a 1 o v e 1 area. Call for a Type of Marine land with emphasis on local underwater inhabitants. The hydrofoil ride to Macao the oldest european settlement in the Orient has been popular among tourists but to enjoy the slower Pace of the portuguese Island Many advise staying overnight and perhaps return by ferryboat. Because Hong Kong is an International Crossroads there Are restaurants to suit any taste however most return to rooms with a View of the Harbor such As the Baughin i a room at the Hon Kong hotel. Copyright 1972 the Christian science Monitor publishing society by Kobett Cameron third of a series when you first get interested in wine you re normally amazed at the variety of makers types and prices to choose from. With a bit of Effort and time this gives Way to some self Confidence. You it to know a selection of Bot Les a bit about their origin and How to integrate them into your pattern of consumption. Finally you reach a Point of Over Confidence. You cease looking around. And when this Lappens you re vulnerable to boredom and being a bore As Well. Worse still you Are miss ing the real fruit of your Educa Tion which is the excitement of discovering something new. I like to think i m immune to the pitfall of Over Confidence. But every now and then some thing happens which makes me. Wonder. For instance take the Day i was browsing around a big wine shop vicariously a voting some old friends and eying new ones and trying to decide which was for me at that moment. Something about my manner or dress must have likened me to a Salesman. In any event i was shortly accosted by a to Romish Middle aged lady with a mass of up swept hair and a Spanish accent. Could i Tell her where she would find the Chi Ean wines yes i could. But by the Way did she perhaps Enow anything about a red Chi lean wine called plan Ella and Selling that week As a special for 98 cents. She said plan Ella is an excellent buy. For that Money. Under Raga is an even better one but probably costs much More since it in t on As a result of this encounter i did my usual with a special. Which is to say i bought one bottle for immediate testing planning to return for a Case if it was Good value. It was. Vin Tage 1967, Well made with a pleasing Light bouquet and Claret characteristics. I was most impressed and soon to be More so As a result of a visit with a fellow wine Biber. When i mentioned my experience with a new wine he disappeared and returned with what gardens delightful Madrid thirty Miles from Madrid on a Good Road is the Palace of aran j u e z a lavishly furnished copy of the Rianon at ver Sailles. The gardens with their cascades falling into the River Are delightful the last word in formal landscape designing. Trave Page he called one of a half dozen portugese bottles my Cousin gave me about six years ago and which i Haven t yet tast the portugese bottle turned out to be one from Chile called you guessed it under Raga. So i accepted it with pleasure and More than a Little Antici pation. Within a Day or so i pulled the Cork and after the first sip my wife and i looked at each other in Surprise. Deep color fulsome bouquet and As pleasant a Mouthful As we could wish for in the heart of Burgundy. At that Point i really studied the Label for the first time. No Vintage made from the pinot noir the Burgundy grape and described As a Gran Vino. This was enough to justify my first impression but did t satisfy my curiosity. So i pulled out some references on chilean wine. Together with my tasting experience they literally opened up a whole new world. First of All Chile has a Cen trial portion with Fertile Fields lying Between 27 and 40 degrees of latitude. Helped by irrigation this area is so favourable to viticulture Chile is 13th in the world production of wine with 129 million Gallons the United states is ninth with about 200 More significant is that Chile has had vines since about 1550, whereas most other countries of South America had to await the influx of italians after the first world War be fore viticulture flourished. A Man named Silvestre Ochagavia gave the Industry its big boost in 1850. He decided that the country had potential for producing High Quality wines so he imported a number of experts from France and a Vari Ety of French cuttings. Ochagavia s work was so successful the government stepped in added to is Humble foundation and launched viticulture As a major Industry in the country. Now comes the punch discovery about my under Raga. Gran Vino on a chilean bottle apparently applies to wines that Are six or More years old. Hawaii 4 islands 2 weeks from includes Jet flight to Honolulu inter Island flights resort accommodation. For Mote int Gro in or reservation t3ll world travel Manitoba motor league 175 Carlton St. 947-1151 thus with a potential of at least six years life before the under Raga got to my Friend and six years after that in his cellar there was indeed Good reason for our reaction when we tasted this chilean Delight. When i got around to picking up some More of the 98 cent plan Ella it was Vintage 1966. Though just an Ordinary wine without any special classification the extra years maturity made a significant difference in Quality vis a vis the 67, and it too with mighty Fine drinking. 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