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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 75, 30 March 1936, Page 6

Aii excellent copy of an engraving giving an imaginary bird’s-eye view of Wellington Harbour and surrounding country, which was sketched about 1539, has been procured by the 'Wellington Harbour Board from a private source. The original was prepared from the charts and drawings made during Colonel Wakefield’s survey, which were at the time when the sketch was made in the possession of the New Zealand Company. Love of the spectacular displayed by French sporting enthusiasts was referred to by Dr. Wilton Henley, a 1929 Rhodes Scholar, in relating to members of the Napier Rotary Club an incident which occurred during an English Rugby tour of France in which he participated. “Before the game commenced,” he said, “the National Anthem was played in a dirgelike manner, the rollicking ‘Marseillaise’ following. x\gain the National Anthem was played, and while we stood fixed to the spot an aeroplane droned overhead and suddenly swooped. Although we were tempted to run, we stood firm and were very surprised when the ball which wc were to use for the game was thrown from the aeroplane.”