THE DUKE'S VISIT
Sir, —May I draw attention to the number of flagpoles in the city that are without halyards. In a very short time the streets will be dressed with bunting to welcome the Duke of Gloucester, but what about thepe bare poles. The modern idea is to fasten a flag to a pole and pop" it out of a window. These flags are seen only in the streets in which they are displayed. Flagpoles go back to the days of ancient battlements and turrets, and that was where the colours were always hoisted. One can imagine the consternation and controversy among the old barons, paying official or ceremonial visits to their neighbours, to find the family standard suspended on a pole from a window instead of floating from the top of the tower. No city is decently " dressed with its numerous flagstaffs standing naked,against the skyline. P. H. Dawson.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21983, 14 December 1934, Page 17
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