WAIKAREMOANA ISLAND
CHRISTENING CEREMONY THE ISLE OF CAPRI [by telegraph OWN correspondent] WAIROA, Wednesday A small bush-clad island near the head of Wairau Moana, a lake connected with Lake Waikaremoana by what is known as the Straits of Manaia, has been named the Isle of Capri. The christening ceremony was performed by members of a party which visited the scene with the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, in honour of the Minister's ability as a singer. The party included Mr. L. J. Sehmitt, head of the Tourist Department, and Mr. G. H. Mackley, general manager of railways.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22775, 8 July 1937, Page 12
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