Pohutukawas in Bloom.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 July 1939, Page 6

Pohutukawas in Bloom.

Three large pohutukawa trees at Awaroa Bay, Waiheke Island, are in full bloom. They are growing on a point overlooking the water, and make a very fine spectacle, as well as an unusual one, for the time of year. The brilliant red flowers, associated with mid-summer, are a reminder of brighter days, which is pleasing during the present wintry spell.

A New Monarchy. There is at least one juvenile in Hastings who believes in the sovereign powers of the present Prime Minister. In a general knowledge test set a class at the Hastings High School the question was asked: “Who or what is the Dominion Monarch?” He was a somewhat surprised teacher who read the answer submitted by a bright pupil: “The Rt Hon M. J. Savage.”

Ship’s Deep Draught. Bringing a very heavy general cargo from Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panmotor ship Sussex reached Auckland ama, the Federal Line’s 11,000-ton with a draught aft estimated at 32ft. 9in. This is the deepest draught recorded by a vessel at Auckland since the same company’s motor ship Durham arrived from Liverpool last December drawing 32ft. Ilin. aft. The port record is held by a sister ship to the Sussex, the Essex, which reached port two years ago with a draught of 33ft. 7in. German Refugees.

German refugees are playing a vital part in the industrial development of Australia, according to Sir Charles Marr, a former Commonwealth Minister for Defence, who arrived at Auckland recently. He said that the knowledge, skill, and organising ability of some of the refugees were of great value and in the field of industrial chemistry, Australia had gained tremendously. The assistance of leading refugees had been enlisted in starting several important new works. Tale of a Hat.

Another person nearly paid the penalty for jumping off the Auckland passenger ferry before the gangway was lowered recently. The man in question attempted to make the all-too-common leap. He succeeded, but in doing so caught his hat on a projection, and it went spinning through the gap between the ferry and the wharf. The unfortunate one, looking somewhat ashamed, proceeded to climb down on to the piles and rescue his property, which had lodged on a pile. Demolition of Classroom.

Condemned as unsafe by the Minister of Education (the Hon. P. Fraser) during his last visit to Hawke’s Bay, a brick classroom at the Napier Central Primary School is now in the course of demolition. By order of the Minister, the children normally occupying the building immediately evacuated the room and are now being temporarily accommodated in a spare room at the Napier Manual Training Centre in Clive Square, Napier. The building beng demolished had developed serious cracks, and it was feared that it would be dangerous' in the event of an earthquake. Authority has not yet keen received by the Hawke’s Bay Education Board for the construction of a new room to replace the one being demolished.

Newspaper's Name Changed. The name of the “Poverty Bay Herald" has been changed to the “Gisborne Herald.” “The change is one that has been under consideration for many years,” says the “Herald in a leading article. "It is made with a certain measure of reluctance after a history of more than 65 years, but with a definite conviction that it is both desirable and necessary in the interests, not only of the newspaper itself, but also of the district which it seeks to represent. Abundant evidence is available from overseas as well as from within New Zealand, that the 'Herald’ has suffered through a name whose historical associations are little understood and is not truly representative of the district. It follows that if the newspaper is penalised by its name, the district for which it is the sole medium of outside publicity must also be penalised, and the change is made in the hope and belief that past misconceptions which have been largely contributed to by the name of the ‘Herald’ will be avoided in future."