CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17814, 13 July 1923, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the Christohurch Piwio 6 iapiiic bocieiy was nam on luetuay evening, me president occupying the cnair. Owii.g io tiie prevalence 01 influenza, the atLtnau-nce was a mue beiow the average, but a. very unjoyaUe eveiung waa sp = iit. i*rior to the UaUai business of the a selection woo made oi tue photographs suuniiuea lor entry in tne New SSiuana interclub Competition, to oe held this year in iiniaiu. Tne following members' prints wtre accepted, and will constitute the Soc.eiy s exuioit: M.ss M. Scott, Messrs X. W. Lowe, 1\ Casbo.t, J. L. Martin Is* H Skinner, G. Edmonds, and J. S. Wearn! A number of photographs taken on the occasion of the last Day at Opawa'were aiaj exhiuteJ, and members expressed themselves as highly satisfied with the results | shown. In the unavoidable absence of the ! lecturer on the subject set down for that : evening, Mr T. W. Howe, M.A., 1iL.8., gave a detailed account of a cycle tour through the West Coast to Nelson and Blenheim, returning to Christchurch by way of Kaikoura, a total distance of 700 miles. He illustrated his experiences and the country through which he travelled by a series of ; splendid photographs, showing the rema-rk- | able econery encountered on the trip. Mr Ecwe was nocorded a hearty vote of thank 3 ! at ttuj conclusion of his talk. Fourteen en-lrTgem-nts and 2 contact prints were entered in C ass A for the monthly competition— Siibjrct "Sh : ppin°\" Awards were distributed M follows: Enlargements: Mr Rowe 1 and 2. Contact Prints: Mr L. Martin 1 and No entries were received in Class ■ B. The next Field Day wa- arranged to I bo keld at Hagley Park on July Slat