CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY YARDS.—The railway marshalling yards at Middleton were closed at midnight on Saturday, and the work of making up the trains and general shunting was started in the Christchurch yards yesterday. A view of the yards, looking east from the Madras street footbridge. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC—These lanterns are used as warning lights to traffic at night by the paving contractors at present engaged in the bitumen sealing of Riccar~ ton road. Each day this man cleans, trims the wicks, and fills the lanterns ivitH oil. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The annual meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, which took the form of a dinner, was held last evening at the Winter Garden, Christchurch. Seated (from left): Mr I. Woolf, Mr A. O.Wilkinson (vice-president), the Hon. H. Atmore (Minister for Education), Mr Norton Francis (retiring president), the Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer), Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane. Standing: The Hori.G. J.Smith, Mr W. Machin, Mr John Anderson, the Hon.D. Buddo,MrJ. E.Strachan,MrJ. Roy Smith (secretary), Mr C. P. Agar, Mr H.D. Acland, Mr L. A. Paish. (Trade Commissioner for New Zealand). NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ECLIPSE EXPEDITION—Members of the New Zealand Expedition which is to take observations of the total eclipse of the sun next month at the island of Niuafou. From left: Dr. C. E. Adams, F.R.A.S., Dominion Astronomer, who will lead the expedition; Mr R. W. de Montalk (Wellington); Mr P. W. Glover, B.Sc, F.R.AS. (Wellington); Dr. William C. Burns (Timaru). The other members of the expedition are Messrs F. Gawith, F.R.A.S. (Eltham), and C. B. Michie (Kaitaia).

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CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY YARDS.—The railway marshalling yards at Middleton were closed at midnight on Saturday, and the work of making up the trains and general shunting was started in the Christchurch yards yesterday. A view of the yards, looking east from the Madras street footbridge.

WARNING LIGHTS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC—These lanterns are used as warning lights to traffic at night by the paving contractors at present engaged in the bitumen sealing of Riccar~ ton road. Each day this man cleans, trims the wicks, and fills the lanterns ivitH oil.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The annual meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, which took the form of a dinner, was held last evening at the Winter Garden, Christchurch. Seated (from left): Mr I. Woolf, Mr A. O.Wilkinson (vice-president), the Hon. H. Atmore (Minister for Education), Mr Norton Francis (retiring president), the Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer), Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane. Standing: The Hori.G. J.Smith, Mr W. Machin, Mr John Anderson, the Hon.D. Buddo,MrJ. E.Strachan,MrJ. Roy Smith (secretary), Mr C. P. Agar, Mr H.D. Acland, Mr L. A. Paish. (Trade Commissioner for New Zealand).

NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ECLIPSE EXPEDITION—Members of the New Zealand Expedition which is to take observations of the total eclipse of the sun next month at the island of Niuafou. From left: Dr. C. E. Adams, F.R.A.S., Dominion Astronomer, who will lead the expedition; Mr R. W. de Montalk (Wellington); Mr P. W. Glover, B.Sc, F.R.AS. (Wellington); Dr. William C. Burns (Timaru). The other members of the expedition are Messrs F. Gawith, F.R.A.S. (Eltham), and C. B. Michie (Kaitaia).