ANNUAL PRESS CONFERENCE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21087, 12 February 1934, Page 10

ANNUAL PRESS CONFERENCE

*» „■ DELEGATES ASSEMBLE AT 5 HANMER MEETINGS TO OPEN TO-DAY Glorious weather at Hanmer yesterday welcomed delegates to the annual Press Conference, which will open there to-day. The eonfers ence will be attended by a . large gathering of rcpresen- » tatives of the various newspaper in--0 tcrests in New Zealand. Many delee gates assembled during the weekend, and others will travel to Han- ]. me-r 10-day. All have been delighted with the lavish comfort and beautia ful surroundings of The Lodge. a Those already at) Hanmer are Mr n C. W. Earle, Wellington (president of the New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors' Association), Mr A. M - Burns Christchurch (chairman of di- - rectors of the United Press Association of New Zealand), Mr Henry Horton, Auckland (president ot the e New Zealand branch of the Empire t Press Union), Messrs Louis Blundell s and Ernest Blundell (Wellington), A •I D. Seabrook (Auckland), Mr and c Mrs W. Easlon and Mr and Mrs , Stanley Smith (Dunedin). Mr and 1 Mrs R J. Gilniour and Miss Joyce '■ Gilmour, Mr and Mrs Abbey Jones E (Invercargili), Sir Cecil Leys - (Auckland), Mr and Mrs A. J. Al - port (Timaru). Mr A. B. Lane Wellington (manager of the United Press 1 Association of New Zealand), and " Mrs Lane, Mr John Coombt: (Fal- - merston North), Mr and Mrs E. G. Kerr (Timaru). Mr and Mrs K H. ; ' Billons and Miss Hainsworth ( alf merston North), Messrs E. C Mine L ' and F A. Clarke (Christchurch). Mr " and Mrs J. M. A. Ilott (Wellington). , " Mr R. 11. Parton (Christchurch). Mr " and Mrs Andrew Burns, and Mr C. ' IT Hewlett (Christchurch), Mr C. ] lucas and Miss Lucas (Nelson). Mr j iR p. Furness and the Misses Fur-, ■'ness (Blenheim), Miss Watson -1 (Christchurch). and Messrs J \V. 1 Brodie and H. Moss (Wellington). j " Messrs T. C. List. (New Plymouth), j R D. Horton (Auckland), and R. B. j ] Bell (Timaru) a, rived m Christ-. f church yesterday and will leave for , Hanmer to-day. | i