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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21255, 29 August 1934, Page 10

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The Minister for Public Works (the Hon. J. Bitchener), who ha» been visiting his home in Waimate returned to Wellington last evening; Dr. C. F. Morkane, who has been visiting Australia, returned to Christchurch yesterday. During his absence of about eight weeks he> spent most of his time in, Sydnev and Melbourne. The Rev. L. McMaster, who has been stationed at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church at Woolston for the last eight years, will leave tomorrow for Onehunga, where he will in future be stationed. The Nelson Chamber of Commerce yesterday appointed its president (Mr B. Trathen) to represent it at the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce to be held at Christchurch in November. Mr Colin M. Mitchinson, business and touring manager for the Clem Dawe Revue Company, is visiting Christchurch to make arrangements for the company's forthcoming season here. He is staying at the United Service Hotel. Mr R. Browning, secretary to tha Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, left for Wellington last evening to attend the annual meeting of the council of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association as a delegate of the Canterbury Association. Appreciation of the services given to education by Sir George Fowlds was expressed at the annual conference of the Dominion Federation of School Committee Associations at Timaru yesterday, and a vote of sympathy was passed with Lady Fowlds. Mr N. A. Ingram, of Wellington, a member of the Council of the New Zealand Surf Association, will •meet members of the Canterbury Surf Association on Friday evening to try to effect a settlement of disputes between the two bodies, and to find out what attitude the Canterbury branch will take up in the future. The Canterbury Association has now been affiliated for a season with the New Zealand body. though it was in existence before that body was formed. A handsome bronze medallion, which was specially struck to celebrate the official opening, of the permanent geological museum at Amsterdam this year has been received by Professor R. Speight, curator of the Canterbury Museum. For some years, Professor Speight has been in personal touch with the director of the museum, and tho medallion, of which only one or two have been sent to New Zealand, has been sent to him as a mark of appreciation of the work he has done for the new institution.