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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25796, 6 May 1949, Page 6

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The Minister of Works (Mr R. Semple) returned to Christchurch on Wednesday evening from the WestCoast. To-day he will pay official visits to several State housing areas in Christchurch and then spend • few days privately in the city, returning to Wellington about the middle of next week. On Sunday evening he will show a coloured film, "Here is New Zealand.” at the Southbridge Hall, and afterwards will give a brim address on “Democracy at the Crossroads.” Because of the absence of Sir Patrick Duff, the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, who will be fulfilling engagements in the South Island, Mr Stephen Miles, assistantsecretary at the Office of the Hign Commissioner, will bp present at inc airport in Auckland to meet the Prim® Minister (Mr Fraser) on his return next Sunday.—(P.A.) For the successful completion of many operations against the enemy in which he showed outstanding courage and initiative. Flight LieutemHrt R. N. Dwerryhouse, of Helensyille, was presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross by the Governor-Gen-eral (Sir Bernard Freyberg) in Auckland yesterday.—(P.A.) Mr J. S. H. Robertson, headmaster of Whenuakura School. Patea, and president of the New Zealand Educa** tional Institute, has been selected a® the third representative of the institute to study educational methods in the United States. The other two representatives are Messrs G. H. Mitchell and W. J. Cartwright, botfl of Christchurch.— (P.A.) Mr W. B. Turney, the new representative of the Associated Banks on the council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, was welcomed at * meeting of the council last eymtiOy Mr Turney replaces Mr D. G. Woodrow. who has been transferred w Wellington. The nomination of Mr **• H. Truscott as representative of tne Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association was accepted. Mr Truscott replaces Mr D. S Dott as the association’s representative. Mr Dott is retiring from the council because oi pressure of business. . The Rev. C. W. Kent-Johnston, since 1946 has been assistant curate m the Avonside parish, has been appointed vicar to the cure of Ban» Peninsula, in succession to the Re™ B. O. Plumb. Mr Plumb recently be* came vicar of 4he Opawa parish. expected that Mr Kent-Johnston take up his new duties towards end of June. Mr Elbert R. Williams has b« n provisionally recognised as Consul for the United States at Wellington, according to a Gazette notice published last evening.—(P.A.)