Distinguished Visiters

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7270, 25 September 1933, Page 2

Distinguished Visiters

Two Australian women who passed through Wellington by the Makura were. Hr. Ida Brown, doctor of science at the Sydney. University, and Mrs E. C. Andrews, wife of the leader of the Commonwealth delegates to the Pacific Science Conference. Dr. Brown, who was one of the delegates, gained the Linnaen Ma.do.ay scholarship m geology, and has been engaged for some years in research work under the Linnaen Society at the Sydney University. Her special subject is petrology, the science of rocks. Mrs Andrews tola a reporter that.they had been away since April 27, and had had an intensely interesting time. The conference opened in Victoria, and then moved on to Vancouver, lasting foul toon days. The last preceding conference was held in Java, three years ago, and though there had been no application in yet for the next meeting, it would in all probability take place in California in four years’ time. Marvellous hospitality had been shown to the delegates; all the different clubs and societies entertained them, and they had more engagements than they could fulfil. At the last conference Mrs Andrews had been leader of IS Australian delegates. This time there were only five.