Christchurch Press -
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Friday
4 May 1934
Obituary - 001
BEAN - Mr P.E.
died on Wednesday at Christchurch, was chief clerk
in Railway dept. at Lyttelton --- member of
Te Whaka Tennis Club ----
was vestryman at St Saviour's Church, West
Lyttelton -----
Photo - 002
DUNCAN - Dr J.
Campbell, of Rotorua Bledisloe Landscape medal winner,
for an oil painting titled "The Mamaku Valley"
Photo - 003
MORENO - Rev.
Dom an authority on church music, visiting NZ
VAUGHAN - Mr
Terrance, of Christchurch, awarded an exhibition at Royal
Academy of Music, London.
Saturday
5 May 1934
Photo - 004
BLACK - Miss F. Christchurch
artist won poster competition for Anzac Eve festival, held at Sydney
-----
Photos - 005
HITCHCOCK - Mr E.
general manager of the Municipal Electricity Dept.
MAWSON - Mr J.B. an
inspector of secondary schools been appointed headmaster of St
Andrews ----
BROWN - Professor
J.Macmillan Brown, of the University of New Zealand celebrates his
80th birthday today.
Photo - 006 -
11 people in photo
MUNN - Mr Ralph,
director of Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, (2nd from
right) and
BARR - Mr J.
chief librarian of Auckland Public Library, in Christchurch
with delegates of suburban libraries.
Monday
7 May 1934
Photo - 007
WARD - Mr
W.F.L. of Wellington, appointed Deputy-Governor of
Reserve Bank of NZ
Photo - 008
WIGRAM - Sir
Henry, has died, ------ played an important part
in aviation
Tuesday
8 May 1934
Photo - 009
APPLETON - Mr
W. of Wellington, speaking to Chch Business mens Club and
Canterbury Advertising Club.
Photo - 010
BECKINGSALE - Miss, a NZ
missionary in East Bengal for 40 years , will arrive in
Christchurch this morning.
BOWLING - Captain T.
wharf superintendent for the Union Steamship Co. at Lyttelton,
transferred to Wellington.
Photo - 012
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Official photo of undergraduates at Canterbury College, opening of
capping week. 150 students will have degrees and
diplomas conferred upon them.
must be all 150 in photo
Photo - 013
GRAY - Mr W.A. packing
out yesterday from Price's Valley for provisions, his family are
still isolated from the floods
Photo - 014
HORWELL - Miss Jean,
won South Canterbury women's golf on Highfield Links, Timaru.
Photo - 016
WIGRAM - Sir Henry's
funeral cortege, leaving Park Tce,
Wednesday
9 May 1934
Photo - 017
BRISCOE - Captain R.G.
member of British House of Commons a director of Briscoe and Co.Ltd,
is visiting New Zealand.
Photo - 018
JULIUS - Sir George, son of
Archbishop Julius appointed chairman of Employment Trust by NSW
Government
BADDELEY - Rt. Rev.
W.H. Bishop of Melanesia, arrived Christchurch last evening.
Thursday
10 May 1934
Photo - 019
WEST-WATSON -
Mrs and
WARREN - Rev
A.K. and
BADDELEY - Rt
Rev. W.H. at a meeting of Mothers' Union at Merivale.
Photo - 020
FLINT - Mr
W.H.E. chairman of directors of NZ Refrigerating Co.
left last night for visit to England
Photo - 021
FLOWER - Mr
A.E. will confer degrees on and
HARROP - Dr
A.J. will give principal address at Canterbury College capping
ceremony.
Photo - 022
HUBBARD - Rev.
John called to St Andrew's Pres. Church. Palmeston North,
native of Waimate, South Canterbury.
Photo - 023
LYON - Mr R.K.
secretary to Wellington Savage Club, has died ------
Friday
11 May 1934
Photos - 024
FITZGERALD - Dr
Elspeth, of Oamaru, and
SPENC(S)ER - Dr Montgomery,
of Wellington, speakers at Christchurch Sunlight League
DISMORE - Mr S.A.
secretary of Imperial Airways, arrived Wellington by the Wanganella.
Photo - 025
Graduates of Canterbury College who received their degrees ----
about 150 in photo
Photo - 026
- NZ golfers
KAY - Miss O.
and
GAINSFORD - Miss
B. competing in British Womens' championship at Royal
Porthcawl, Wales.
Saturday
12 May 1934
Photos - 027
JONES - Captain O.P. known
as "Captain Kettle" completed a million miles of flying, a
pilot with Imperial Airways ltd.
FRANKEL - Dr O.H. of
Christchurch. contributes an article in this paper.
BUCHANAN - Mr John, of
Christchurch, elected president of Canterbury Master Painters Ass.
KEYS - Mr G.M. of
Christchurch, been elected president of NZ Technical School
Teachers' ass.
Photo - 028
NORTH - Rev.
L.A. chairman of committee and
FERON - Rev.
J.F. will deliver address at opening of Youth for Christ
campaign.
Monday
28 May 1934
Photo - 029
ANDERSON - Mr
John, death, chairman of directors of Andersons
Ltd, and 1903 - 1920 a director of Christchurch Press.
Photo - 030
RANDS - Mr C.
of Springbank, elected president of Northern Agricultural
Assoc. Rangiora.
BURNS - Mr H.N. of
Wellington, appointed secretary and treasurer of NZ Lawn
Tennis Assoc.
SIMPSON - Mr W.
resigned from choirmaster at Rugby St. Methodist Church after
32 years.
OLIVER - Mr W.B.
M.Sc. director of Dominion Museum, awarded the degree of
Doctor of Science -----
Photo - 031
- 7 photos in one
Christchurch West District High School Jubilee, speakers were
MASTERS - Hon.R. (Minister
for Education)
BORTHWICK - Mr
J.B. (opening day pupil)
de BERRY - Mr
L.F. (headmaster)
MENZIES - Mr Peter
(former teacher who called the roll)
SULLIVAN - Mr
D.G. M.P.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
9 July 2012
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