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Also, through the courtesy of Councillor A. Digby 
Willoughby, the Chairman of the Hull Tramway Committee, 
and the members of the committee, free travelling was obtained 
by all those wearing badges. This courtesy was much appre- 
ciated . 
The public lectures were given on a scale which hitherto, 
perhaps, had not been attempted ; an innovation of much 
value. It was a pleasant surprise to the Local Committee 
to find how heartily these were supported— in some cases 
hundreds of people having to be turned away. The Children's 
Lectures— another innovation — were given as follows : — 
Thursday, September 7th : Professor J. Arthur Thomson, 
on ‘ Creatures of the Sea.’ 
Friday, September 8th: Mr. F. Debenham on ‘ The 
Antarctic. ’ 
Tuesday, September 12th : Professor H. H. Turner, F.R.S., 
on ‘ The Telescope and what it tells us.’ 
For this purpose, Hull's largest Picture House (the Majestic) 
was placed at the disposal of the Local Committee, free of 
charge, by Messrs. Morton, Limited ; and, by arrangement 
with the Local Education Authority, every seat was occupied 
by the more advanced boys and girls from the various Hull 
schools. 
A pleasant feature was the ready way in which the Hull 
Corporation, the Literary and Philosophical Society, the 
'Church Institute and other bodies placed their rooms at the 
disposal of the Local Committee without cost. 
The Lord Mayor's Reception, held early on in the meeting, 
was specially arranged in order that a Conversazione might 
be ‘ a conversazione indeed,' and an excellent opportunity 
was afforded for the members to meet each other and renew 
acquaintances. 
With regard to the publications, the printers’ strike, 
unfortunately, seriously interfered with these, but by working 
day and night, it was possible to prepare a ‘Handbook to 
Hull and the East Riding' (540 pp.), and also a Local Pro- 
gramme to the meeting. The latter contained details of the 
meetings day by day, in addition to which were notes on the 
chief places of interest in the district, and a description of 
the Exhibition in the Board Room of the Education Offices, 
which had been arranged by the Committee of the Yorkshire 
Naturalists’ Union, with Professor J. H. Priestley, F.L.S., 
as Chairman, and Mr. W. R. Grist as Secretary. This ex- 
hibition was much appreciated ; so much so that the Council 
of the Association passed a resolution suggesting that similar 
exhibitions should be held in connection with future meetings. 
Reprints of this section of the Local Programme were dis- 
tributed to visitors to the exhibition. 
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