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THE preparations for the meeting in Bristol are well in hand, and by September 7 everything will be in order for the reception of visitors. It is, of course, impossible to say at present whether the meeting will be a big one, but it is expected to be, and the Executive Committee are prepared for any emergency which may arise on this score. It is not improbable, taking all things into consideration, that many will avail themselves of coming to Bristol. Owing to the distance that the meeting was held from London last year, some certainly could not spare the time for a visit to Canada, and so will take special pains to be present this year. There happen, too, to be several unusual attractions. The opening of the Cabot Tower, though not strictly speaking connected with the Association, has been fixed for Tuesday, September 6, and will no doubt influence many Canadians and other American visitors to come to Bristol. The Marquess of Dufferin will perform the ceremony, and be present at the dinner in the evening. The International Conference on Terrestrial Magnetism will also meet during the Association week, and there will also be a Biological Exhibition in the Clifton Zoological Gardens, which cannot fail to be of interest. Lastly, and by no means leastly, the high reputation Bristol and the neighbourhood has for objects of interest—geological, botanical, and archæological—together with the well-known beauty of the place and the hospitality of its citizens, will induce many to attend the 1898 meeting, combined with the additional attraction of a visit from part of the Channel Fleet.
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The British Association. Nature 58, 392 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/058392a0
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