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Mr. Hirase lias expressed to me, in writing, his willingness, in 

 case he is aided by friends in America to the extent of $5,000, to 

 have that sum expended under the supervision of the Trustees of the 

 Doshisha University, in paying the last hills on the plant ; to guar- 

 antee perpetually the free use of the Museum to students of the 

 Doshisha University; and, in case of the discontinuance of the 

 Museum, to cover info the treasury of the Doshisha for the use of 

 that institution, the $.5,000 advanced in aid of his undertaking. 



A number of gentlemen have already by word of mouth or in 

 writing indicated a desire to aid Mr. Hirase. Is not the present the 

 best time to carry out this purpose ? 



Please send your checks large or small to Mr. C. W. Johnson, 

 Boston Society of Natural History, Boston, Mass., and thus dis- 

 charge, in part, the debt due Mr. Hirase. He does not seek pay. 

 He is worthy of our best sympathy and encouragement. 



A good museum of the kind he plans will be of immense value to 

 Japan and the world of science, will be a generous crown to his life 

 of hard work, and an encouragement to other lovers of science to 

 emulate his example. MARSHALL R. GAINES. 



NOTES. 



JAMES JOHNSON WHITE. We regret to announce the death of 

 our friend Mr. J. J. White, which occurred at Rockledge, Florida, 

 April 2C>, 1912. lie was born in Kittanning, Pa., Feb. 13, 1846. 

 Moved with his parents to Illinois, and later lived in Iowa. In 

 1<SX,) he removed to Florida, living at Palm Beach, and since 1892 

 at Rockledge. Mr. White was deeply interested in the study of 

 mollusca, and by correspondence and exchange was known to many 

 of the readers of THE NAUTILUS. 



UNIO SILONOWEENSTS, a new name for Unio vicinus Preston not 

 Lea. Mr. Bryant Walker has called my attention to the fact 

 that the name Unio vicinus, used by me in the Annals & Magazine 

 of Natural History, Ser. 8, Vol. VI, 1910, p. 00, PI. IV, fi-. 7 for 

 a Central African species, was preoccupied by Lea in 18">G (.11. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, Vol. 4, p. 61 and Lea, Obs. on genus 

 Unio, Vol. 6, p. 61). I now propose the new name Unio silung- 

 weensis for the African form. II. B. PRESTON. 



