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around the islands visited. Lodging and laboratory facilities were provided by the 

 Colonial authorities, while Mr. John B. Henderson, of Washington, provided a 

 fully equipped 27-foot launch, which made it possible to dredge down to 

 150 fathoms. It is stated that practically all the species taken with this dredge 

 will provide new locality records extending the known geographical range. 



Apparently the question of power-alcohol is at last to be taken in hand by the 

 Government. Mr. Walter Long has appointed a Committee, with Sir Boverton 

 Redwood as chairman, to investigate the available sources of supply with particular 

 reference to its manufacture from materials other than those which can be used 

 for food purposes, the method and cost of such manufacture, and the manner in 

 which alcohol should be used for power purposes. The Committee includes Mr. 

 Arnold Philip (Admiralty Chemist), Prof. Charles Crowther (representing the 

 Board of Agriculture), Sir H. Frank Heath, Prof. Harold B. Dixon, and Brig. -Gen. 

 Sir Capel Holden. Mr. E. S. Shrapnell-Smith will act as Secretary to the 

 Committee. 



A general meeting of industrial and professional chemists was held at Man- 

 chester on October 26 last to consider the draft regulations of the British 

 Association of Chemists and the report of the Nominations Committee of that 

 body. It will be remembered that the movement which resulted in the formation 

 of the Association originated at Manchester in 191 7. Since then many local 

 sections have been formed, notably in London, Liverpool, Leeds, Huddersfield, 

 Newcastle, and Glasgow ; the object of the Association being to safeguard the 

 interests of professional chemists in the same manner that the British Medical 

 Association looks after the interests of medical practitioners. It was stated at the 

 meeting that, as a result of negotiations between the Association and the Institute 

 of Chemistry, the latter body has considerably widened its scope and the area of 

 admission to membership, and has agreed to become the sole registration 

 authority for chemists. Further, Mr. H. W. Rowell, the General Secretary, 

 announced that co-operative action with other scientific societies was contem- 

 plated, and that the Government departments had been approached with a view 

 to representation on industrial councils and similar bodies. Finally, it was agreed 

 to proceed with the registration of the Association as a limited company after a 

 movement to register it as a trades union body had been defeated by a large 

 majority. 



The total amount which had been collected for the Ramsay Memorial Fund at 

 the time these notes were written was .£39,500, and efforts are being made to raise 

 the remainder of the Fund as speedily as possible. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales 

 has accepted the position of Patron, and has given the first donation of one 

 thousand shillings to a Million Shilling Fund which has been started so as to give 

 to all an opportunity of taking part in the Memorial. Considerable progress has 

 been made in connection with the proposal for the foundation of Ramsay Memorial 

 Fellowships by the Allied and Neutral Governments. Five of these — namely, 

 Italy, Japan, Spain, Greece, and China — have already intimated their intention of 

 founding Fellowships, and a number of other Governments are considering similar 

 action. This plan should result in bringing a large number of chemists trained in 

 foreign countries to continue research work in the United Kingdom. 



The Salters' Company have decided to form an Institute of Industrial Chemistry 

 to aid the application of scientific research to the chemical trades. They have 

 appointed Dr. M. O. Forster, F.R.S., Chairman of the Technical Committee of 

 British Dyes, Ltd., and Honorary Treasurer of the Chemical Society, to be the 

 first Director, and state that he will take up his duties at an early date. These 



