Bird Notes and News 



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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 



COUNCIL MEETINGS. 



The Council of the Society met at 

 23, Queen Anne's Gate, S.W., on 

 October 17th and December 5th, 1913, 

 and a special meeting was held on 

 November 7th to consider the steps to be 

 taken in connection with the Importation 

 of Plumage (Prohibition) Bill. 



Hon. Secretary's Report. 



The Hon. Secretary reported the issue 

 of Bird Protection Orders for Devonshire, 

 Dorset, Glamorgan, Hampshire, West- 

 moreland, Kerry, and the County Borough 

 of Barnsley. The results of the Pubhc 

 School Essay Competition and of the 

 Bird-and-Tree CTiallenge Shield Com- 

 petitions, also the celebration of Bird- 

 and-Tree Day at a large number of 

 schools, were reported. It was agreed 

 that the bird-saving apparatus at the 

 hghthouses should be now taken down, 

 to be re-erected in the early spring. 

 The following lectures had been given : — 



October 29th, Mr. H. C. Playne, Woodford ; 

 November 3rd, Eev. J. E. Kelsall, Benson, 

 Oxon (to Scouts) ; November 5th, Mr. Bryant, 

 Haselor ; Rev. J. E. Kelsall, New Hilton ; 

 November 15th, Mr. J. R. B. Masefield, 

 Hanley ; November 18th, Miss E. Wilhams, 

 Winchester (C.E.M.S.) ; November 29th, 

 Mr. Masefield, Cheadle ; November 27th, 

 Miss WiUiams, Romsey ; December 2nd, 

 Miss Rintoul, Dundee. 



Finance and General Purposes 

 Committee. 



The accounts were examined and passed 

 for the third quarter of 1913, and for 

 October and November. The appoint- 

 ment of the following Hon. Local Secre- 

 taries was confirmed : — 



Derbyshire. — Miss B. M. Gray. 



Derby. — I\Iiss Veronica Vaudrey. 



Brighton and Hove. — ^Lt.-Col. WilUams- 

 Freeman. 



Helensburgh. — ^Mrs. Allan. 



Lincolnshire (Lindsay). — Rev. J. Clare- 

 Hudson. 



Liverpool (Wavertree). — ^Mrs. Hughes. 



Niton. — Miss Helen Lock. 



Thetford.— Miss Sowels. 



The resignation of Capt. CTiippindall- 

 Healey, H.L.S. for the Society, first 

 for Havant and later for Brighton and 

 Hove, since 1896, was received with 

 regret, and thanks were voted to him 

 for his past services. The following 

 Fellows and Members were elected : — 



Fellows. — Mrs. Clarke (Bournemouth) ; 

 Edward Hudson (London, W.C.) ; Colonel 

 H. LeRoy Lewis, C.B., D.S.O. (Petersfield) ; 

 Mrs. Gerald Peel (Bournemouth) ; Major 

 H. Beresford Peirse, D.S.O. (Bickley). 



Members. — Miss Bennett (Titchfield) ; 

 A. B. Burch-Michell (Welshpool) ; Miss 

 Dunbar-Masson (Forres) ; Joseph Greenup 

 (Minwortli) ; Miss Irvine (Holt) ; Lady 

 Jennings (Reigate) ; Mrs. Langford (Holt) ; 

 Miss Heloise Meyer (Mass., U.S.A.) ; Miss 

 Emily Moj^ers (Lyndhurst) ; Miss Peirse- 

 Duneombe (London, S.W.) ; Miss E. Peirse- 

 Duncombe (St. Leonards) ; G. A. Puckering 

 (Manchester) ; Miss M. Ethel Richardson 

 (Wellington.N.Z.) ; Miss Sikes (Melton- 

 Mowbray) ; Mrs. M. Speakman (Knutsford) ; 

 Mrs. Edgar Syers (Stanwell) ; Miss B. K. 

 Taylor (London, S.W.) ; Herbert Vincent, 

 Mrs. Herbert Vincent (London, N.); E. W. 

 Wade (North Ferriby) ; Mrs. Waterlow 

 (London, S.W.) ; Dr. ^ATiitfield (Beacons- 

 field) ; Mrs. H. J. Wilson (London, S.W.) ; 

 H. Libby (Redhill). 



The Inspector's report on the bird 

 shops and markets of the East-end was 

 received, and the printing of notices 

 of warning under the Cruelty to Animals 

 Act, 1911, authorized. 



