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friends that they should in future use the name of Shore and not 

 his own for the designation of new species. His interest in 

 archaeology centred largely in the study of prehistoric remains. 

 He had an extensive collection of flint implements and had 

 contributed several important pajjers on the "pigmy flints," 

 underlying the peat of the hills near Rochdale. Me was also 

 greatly interested in prehistoric anthropology, and his last paper 

 read before the Society in 1913, dealt critically and exhaustively 

 with some modern tendencies in prehistoric anthropology. 



A man of active and decisive temperament, he proved 

 himself a warm friend of all engaged in kindred pursuits and had 

 obtained a prominent position among Lancashire naturalists. 

 By his death in August, 19 13, the Society has lost a valuable 

 and energetic member. F. E. W. 



Thomas Thorp, F.R.A.S., long an active member of the 

 Society, died at Prestatyn on the 13th June, 1914. His loss 

 will be keenly regretted by all who knew him, not only on 

 account of the numerous valuable and interesting discoveries he 

 made and of the ingenious instruments he invented, but still 

 more on account of his unassuming and genial manner to 

 all with whom he came into contact, and his readiness to 

 explain and to make suggestions on any subject in which 

 his wide knowledge could be of any assistance. He was 

 born at Whitefield on October 26th, 1850, was educated 

 at the Manchester Grammar School, and afterwards articled to 

 Messrs. Maycock and Bell, architects. Mechanics and mechani- 

 cal engineering, however, soon captivated his interest and for 

 over thirty years he made this field his profession. His interests 

 were not, however, confined to his daily work, but extended to 

 scientific pursuits, particularly in relation to the sciences of 

 light and astronomy, and he devoted his inventive abilities 

 (which he possessed in a remarkable degree) to improving and 

 devising new instruments for the advancement of those sciences. 



He became a member of this Society in 1896, was a mem- 

 ber of the Council (except for one year) from 1902 to 191 2, 



