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brisk evolution of oxygen takes place. On acidulating the 

 solution and extracting with ether, hydroquinone was found to 

 have been formed in considerable amount. Toluquinone 

 behaves in a similar way to ordinary quinone. 



Mr. R. L. Taylor, F.C.S., F.I.C., communicated a paper 

 written by Dr. A. N. Meldrum, entitled "The Develop- 

 ment of the Atomic Theory : (6) The Reception 

 accorded to the Theory as advocated by Dalton." 



The paper is printed in full in the Alemoirs. 



The reading of Dr. Meldrum's paper on " The Develop- 

 ment of the Atomic Theory : (7) The Rival Claims of 

 "William Higgins and John Dalton to the Chemical 

 Theory," was postponed till the Meeting of April 25th. 



Annual General Meeting, April 25th, 191 1. 



Mr. Francis"Jones, M.Sc, F.R.S.E., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Annual Report of the Council and the Statement of 

 Accounts were presented, and it was resolved : — " That the 

 Annual Report, together with the Statement of Accounts, be 

 adopted, and that they be printed in the Society's Proceedings. 



Mr. T. G. B. Osborn and Mr. E. L. Rhead were appointed 

 Scrutineers of the balloting papers. 



The following members were elected officers of the Society 

 and members of the Council for the ensuing year : — 



President: F. E. Weiss, D.Sc, F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents : Francis Jones, M.Sc, F.R.S.E. ; Ernest 

 Rutherford, D.Sc.,F.R.S. ; Arthur Schuster, Sc.D., Ph.D., 

 F.R.S. 3 Francis Nicholson, F.Z.S. 



