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Italy, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Netherlands, India, 

 New Zealand, Austkalia, Africa, Egypt, Japax, China, 

 Bermuda, (îreece, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Aus- 

 TRiA, Germanv, Cuba, Paxama, Mexico, Chile, Peru, 



BraZIL, SwEDEN, RUMAXIA, SeRBIA, BuLGARIA, RU8SIA, 



BoLiviA, Porto Rico, Algeria, British Columbia, Alberta, 

 Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, 

 New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island. 



At the suggestion of thc Royal Collèges of Physicians and Sur- 

 geons, England, it has beconie expédient to indicate to coinpeti- 

 tors for the prize of $100.000 offered hy Lord Atholstan what 

 is necessary in support of clainis to entitle them to considération. 



In this connection conipetitors are requested to keep in view 

 the original offer as contained in the following letter : — 



Montréal, 23rd.Ianuary, 1922. 

 Sir Arthur Currie,C;. C. M. G.,K. C. B., 

 Principal, McGill University, 

 Montréal. 

 Dear Sir, 



To help in stiniulating the woik of research throughout 

 the woi'ld, I hereb>- offer a prize of one liundred thousand dollars 

 to the graduate or student of any recognized University who, 

 within five years after date, is the first to discover a médicinal 

 treatnient for the effective cure of cancer. The décision to be left 

 to the Royal Collèges of Physicians and Surgeons, London, En- 

 gland. 



This offer may be rené wed. 



Yours very truly, 



ATHOLSTAN. 



If any of the claims to the iiuinber of 2,715 already filed can be 

 sustained under the scrutiny suggested by the Collèges, the ques- 

 tion of combatting the disease should not be impossible. 



The following extracts froni a letter received from the Collèges 

 of Physicians and Surgeons meet the necessities of the situation 



