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On December 30th, 1902, they reached the most Southerly point. 
They were then compelled to return, as they were suffering from 
scurvy and running short of provisions. Mr. Shackleton spoke 
of the sufferings endured by the party, and especially of himself, 
when he had the misfortune to rupture a blood vessel on the 
journey. On the journey they discovered a great range of moun- 
tains, considered to be the most Southerly land. They reached 
the Discovery after an absence of ninety-four days, during which 
time they had covered a distance of 973 miles. During those 
ninety-four days they never took off their clothes and never had 
awash. After the pictures had all been shown, Lieut. Shackleton 
displayed some of the clothing and equipment worn or used by 
himself on the journey, and concluded with a few observations upon 
the expedition as a work undertaken for the good of science and 
humanity generally, and not for the sake of gain. 
After the lecture, refreshments were served in the Large Hall. 
Lantern photographs were shown in the Small Hall by Mr. A. C. 
Jewitt, and Natural History and Photographic exhibits were on 
view. 
Friday, December 7th. Sir Samuel Wilks, Bart., F.R.S., 
President, in the Chair. 
Dr. Hugh Robert Mill gave a lecture on ‘*‘ Weather and 
Weather Observing,’’ with lantern illustrations. The lecturer 
said that observing the weather was an art which was very easily 
acquired. It required a certain amount of practice, as all arts 
did, but there was no mystery about it. There were three things 
necessary for proper observations of the weather. The first was 
a good set of instruments; the second was intelligence, which 
was fairly necessary, though not so necessary as a good set of 
instruments; and the third was a sensitive conscience. With 
regard to the last-mentioned necessity, he said that for weather 
observing he would rather have an honest dull-witted person than 
a clever but unconscientious man who tried to get results according 
to his own doctrines. He was very glad indeed to hear that this 
society had under consideration the subject of the foundation of 
a Meteorological Observatoryon Hampstead Heath, and hesuggested 
and described the necessary instruments, such as barometers, 
thermometers, sunshine recorders, anemometers, rain-gauges, etc. 
The lecturer then proceeded to show some lantern slides from 
photographs and diagrams prepared by himself, commencing with 
a photograph of the oldest known building devoted exclusively to | 
the study of meteorology, the Tower of the Winds at Athens. As 
