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‘Tne following is a list of those to whem the Royal 
Society has this year awarded medals. The awards 
of the Royal medals have received the King’s 
approval ‘—The Copley medal to Sir Ray Lankester, 
on the ground of the high scientific value of the 
researches in zoology carried out by him, and of the 
researches inspired and suggested by him and carried 
out by his pupils. A Royal medal to Prof. H. B. 
Dixon, F.R.S., for his researches in physical chem- 
istry, especially in connection with explosions in 
gases. A Royal medal to Prof. E. H, Starling, 
F.R.S., for his contributions to the advancement of 
physiology. The Davy medal to Prof. R. Meldola, 
F.R.S., for his work in synthetic chemistry. The 
Hughes medal to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, on the 
ground of his share in the invention of the telephone 
and more especially the construction of the telephone 
receiver. The Sylvester medal to Dr. J. W. L. 
Glaisher, F.R.S., for his mathematical researches. 
Pror. J. N. Lancury, F.R.S., professor of physio- 
logy in the University of Cambridge, has been elected 
a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences 
at Munich. 
Tue Mary Kingsley medal of the Liverpool School 
of Tropical Medicine was presented on November 14 
to Prof. F. V. Theobald, Vice-Principal and zoologist 
of the South-Eastern Agricultural College, Wye. 
WE regret to see the announcement of the death 
on November 10, at sixty-four years of age, of Colonel 
St. George C. Gore, R.E., Surveyor-General of India 
in the years 1899-1904. 
WE notice with regret the death, at fifty-six years 
of age, of Mr. A. J. Wallis, fellow and bursar of 
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Mr. Wallis was 
bracketed fourth wrangler in the tripos of 1879, and 
was also bracketed equal with Prof. M. J. M.° Hill, 
now of University College, London, for the Smith’s 
prizes in that year. 
Tue death is announced of Dr. R. L. Bowles, at 
seventy-nine years of age. Dr. Bowles was a fellow 
of the Royal Society of Medicine, and was for some 
time president of the south-eastern branch of the 
British Medical Association. He was the author of 
a number of papers, including the article “ Stertor” 
in “‘Quain’s Dictionary of Medicine,’ and articles on 
the treatment of certain diseases of the heart at Bad 
Nauheim, the influence of light on the skin, and other 
subjects. 
Tue mounted head of an Indian rhinoceros (Rhino- 
ceros unicornis), shot in the Nepalese Tarai by the King 
in 1911, and presented by his Majesty, has been placed 
on exhibition in the corridor leading to the upper 
mammal gallery, in the Natural History Museum, 
South Kensington. This trophy, which has been 
mounted by-Messrs. Rowland Ward, Ltd., is in juxta- 
position to the Nepalese tiger presented by the King 
seme month ago, and faces the Hume bequest of 
Indian big-game heads. 
NO. 2299, VOL. 92] 
NATURE 
South ren: have in preparation an exhibition 
of a representative series of specimens selected from 
the collections made by the Scott Antarctic Expedi-) 
tion. The specimens, chiefly marine’ invertebrates, Bi 
have been selected by Mr. D. G. Lillie, a member of 
the scientific staff on board the Terra Nova, who is 
engaged at present in sorting out the collections — 
preparatory to their being sent to specialists to be; = 
worked out and described in the monumental r ort i 
on the scientific results of the expedition, the publi ica- 
tion of which has been undertaken by the trustees. , 
of the British Museum. The specimens, which are, 
being arranged for exhibition by Dr. W. G. Ride- 
wood, form, of course, only a very small portion of the. — 
collections brought home by the Terra Nova, but they — 
will serve to show the public some of the more strik- — 
ing and interesting species obtained in southern 
waters. ‘Two cases in the central hall are aes set 
apart for the purpose. 
A SEVERE earthquake is reported to hie occurred at’ cg 
Abancay, in. Peru, on November 7. According to’ 
the meagre accounts which have reached this country 
two hundred people were killed and many villages- d 
were destroyed. Abancay lies about 250 miles east-— 
south-east of Lima, but, so far as known, | it seems ‘ 
to have been free from disastrous earthquakes in the — 
past. On November 13 another earthquake, the third p 
since the beginning of October, occurred in ithe” 
isthmus of Panama, but again without bate beats 
damage to the canal structures, 
THE annual conversazione of the Selborne Society 
will be held on November 21 in the theatre and halls — 
of the Civil Service Commission, Burlington Gardens; 
as usual, there will be a large display of microscopes, 
and in the hall devoted to general exhibits. an effort — 
will be made to show by means of skins and feathers 
how wild species of birds and mammals are being 
saved from extinction by rearing them in captivity, as 
in the case of the ostrich and the silver fox, by pro-. 
tecting them, and by using the products of truly 
domesticated species in their place. in 
Ar the anniversary meeting of the Mineralogical _ 
Society, held on November 11, the following” officers . 
and members of council. werg elected :—President, - 
Dr. A. E. H. Tutton,: E.R-S.;. Vice- Presidents, Prof. * 
H. L. Bowman ‘and’ Dr.; A: Phutuhirisone Treasurer, — 
Sir William’ P. Beale, Bart., K.C., M.P.; General — 
Secretary, Dr. G. T.Prior, F.R‘S.; Foreign Secre- 
tary, Prof. W. W. Watts, F:R:S.; Editor of the ~ 
Journal, Mr. L. J. Spencer; Members of Couneil, — 
Mr. W. Barlow, F.R.S.,. Mr. T. Crook, Sir Thomas 5 
H. Holland, K:C.1.E., F/R.S.; Dr. G.: F. H. Smith, . 
Mr. F. H. Butler, Mr. J. P: De Castro, Mr: B. Kitto, — 
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Prof. A. a sidge, F.R:S., Dr. Ji: J. Ho Deal F: 
F.R.S., Mr. N. A. Fleischmann, Mr. H. Hilton, — 
and Mr. -A. pace: r 
Mr. AusTEN CHAMBERLAIN presided at a meeting at 
the London Chamber of Commerce on November 13 
for the purpose of dissolving the subcommittee which — 
had been formed for the purpose of raising funds for 
the London School of Tropical Medicine. The amount ~ 
of the fund to date is 71,444l., which, after deducting 
