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[October 4, 1906 



Ilaldane, M.P., Secrrlary of State for War; Sir John 

 Murray, K.C.B. ; Sir J. A. Russell, inspector of anatomy 

 for Scotland. 



(3) Ireland : — Dr. Jas. Little, professor of physic, Uni- 

 versity of Dublin ; Prof. John Pentland Mahaffy, senior 

 fellow, Trinity College, Dublin, late professor of ancient 

 history. 



(4) Other Countries : — Yacoub Artin Pasha, Under- 

 Secretary of State for Education, and president of the 

 Institute of Egypt, Cairo; Dr. G. Stanley Hall, professor 

 of psychology, Clark University, Worcester, Mass., 

 America ; Prof. H. J. Hamburger, professor of physiology, 

 Groningen ; Prof. O. Kellner, K. S. Landwirthschaftliche 

 Versuchsstation, Mockern, Leipzig; Prof. Oscar Liehreich, 

 professor of pharmacology, University of Berlin ; Prof. 

 Friedrich Trendelenburg, professor of surgery, University 

 of Leipzig. 



The great event of Thursday was the openingf of 

 the new buildingfs at Marischal College by the King 

 and Queen. The whole of the large quadrangle 

 was filled with a sea of faces, and Dr. Marshal! 

 Mackenzie's " granite miracle " was the subject of 

 universal admiration. The Principal read an address 

 from the University, and His Majesty in a strong 

 voice declared the buildings open. The Rector asked 

 leave to present the following gentlemen : — 



coincided with entering into the possession of a new 

 legacy which makes the University's outlook on the 

 future hopeful. The response to the University's 

 invitation on the part of sister institutions and her 

 own sons and daughters was e.xceedingly hearty. 

 What began as a primarily academic ceremonv 

 broadened out into a civic festival, partly through the 

 kindness of their Majesties, partly through Lord 

 Strathcona's princely generosity, and partly because 

 of the cordiality of the relations between town and 

 gown. But there can be no overlooking the fact 

 that the success of the celebrations was the natural 

 reward of most thoughtful and detailed organisation, 

 of putting brains as well as goodwill into an arduous 

 task. Yivat, crescat, floreat Uiiiversitas Aber- 

 donensis. 



TWO BOOKS ON ANGLING.^ 



IN " Salmon Fishing " Mr. Hodgson deals with 

 the spirit, rather than the technique, of the sport. 

 The first half-dozen chapters of the book are a series 

 of essays on different aspects of fishing, and they are 

 written in a most attractive manner and provide 

 excellent reading. In the chapter on the " Elusive 



i-migralory Danube salmon, and British fish, in the Thames. The small fish, natives in British waters, a 

 small — an alien from the Danube. From " Salmon Fishing," by W. Earl Hodgs( 



Mr. .'\le.\ander M. Gordon, Mr. Alexander Wilson, Dr. 

 William Dey, Dr. Angus Eraser, Dr. David Littlejohn, 

 Dr. Albert Westland, Prof. Matthevi' Hay, Prof. John 

 narrower. Prof. Neil J. D. Kennedy, Prof. Robert W. 

 Reid. Prof. James W. H. Trail, Prof. 'Henry Cowan, Prof. 

 James B. Baillie, Prof. Stephenson, Prof. Charles Niven, 

 Prof. David J. Hamilton, Prof. Alexander Ogston, Prof. 

 William M. Ramsay, Mr. Patrick Cooper, Mr. Theodore 

 Crombie, Dr. John Fleming, Mr. .Alexander O. Gill, Mr. 

 David M. M. Milligan, Mr. James Murray, M.P., Mr. 

 Andrew R. Williamson, Mr. A. Marshall Mackenzie, 

 A.R.S..^., the architect, and Mr. W. Wilfred Campbell. 



Tlieir Majesties afterwards visited the parts of the 

 new buildings devoted to agriculture and modern 

 languages, and showed great interest in their equip- 

 ment. 



The success of the University celebrations surpassed 

 even the most sanguine expectations, and was 

 attributable to a combination of factors. The 

 weather, though technically autumnal, was better than 

 the best Aberdonian summer. The solemn com- 

 memoration of a past four hundred years happily 



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quarry," for instance, the instincts, or rather whims, 

 of the salmon are written about very pleasantly. 

 Mr. Hodgson discusses the old question as to whether 

 or not the salmon feeds in fresh water, and is in- 

 clined to think that when the fish rises to a fly it 

 does so with the intention of eating. Evidence 

 against this contention was collected a few years ago 

 by the Scottish Fishery Board, and it was shown that 

 tfie epithelium of the stomachs of salmon in fresh 

 water was in a catarrhal condition that made diges- 

 tion impossible. It is, on the whole, the simplest 

 solution of this question that the salmon, when it 

 rises to a fly, does so urged by some kind of sporting 

 instinct. 



Mr. Hodgson's book is, however, very practical as 

 well as entertaining. Three chapters are devoted to 

 an account of the salmon rivers of the United King- 

 dom, and in one very useful chapter there is an 

 excellent account of salmon passes and some useful 



1 "Salmon Fishing." By W. Earl Hodgson. Pp. xi+3r4. (London: 

 A. and C. Black, rQo6.) Price 7J. 6d net. 



" The Science of Dry Fly Fishing." By Fred. G. Shaw. Pp. xii + l42. 

 (London : Bradbury, Agnew and Co., Ltd., Tgo6.) Price 3J. 6fAnet. 





