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000 francs to the faculty of science of the 

 Sorbonne, of which amount 55,000 francs is 

 to be devoted to the zoological laboratory; 

 S5,000 francs to the museum; 50,000 francs 

 to the faculty of medicine; 70,000 francs to 

 the School of Advanced Studies; 150,000 

 francs to be divided between the Geographical 

 and Anthropological Societies and the As- 

 sociation for the Advancement of Science, and 

 139,000 francs to various scientific and char- 

 itable institutions. 



The Natural History Museum at South 

 Kensington has, as we learn from the London 

 Times, received the most valuable gift of the 

 kind which has ever been bestowed upon it. 

 It is the gift of a very extensive collection of 

 'exotic and palearctic butterflies and moths 

 -which belonged to Mr. H. J. Adams, of En- 

 field, who died in March last. It is under- 

 stood that Mr. Adams spent more than £40,- 

 '000 in acquiring this collection. By his will 

 'he had left his collection of butterflies and 

 tootts upon trust, with the consent of the 

 residuary legatees, to offer them to the South 

 Kensington Museum for the use of the na- 

 tion, and his British collection of lepidoptera 

 to the Enfield' Entomological Society. The 

 collection of butterflies and moths, which has 

 recently been removed to South Kensington, 

 comprises about 150,000 specimens, contained 

 in 68 cabinets. All the specimens are in ex- 

 cellent condition, and are labelled with the de- 

 tails of the respective localities in which they 

 were obtained. There are at least 200 type 

 specimens of new species described by Mr. 

 Adams. 



A PRESS cutting quoted in Nature states 

 that Mr. Eisher, prime minister, Australia, 

 referred to the forthcoming visit of the 

 British Association in 1914 in his budget 

 speech on August 1 as follows : " We have 

 been advised that about half as many more 

 members of that association are likely to visit 

 the commonwealth than was anticipated when 

 our invitation was accepted. This will entail 

 an increase in the amount of money which I 

 propose to give towards their expenses; and, 

 speaking for this parliament and country, I 



say that no greater compliment could be paid 

 to Australia than the fact that our visitors 

 are to be increased in number. It is usual a 

 year or eighteen months before the visit is 

 made to send a representative man of the 

 same class as themselves to get into communi- 

 cation with them. We propose to incur that 

 expenditure pending the expenditure of a 

 larger amount to cover their expenses." 



Preventive medicine, hygiene and public 

 health will be the subject of a series of lec- 

 tures, open to the general public, to be given 

 at 2 o'clock every Friday at the University of 

 California Hospital, the medical department 

 of the university, on Parnassus Avenue, San 

 Erancisco. Federal, state and municipal con- 

 trol of disease, vital statistics, pure food, pure 

 milk and pure water, sewage disposal, sanitary 

 engineering, disinfection, social economics 

 and social service in relation to public health 

 will be some of the subjects dealt with. 



The council of the Institute of Chemistry, 

 London, are making an endeavor, as we learn 

 from the London Times, to raise a fund for 

 new buildings for the institute. Owing to 

 alterations which the London County Council 

 propose to carry out by the widening of South- 

 ampton-row, at the rear of the present prem- 

 ises of the institute, 30 Bloomsbury-square — 

 it will not be possible to effect a renewal of the 

 present lease. The council of the institute 

 wish, therefore, to take this opportunity to 

 secure more suitable and permanent head- 

 quarters. It is reckoned that with economy 

 adequate provision for the work of the insti- 

 tute can be obtained for about £15,000. The 

 appeal has now been issued nearly three years, 

 and the amount promised to date is about 

 £10,000. As the council will proceed to select 

 a site and prepare plans at the close of this 

 year, they are very desirous of being assured 

 that the full sum of £15,000 will be at their 

 disposal, and it is hoped, therefore, to raise 

 the £5,000 which is still required before the 

 end of October. 



The U. S. National Museum of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution has recently issued a paper 

 as a contribution to our knowledge of bees 



