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tigations of the Iroquois; (6) Historians ma- 

 king actual contributions to our knowledge of 

 the Iroquois; (c) Artists -worthily representing 

 Iroquois life or types by brush or chisel; (d) 

 Philanthropists whose efforts are based on ade- 

 quate scientific study and appreciation of Iro- 

 quois needs and conditions. Those who have 

 previously received the award of the medal are, 

 in their order, General John S. Clark, of 

 Auburn, 'N. Y.; Eev. WiUiam M.. Beauchamp, 

 of Syracuse, N. T.; Dr. David Boyle, of Tor- 

 onto, Canada; Hon. William P. Letchworth, 

 and Eeuben Gold Thwaites. 



Mr. H. E. Sohmitt, of the Carnegie Depart- 

 ment of Terrestrial Magnetism, completed 

 successfully, early in July, a magnetic explora- 

 tory trip across Chile and Bolivia, from the 

 Pacific coast to Corumba, Brazil. 



Dr. Lew Chee, Peking, is visiting the 

 United States, to inspect hospitals for infor- 

 mation to be used in the construction and 

 management of a hospital to be built in Can- 

 ton next year at a cost of $750,000. 



Father Cortie is arranging an eclipse expe- 

 dition to Hernosand. The party wiU consist 

 of Father Cortie, Father O'Connor, Mr. J. J. 

 Atkinson and Mr. G. J. Gibbs. 



Mr. C. Boden Kloss is engaged in an expe- 

 dition, with Mr. H. C. Kobinson, director of 

 museums. Federated Malay States, to Mount 

 Indrapura or Korinehi in Central Sumatra — 

 a volcano 12,700 feet high and the highest 

 summit in the island. The objects of the expe- 

 dition are zoological and botanical, but it is 

 hoped to ascend to the summit of the moun- 

 tain and make observations of the crater and 

 the present activity of the volcano. 



In noting the election of M. Lacroix to the 

 permanent secretary of the Paris Academy of 

 Sciences in the issue of Science for July 10, 

 his Christian name should have been given as 

 Alfred. 



The tenth session of the Congres Prehis- 

 torique de France will be held at Aurillac 

 (Cantal), from August 23 to 29, under the 

 presidency of M. Pages-AUary. 



The Canadian government has decided that 

 the new observatory to contain the six-foot 



reflecting telescope is to be situated on Little 

 Saanich Mountain, near Victoria, British 

 Columbia. 



A conference of observers and students of 

 meteorology and allied subjects is to be held 

 in Edinburgh from September 8 to 12. 



The non-magnetic yacht, Carnegie, under 

 the command of J. L. Ault, arrived at Ham- 

 merfest, Norway, on July 3, twenty-five days 

 out from Brooklyn. Magnetic and electric 

 observations were secured on the entire trip. 

 The results agree well with those obtained on 

 the Carnegie in 1909. 



The Eobert Koch Foundation offers a prize 

 of $750 for the best article on " The Impor- 

 tance of the Various Forms of Radiation 

 (Sunlight, Eoentgen Eay, Eadium and 

 Mesothorium) for the Diagnosis and Treat- 

 ment of Tuberculosis." The articles, which 

 must be in German, must be in the hands of 

 the secretary of the foundation. Professor 

 Schwalbe, not later than July 1, 1915. 



The list of civil list pensions granted by the 

 British government during the year ended 

 March 31 last includes, according to Nature, 

 the following grants for scientific services: 

 Mr. A. J. M. Bell, in recognition of his valu- 

 able contribution to geology and paleontology, 

 £60; Mrs. Traquair, in consideration of the 

 services to science of her husband, the late Dr. 

 E. H. Traquair, F.R.S., and of her own artistic 

 work, £50; Mrs. Gray, in recognition of the 

 valuable contributions to the science of anthro- 

 pology made by her husband, the late Mr. John 

 Gray, £50; Mrs. Wallace, in consideration of 

 the eminent services to science of her husband, 

 the late Dr. Alfred Eussel Wallace, O.M., 

 F.E.S., £120; Mrs. Alcock, in recognition of 

 the valuable contributions to the study of 

 physiology made by her husband, the late Pro- 

 fessor N. H. Alcock, £50 ; Mrs. Ward, in recog- 

 nition of the eminent services of her husband, 

 the late Professor Marshall Ward, F.E.S., to 

 botanical science, £40; Dr. Oliver Heaviside, 

 F.E.S., in recognition of the importance of 

 his researches in the theory of high-speed 

 telegraphy and long-distance telephony, in 

 addition to his existing pension, £100; Miss 



