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published on July 10, in a special supplement 

 of the Imperial Gazette. According to 

 Keuter's Agency the report begins with the 

 start from Kerguelen on January 31, 1902. 

 The ship reached the Heard Islands on Feb- 

 ruary 3, from which point the regular South 

 Polar voyage began. The Gauss proceeded in 

 a southeasterly direction towards a land the 

 existence of which was reported by the Wilkes 

 expedition, but placed in doubt by the Chal- 

 lenger expedition. After a rough voyage the 

 first drift ice was reached in February 13 at 

 61° 58' south latitude, 95° 8' west longitude. 

 From the 18th to the 22d of February, 1902, 

 an effort was made to make a good push south- 

 ward, but this was stopped, the Gauss being 

 fast caught in the ice and thus compelled to 

 lie up for the winter. Professor Drygalski 

 christened the bay in which the Gauss lay 

 Posadowski Bay, and the ice-free volcanic 

 peak, 1,200 feet high, on the south side of the 

 Gauss was named the Gaussberg. On Feb- 

 ruary 8, 1903, the Gauss was set free by a 

 strong easterly wind, and went along the 

 northern edge of the western ice, which she 

 finally lost sight of on February 19, 1903, in 

 65° 32' south latitude and 87° 40' east longi- 

 tude. She then drew near to the ice again, 

 and was held fast from March 6 to March 14 

 for a second time. She again managed to 

 reach the open sea, in which she advanced as 

 far as 64° 51' south latitude and 8° 14' east 

 longitude. Traveling became difficult owing 

 to the ever-growing length of the nights. On 

 April 8, 1903, it was determined to turn back 

 northward at 64° 58' south latitude and 79° 33' 

 east longitude. On April 8 Kerguelen was 

 passed, and on June 9 Simons Town was 

 reached, all well. 



' Furthest South with the Discovery,' Lieu- 

 tenant Shackleton's narrative, with illustra- 

 tions of the first eighteen months' work of 

 the National Antarctic Expedition under Cap- 

 tain Scott, has been acquired for publication 

 by the Illustrated London News. The first 

 part of the narrative was promised for June 

 27, as a supplement to the ordinary number 

 of the Illustrated London News. 



The London Times states that at the in- 

 vitation of Lord Lister and the governing 

 body of the Jenner Institute about 100 gentle- 

 men traveled down to Elstree on July 3 to 

 inspect the new antitoxin department of the 

 Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine. 

 With Lord Lister were Lord Iveagh, Sir 

 Michael Foster, Sir Henry Eoscoe and Mr. 

 J. Luard Pattisson, members of the governing 

 body, and Dr. Macfadyen, chief bacteriologist. 

 The resident staff, consisting of Dr. George 

 Dean, Dr. Todd and Dr. Petrie, received the 

 party at Elstree and conducted them over the 

 establishment, which is devoted to the prep- 

 aration of antitoxins on a commercial scale, 

 and to the experimental investigation of 

 questions connected with immunity. This 

 department of the institute's work used to be 

 carried on at Sudbury, but, in consequence of 

 compulsory disturbance to make room for the 

 Great Central Railway, it has been transferred 

 to Queensberry-lodge, near Elstree. The in- 

 stitute is fortunate in having secured so good 

 a site. The place was formerly a breeding 

 stable, and it contains first-rate accommoda- 

 tion for 36 horses. Each animal has a loose- 

 box of the most modern and sanitary type. 

 There was, in addition, a small house, which 

 affords room for two members of the staff and 

 is surrounded by a large garden and some 23 

 acres of meadowland. The whole stands high 

 in a healthy, isolated and wholly rural situa- 

 tion. A suite of laboratories has now been 

 added. They are most conveniently arranged 

 and constructed according to the latest require- 

 ments, with papyrolith floors having rounded 

 corners, glazed adamant walls, white tiles and 

 large windows. In the garden are isolated 

 houses for the smaller animals. The visitors, 

 who inspected the whole establishment with 

 the interest of experts, were greatly pleased 

 with the construction and arrangement of the 

 premises. They were particularly struck with 

 the healthy and well-kept-up appearance of 

 the horses, and with the cleanliness and order 

 maintained in every part of the establishment. 



Eeuter's Agency reports that the Liverpool 

 School of Tropical Medicine has received a 

 report from the Suez Canal Company on the 



