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Bourgmestre, Echevius el autontes communsles of the city in 
the Banquet Hall of the historic old Hotel de Ville. 
In the evening at 8-30 we weve entertained at a Raout et 
Concert in the Palais des Académies where a fine string band 
played selections from Mozart and other composers. 
In the morning of the 24th the following programme of 
excursions had been arranged, from which I selected a visit to 
the Archeological Museum or Musee d’ Antiquitees :— 
_ (Ll) To the Royal Observatory of Mcele, under the direc- 
tion of M, M. G. Lecointe and P. Stroobant. 
To the Botanical Garden and Institute, under the 
direction of M. J. Massart. 
) To the Musee archeologique du Cinquantenaire, under 
the direction of M. J. Capart. 
(4) To the old Museum of Fine Arts, under the direction 
of M. Eru. Verlant. 
After traversing a small exhibition of modern feminine 
apparel we passed through rooms containing tapestry, bois 
seulpte, old China glass, jewelled caskets and antique furniture. 
hatchets, helmets, shields, horse-shoes, and ornaments. 
The Egyptian antiquities are under the especial care of M. 
Capart. 
_ In the small nucleus of a collection of Assyrian and Baby- 
lonian remains are several interesting Sumerian seal cylinders. 
Many of the tablets exhibited are from Ur: some of t 
are pierced with small channels for a thong, and display lists 
of small cattle with the name of their owners. Besides these 
there are some metal Hittite seals, the usaal Nebuchadnezzar 
bricks, some Warka tablets, tablets of the Ist Babylonian 
dynasty, tablets from Qala’t Sharqat, and an interesting stone 
said to be a threshold-stone dedicated to the God Um-ra.... 
by Gimil Sin, king of Ur, between 2323 and 2316 B.C. 
From 2 till 4-30 in the afternoon a ‘ seance commemora- 
Majesty the King of Belgium was present. This consisted of 
complimentary speeches and would have been more enjoyable 
if the thermometer had not registered something like 95° F. At 
the close of the seance we were conveyed to the Royal Palace 
of Laebeu, where we were privileged to inspect the wonderful 
show of azalias and other flowers, amidst which tea was served. 
h proceedings terminated with a pleasant banquet at 
the Hotel Astora in the evening. (Sd.) E. H. Pascox, 
