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part has been recently issued, although somewhat outside the 

 work of this Society, is worthy of mention as being the first 

 book of this description executed by Japanese Native Artists. 

 The letterpress, which is in both languages, English and 

 Japanese, as well as the plates, are printed on Japanese 

 untearable paper. (China and Japan : Kelly & Walsh : 

 London : E. W. Janson.) 



The Obituary this year is a heavy one, and includes 

 many familiar names — names that we shall long remember — 

 and among them one of our own members, 



William Farren, of Cambridge, who died November 

 2 ist. His chief attention was directed to Lepidoptera, 

 which he commenced to collect at the early age of 10. He 

 was one of the old school of Entomologists, and was familiar 

 with the haunts of many of our fen species, some of which 

 are now extinct. - Some years since he almost abandoned 

 active Entomological work ; but recently, to some extent 

 with a view of imbuing his son with a liking for his own 

 favourite study, an attempt in which he was not unsuccessful, 

 he took again to active field work, and was successful in re- 

 organizing a very considerable collection of British Lepidop- 

 tera. He was an occasional contributor to the Entomological 

 Journals, became a member of this Society in 1886, and had 

 sent several interesting exhibits to our meetings. But his 

 renewed career was of short duration ; for some time past he 

 had been in failing health, and he died of consumption at 

 the age of 51. 



John Sang. Born at Darlington, March 3rd, 1828, died 

 March 20th, 1887, From early life he appears to have had 

 a taste for collecting insects, but it was not until he attained 

 the age of 20 that he took up the study of Entomology in 

 earnest. His retentive memory and his knowledge of the 

 French and Latin languages, coupled with a natural talent 

 for drawing and painting, were of great assistance to him in 

 his favourite study, and contributed in no small way to his 

 successful Entomological career. Brought up as a draper, 



