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Crusies Irish and Continental. A. R. Hogg showed examples of 

 the new colour photography, which excited considerable interest, 

 as very few had seen such. R. May, as usual, had an excellent 

 exhibit, this time of an old Ulster door and gate keys, two ancient 

 iron hammers, and an ivory paper-knife found in excavating the 

 site for the Scottish Provident Buildings. U. C. Patterson showed 

 an interesting and humorous drawing of the exterior of Dr. J. S. 

 Bowerbank's house in 1846; while S. M. Stears exhibited a fine 

 example of an ancient steel gun cross-bow. 



Microscopic Demonstrations were given during the evening 

 by Miss M. K. Andrews and Messrs. Dewhurst, Gray, M'Cleery, 

 M'Kee, Wright, and Professor Gregg Wilson. 



At 9-15 an adjournment was made to the large hall, where a 

 short business meeting was held, which enabled the President to 

 give a brief summary of the Club's aims and objects, and in the 

 course of his remarks he said, after expressing his pleasure that so 

 many members had responded to his invitation, that the Club was 

 never in a more flourishing condition than it is now. The average 

 attendance at the eight summer excursions was fifty, which, con- 

 sidering the unfavourable summer, was very satisfactory. He 

 appealed for papers to be read during the coming winter session, and 

 also indicated that larger attendances at the various meetings of the 

 Club would be encouraging to all concerned. He concluded by 

 welcoming that veteran local naturalist, Mr. S. A. Stewart. Ten 

 new members were elected — Miss Anguin, Miss E. B. M'Dowell, 

 and Messrs. A. B. Morris, W. H. Curragh, H. V. Walsh, F. G. 

 Walsh, T. Dewhurst, J. H. Harbinson, W. Minnis, Saml. Henry. 

 At the close of the meeting a cinematograph film of " animated 

 pictures of birdland," quite a unique and beautiful series of 

 pictures of wild-bird life on our coasts, were thrown on the screen. 

 Mr. Patterson, after very considerable trouble and at his own 

 expense, secured this beautiful film for the Club's Conversazione. 

 A series of views were afterwards thrown on the screen, the lantern 

 being in the hands of Mr. A. R. Hogg. Dr. Robert E. Hadden 



