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of the British Antarctic Expedition under the command of 

 Sir H. E. Shackleton." This standard work on the climate 

 and structure of the Polar Continent is profusely illustrated 

 by 150 maps, photographs and sketches. It treats of the 

 greatest glaciers of the globe, the meteorological conditions 

 under which they form and the phenomena to which they 

 give rise. Then it continues to deal with the preglacial 

 formations, their structure, history and relation to the 

 outside world. 



The Linnean Society of London have recently expressed 

 their appreciation of Mr. J. H. Maiden's contributions to 

 Australian Botany by awarding to him the Linnean Gold 

 Medal. This coveted distinction is allotted annually alter- 

 nately to a Botanist and then to a Zoologist. The medal 

 has not previously come to the southern hemisphere, and 

 the honour bestowed on our friend and colleague is a pride 

 to the whole Society. 



It was with satisfaction that we read the announcement 

 that the David Syme Prize for scientific research had again 

 been awarded to a member of this Society, and based partly 

 on the investigations published in our journal. This year 

 it was allotted to Mr. E. O. Andrews in recognition of his 

 work on economic geology, and on the physiography of 

 Eastern Australia. 



Necrology:; 



A sketch of the careers of those comrades of whose 

 company death has deprived us since our last anniversary 

 here follows: — 



Mr. Henry Joseph Brown was the son of Mr. Octavius 

 Brown, an old time Sydney lawyer. Establishing in 

 Newcastle the firm of Brown and Mitchell, he gained, 

 throughout the State the reputation of a sound and capable 

 practitioner. For half a century he acted as legal adviser 

 to the Australian Agricultural Company and other impor- 



