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On January 22nd, 19 10, a paper was read by W. 

 orse J. Stanton, Esq., on " The Association of some 



Place-names. Dorset Place-names with the History of the 

 County." This was supplementary to one given last year on " The 

 Place Names of Dorset." James E. Liddiard, Esq., f.r.g.s., 

 presided. The lecturer said that for the purpose of classification he 

 would divide the history of the county into the following periods, 

 viz., pre-Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Danish, Norman and post-Norman, 

 although it is impossible to adhere to this arrangement, as some 

 names were given at an early period and received additions later. 

 1. The place names of the pre-Roman period are connected with 

 the natural features of the county for the most part, and most of the 

 rivers have names of British derivation. 2. Very few names have 

 been handed down from the Roman period. 3. The majority of 

 Dorset names are Anglo-Saxon, of which many examples were 

 given. 4. The Danes did not leave us many names. 5. The 

 Norman Conquest brought about many changes in ownership, many 

 of the manors being bestowed on those who had assisted William in 

 his invasion of the country. 6. In post-Norman times several 

 places received their names, e.g., Toller Fratrum, Friar Magna and 

 West Knighton belonged to the Knight Hospitallers. 



On Feb. 19th, 1910, a lecture was given by G. 

 gy P Brumell, Esq., a.r.i.b.a., on "Some personal 



impressions of Egypt." The chairman of the section, James E. 

 Liddiard, Esq., f.r.g.s., presided. Mr. Brumell began by briefly 

 describing the geographical position and conditions of Egypt, 

 pointing out that, except for the Delta and the Fayum, Egypt 

 practically consists of the Nile Valley, though politically it embraces 

 a very much larger territory, for the greater part consisting of 

 sandy and rocky deserts. He then proceeded to show a series of 

 lantern slides, all of them from photographs taken by himself, and 

 illustrating a number of aspects of scenery and life in modern Egypt. 



ru . On March 5th, 1910, a paper was read by the Rev. 



J a ! an W * Middleton > entitled, " Reminiscences of China 



apan. an( j j a p an [ n the early sixties." The chair was 



occupied by James E. Liddiard, Esq., f.r.g.s. Mr. Middleton first 

 alluded to the three " affairs " on the Peiho in 1858-9-60, in which 

 he took part. In the subsequent advance on Tientsin and Peking, 

 the Chinese, under a flag of truce, petitioned to negotiate terms of 

 surrender, but treacherously surrounded and made prisoners our 

 representatives who were sent out to meet them. These, twenty-six 

 in all, were brutally treated, and only eleven survived to tell the tale. 

 To punish this vile atrocity it was decided to loot and destroy the 

 far-famed Summer Palace, and this action was briefly described. 



On April 16th, 1910, J. Scattergood, Esq., Head 

 S °h ! Master of the Alma Road Council School, gave "A 



p c °? descriptive account of a School Excursion to the 



hxcursion { s i e 0 f Wight"— a recent experiment in geo- 



graphical teaching. James E. Liddiard, Esq., f.r.g.s., presided. 



