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with the following : Eubellite, Spinel, Amethyst, Fluor, Aquamarine, 
Rose-quartz, Lepidolite, and Topaz. The Almandine spectrum has been 
re-examined. 
A note on the Land and Sea Breezes of South Africa," by J. R. 
Sutton. 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 
July 19, 1911. 
The President, S. S. Hough, Esq , F.R.S., in the Chair. 
Nominations : R. H. Greaves, Willowmore, by H. Brauns and L. 
Peringuey ; Professor F. H. Le Roux, Pretoria, by L. Peringuey and 
L. Crawford. 
Elections : R. D. McLeish ; E. C. Chubb. 
The President read the names of candidates selected by the Council for 
election as Fellows. The election will take place on the third Wednesday 
in September. 
The following motion was carried : " That the Royal Society of South 
Africa desires to record its deep sense of the loss which South African 
Science has suffered in the death of Dr. Harry Bolus, a Fellow of the 
Society, and to express its sympathy with the members of his family in 
their bereavement." 
Communications: "Terrestrial Isomagnetic Lines in South Africa," 
by J. C. Beattie. 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 
Aicgust 16, 1911. 
The President, S. S. Hough, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair. 
Elections : R. H. Greaves and F. H. le Roux. 
Exhibition : Dr. L. Peringuey exhibited a miniature quiver, bow and 
arrows, made by the Basarwa Bush people living in the centre of the 
Kalahari. The bow, made of horn, is barely 5 inches long, and the 
arrows, for which sharp thorns are used, are small in proportion, and 
coated with what is supposed to be a most virulent poison, the antidote 
for which is unknown. According to Mr. Kirkham, who presented these 
extremely interesting specimens, very difficult indeed to procure, these 
miniature arms are real Bushman weapons, and as far as he has been able 
to gather only used by them for the settlement of love quarrels, the bow 
being used at night-time, when the rival is taking part in a dance, generally 
held when the moon is at or near full, 
