Che Queensland naturalist 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE. 
Vol. VI. October, 1927. No. 7 . 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING, 15th MAY, 1927. The Presi- 
dent (Mr. D. A. Herbert, M.Sc.) in the chair. Misses 
Benzies, Clarke, Grimes, and Wegner, and Mr. Jackson 
were elected members. In an interesting account of the 
excursion to Enoggera, Mr. R. Illidge said that insects 
except butterflies were not plentiful, though dragon flies 
made a fair show, and two fine bettles were taken. Speci- 
mens of beetles from this locality were exhibited by Mr. 
Illidge. Mr. J. H. Simmonds, M.Sc., gave an interesting 
lecturette on “Some of the Moreton Bay Anemones and 
their Allies,” illustrating his remarks with diagrams and 
specimens of various forms. Specimens of anemones, 
coral from Cleveland and Dunwich, and sea pens, were 
also shown. Several members contributed remarks on the 
subject. Other interesting exhibits by members included 
a spray of mistletoe, by Dr. Comyn ; shells of fresh water 
mussel and tortoise eggs from the Albert River, by Mr. 
J. C. Smith; a moth from Cooktown, by Mr. Moller; 
dragon flies, by Mr. Franzen ; microscopical slides, by 
Mr. Gillet; noctuid caterpillars, and an exhibit showing 
the beautiful butterfly, Papilio joesa, in various stages 
of growth. 
EVENING MEETING, 20th JUNE, 1927. “The in- 
fluence of the Sun on the Weather,” was the subject on 
which Mr. Inigo Jones, the well-known Queensland meteor- 
ologist, lectured before members at this monthly meeting. 
The point which the lecturer brought before his hearers 
was that, although the sun was known to influence the 
weather, it appeared in exactly the same position season 
by season. He showed by the aid of slides that the 
spots on the sun, although sometimes similar, were never 
the same as previously. Another point on which he 
discoursed was the physical effect of the planets on the 
sun. It was highly probable that the crossing of the 
