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The Queensland Naturalist Sept., 1936. 
ing this article, recently (July 8th), I noted a pair of 
Scarlet or White Capped Robins, a bird not generally ob- 
served in that district. He is a more handsome member 
of the Australian Robin family than “Rosie,” and not 
quite so restless in his habits, but that, of course, is an- 
other story. 
OBITUARY. 
MR. P. G. SYLOW. 
Since the last issue of the “Queensland Naturalist,” 
one of the oldest members, in the person of Paul Ludwig 
Peter George Sylow, died at a private hospital in Bris- 
bane, at the age of 77 years. For 19 years, until his re- 
tirement at the end of 1927, he was manager of the 
Colonial Sugar Refinery Co.’s mill at Brisbane. He was 
born in Kossor, Denmark, in 1859, and was educated as 
an engineering chemist at the Copenhagen University. 
He was then one of a party of a Danish expedition to 
Greenland, this expedition taking the place of military 
training, which was then compulsory in Denmark. He 
first became closely associated with the sugar industry 
when, on his return from this expedition, he joined the 
staff of the Copenhagen beet sugar refinery. In 1885 he 
went to Fiji, where he joined the C.S.R. as mill chemist. 
Later he was transferred first to Auckland, and then to 
Sydney, as chief chemist. After 17 years service in 
Sydney he was appointed manager at New Farm. 
Mr. Sylow was always keenlv interested in scientific 
subjects, and was a member of the Royal Society of 
Queensland. For some years he acted as hon. treasurer 
of the club, and before that as a Councillor, giving valu- 
able advice, particularly as to localities for the club’s ex- 
cursions. He was a great walker, and very well pre- 
served and athletic for his age. 
He will be much missed, and our sympathies are ex- 
tended to his widow and family. 
