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PACIFIC SCIENCE, VoL V, July, 1951 
News Notes 
The following publications of the Natural 
Resources Section, General Headquarters, Su- 
preme Commander for the Allied Powers, 
Tokyo, Japan, have been received. Each report 
includes a list of all of the reports previously 
published, their distribution, and rules for ob- 
taining them. 
Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Japan. Nagoya 
Area, by Ellis J. Kohler. Report No. 110-F. 76 
pp., 6 figs., 20 tables, 9 maps. 
Metallurgical Plants of Japan, by Joseph E. 
Hersch and Robert L. Kidd. Report No. 137. 
71 pp., 14 figs., 20 tables. 
Japanese Offshore Trawling, by Francois 
Bourgois. Report No. 138. 60 pp., 31 figs., 
14 tables. 
Bentonite and Bleaching Clay in Japan, by 
Donald E. Lee. Report No. 139- 28 pp,, 9 figs., 
4 tables. 
Safety in Japanese Coal Mines, by Charles S. 
Merriam. Report No. 140. 32 pp., 24 figs. 
Fisheries Research Program of Japan, by 
Willis H. Rich. Preliminary Study No. 42. 40 
pp. Mimeographed. 
Management of Private Coniferous Forests 
of Japan, by Joseph C. Kircher and Albert K. 
Dester. Preliminary Study No. 43. 30 pp., 6 
figs. Mimeographed. 
Refractory Silica Resources of Japan, by Hide- 
shiro Hasegawa. Preliminary Study No. 44. 29 
pp., 3 figs., 15 tables. Mimeographed. 
Forest Insect Control in Japan, by R. L. Fur- 
niss. Preliminary Study No. 45. 32 pp., 1 fig. 
Mimeographed. 
Scientists in Honolulu recently enjoyed four 
stimulating lectures given by Dr. Linus J. Paul- 
ing, head of the Department of Chemistry and 
Chemical Engineering and Director of the Crel- 
lin Laboratories at the California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena, California. Dr. Pauling 
discussed the structure of protein molecules in 
general and of hemoglobin in particular, the 
nature of antibodies and of antigen-antibody 
reactions, and the valence of metals in inter- 
metallic combinations. 
The Secretary-General of the South Pacific 
Commission, Mr. W. D. Forsyth, has informed 
Commissioners of his wish to relinquish the 
post of Secretary-General and to return to Aus- 
tralia before June 30 of this year. His extended 
leave from the Australian External Affairs Serv- 
ice expires this year. During Mr. Forsyth’s term 
as Secretary-General the main lines of organiza- 
tion have been laid down, the work program 
launched, a full cycle of meetings completed of 
the Commission and its auxiliary bodies (the 
Research Council and the South Pacific Con- 
ference), staff recruited, and the headquarters 
of the Commission established at the permanent 
site at Anse Vata, Noumea. — South Pacific 
Commission Press Release. 
Dr. J. Harlan Johnson, Professor of Geology 
at the Colorado School of Mines, is currently 
collecting and studying coralline algae in the 
Trust Territory and Okinawa for the island 
mapping program of Pacific Geologic Surveys 
Section, Military Geology Branch, United States 
Geological Survey. While at the Tokyo office 
headquarters, he will confer with Japanese 
specialists in this field. Dr. Johnson plans to 
be in the Pacific Area for four months during 
this summer and, following his return to Colo- 
rado School of Mines, will continue systematic 
study of fossil algae collections and Pacific 
Island limestones. 
Books Received: 
Freeman, Otis W., Editor. Geography of the 
Pacific. ix-|- 573 pp., 156 figs. John Wiley 
& Sons, Inc., New York, and Chapman and 
Hall, Limited, London. 1951. $10.00. 
Carson, Rachel L. The Sea Around Us. vii 
-|- 230 pp. Oxford University Press, New 
York. 1951. $3.75. 
Allan, Joyce. Australian Shells, xix -f 470 
pp., 44 pis., 112 figs. Georgian House, Mel- 
bourne. 1950. $7.50. 
