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ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OFLONDON.

MEETING OF COMITIA.

A COMITIA was held on April 24th, Sir THOMAS BARLOW,Bart., K.C.V.O., the President, being in the chair.The following gentlemen having passed the required

examination were admitted as Members of the College:-James Leatham Birley, M.B.Oxon., L.R.C.P. ; Joseph le

Fleming Coy Burrow, M. B. Edin. ; Gordon Ley, F. R. C. S.,L.R.C.P. ; Gustave Jean Philippe Monod, M.D. Paris ;Charles Sheard, M.B. Toronto, L.R.C.P.; and Stanley Wyard,M.D. Lond.Licences to practise physic were granted to 88 gentlemen

who had passed the necessary examinations.The following Members, nominated by the Council,

were elected to the Fellowship :-John Oglethorpe WakelinBarratt, M.D. Lond. (Liverpool) ; Edward Stainer, M.D.Oxon. ; Henry Russell Andrews, M.D. Lond. ; Francis HugoThiele, M.D. Lond. ; William Philip Sutcliffe Branson,M.D. Cantab. ; Walter Henry Maxwell Telling, M.D. Lond.(Leeds); Ernest Edward Glynn, M.D. Cantab. (Liverpool) ;Thomas Grainger Stewart, M.D. Edin. ; John Brian Christo-pherson, M.D. Cantab. (Khartoum, Egypt) ; AlexanderGeorge Gibson, M.D. Oxon. (Oxford) ; Frederick SamuelLangmead, M.D. Lond. ; Henry Roy Dean, M.D. Oxon.

(Sheffield) ; Thomas Lewis, M.D. Lond. ; Maurice Alan

Cassidy, M.D. Cantab. ; Charles Wilberforce Daniels, M. B.Cantab. ; and James Mackenzie, M.D. Edin. Nominated bythe Council under By-law LXXI. (b), and proposed to theCollege for election to the Fellowship :-Charles JamesMartin, M.B. Lond., F.R.S.The following communications were received :-1. From

the Secretary of the Royal College of Surgeons of England,reporting proceedings of the Council of the College onApril 10th, 1913. 2. From Miss Ellen L. Wilks, datedMarch 26th, 1913, asking leave to have a carbon print madeof the portrait of the late Sir Samuel Wilks, Bart., whichhe left to the College. Leave was granted. 3. From Mr.D’Arcy Power, F.R.C.S., dated April 3rd, 1913, asking leave,on behalf of the Section of History of Medicine of the RoyalSociety of Medicine, to photograph certain portraits of

Harvey. Leave was granted.An alteration was made in the regulation appended to

By-law CXVII. whereby candidates for the Membershipshould be allowed three instead of four hours for each of thewritten parts of the examination.

Dr. S. J. Sharkey was re-elected the representative of theCollege upon the Senate of the University of London.A report was received from Dr. A. E. Garrod concerning

the Fourth International Congress on Physio-therapeuticsrecently held in Berlin.A report was received and adopted from the Committee of

Management, dated March 4th, 1913, recommending thatBlundell’s School, Tiverton, Elizabeth College, Guernsey,and Watford Grammar School should be added to thelist of institutions recognised by the Examining Board inEngland for instruction in chemistry and physics.

After further formal business the PRESIDENT dissolved theComitia.

THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONALCONGRESS OF MEDICINE (1913).

SECTION OF MEDICINE.THE Medical Section is under the presidency of Sir William

Osler, Bart. The secretaries are Dr. John Cowan (Glasgow),Dr. Lovell Gulland (Edinburgh), Dr. A. R. Parsons (Dublin),Dr. A. E. Garrod, Dr. W. Pasteur (acting secretary), Dr.H. D. Rolleston, and Dr. W. Hale White. The meetings ofthe section will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine,1, Wimpole-street, W. The work of the section will com-prise : (1) discussions ; (2) selected papers,; (3) a clinicalmuseum; and (4) demonstrations of clinical apparatus,methods, &c.The following discussions have been arrange

August 7th : The Clinical Aspects of Hoemolysis. Reporters :Professor G. Banti (Florence) and Professor F. Widal (Paris).

8th : Correlations of the Organs of Internal Secretions andtheir Disturbances. (Jointly with Section II., Physiology.)Reporters: Professor E. Gley (Paris), Professor Dr. BaronAlex. von Koranyi (Budapest), and Professor Dr. F. Kraus(Berlin). Dr. Bernard, Dr. Carnot, and Dr. Claude (Paris) ;Dr. Biedl and Dr. Falta (Vienna) ; Dr. Hedon (Montpelier) ;Dr. Meltzer (New York) ; and Dr. Ferrannini (Camerino)have intimated their intention to take part in the discussion.9th : The Pathology of Heart Failure. Reporters : ProfessorH. Vaquez (Paris) and Professor Dr. H. F. von Wenckebach(Strasburg). llth : Diabetes. Reporters : Professor G. Dock(St. Louis, U.S.A.) and Professor Dr. Karl von Noorden

(Vienna). 12th : Differentiation of the Diseases includedunder Chronic Arthritis. Reporters : Professor L. F. Barker(Baltimore, U.S.A.) and Professor Dr. Freidr. von Muller(Munich).The afternoon sittings will be devoted to the reading and

discussion of independent papers. Among many alreadypromised the following may be mentioned :-Treatment ofLeuksemia with Benzol (A. von Koranyi). Treatment of

Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Artificial Pneumothorax (Ch.Saugman). Insuffisances Pluriglandulaires (H. Claude,Paris). Der Augenblickliche Stand der Diagnosis der

Pancreas-Erkrankungen (F. Wohlgemuth, Berlin). ChronicBacterial Endocarditis, with a series of preparationsillustrating the condition from the Pathological Museum,Mount Sinai Hospital, New York (E. Libman). The Recogni-tion of the Status Lymphaticas in Adults (Haven Emerson,New York). Diagnosis and Treatment of Duodenal Ulcer(Max. Einhorn, New York). A Modified Form (?) of

Sporadic Typhus, Brill’s Disease (Brill, New York).Demonstrations of clinical cases of special interest will

be held in connexion with the morning and afternoon

meetings of the section, and a strong committee has beenformed to bring together the best available material for thispurpose. Facilities will also be given to any member of thesection who wishes to demonstrate any new clinical apparatusor clinical method. All applications should be addressed tothe acting secretary, Dr. W. Pasteur, 4, Chandos-street,Cavendish-square, W.The dinner of the Medical Section will be held at the

Connaught Rooms, Great Queen-street, W.C., on Friday,August 8th. For information about the dinner members ofcongress are requested to apply to the secretary of thedinner committee, Mr. George Bethell, 11, Chandos-street,Cavendish-square, W.

VITAL STATISTICS.

HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS.

IN the 96 English and Welsh towns with populationsexceeding 50,000 persons at the last Census, and whoseaggregate population at the middle of this year is estimatedat 17,852,766 persons, 9013 births and 5052 deaths wereregistered during the week ended Saturday, April 26th.The annual rate of mortality in these towns, which hadbeen 15-6, 15-2, and 15-8 per 1000 in the three pre-ceding weeks, deciined to 14- 8 per 1000 in the week undernotice. During the first four weeks of the current quarterthe mean annual death-rate in these towns averaged 15 4,or 0 - 2 per 1000 below the corresponding rate in London.The death-rates last week in the several towns ranged from5-0 in Tottenham, 5-2 in Southend-on-Sea, 6-6 in Ilford,7 - 2 in Leyton, and 8’6 6 in Wallasey, to 19-4 in Dewsbury,19-5 in Bootle, 20-3 in Middlesbrough, 21-9 in WestBromwich and in Stockton-on-Tees, 22-3 in Walsall, and26 . in St. Helens.The 5052 deaths from all causes in the 96 towns were 368

below the number in the previous week, and included338 which were referred to the principal epidemic diseases,against 394 and 412 in the two preceding weeks. Ofthese 338 deaths, 141 resulted from measles, 80 from

whooping-cough, 56 from infantile diarrhmal diseases, 37from diphtheria, 14 from scarlet fever, 9 from enteric fever,and 1 from small-pox. The mean annual death-rate fromthese diseases last week was equal to 1-0 0 per 1000, against1-2 in each of the four preceding weeks. The deathsattributed to measles, which had been 215, 213, and203 in the three preceding weeks, further declined to

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141 last week, and caused the highest annual death-rates of 1-6 in Wolverhampton and in St. Helens,1-7 in Hastings, 2-2 in Walsall, 2-3 in West Bromwich,and 2 - 6 in Bury. The deaths referred to whooping-cough,which had been 60, 50, and 74 in the three preceding weeks,further rose to 80 last week, and included 26 in London, 9in Stoke-on-Trent, 4 in Leeds, and 3 each in Birmingham,in Salford, in Gateshead, and in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Thefatal cases of diarrhoea and enteritis (among infants under2 years of age), which had been 53, 63, and 65 in the threepreceding weeks, declined to 56 last week ; 23 deaths wereregistered in London and 2 each in Wolverhampton,Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Leeds, and

Middlesbrough. The deaths attributed to diphtheria, whichhad been 35, 36, and 41 in the three preceding weeks, were37 last week; 6 deaths were recorded in Portsmouth, 4 inLondon, 4 in Leeds, 3 in Leicester, 2 in Liverpool,2 in Manchester, and 2 in Bradford. The deathsdeaths referred to scarlet fever, which had been 23, 19, and17 in the three preceding weeks, further fell to 14 last

week, of which number 4 occurred in London, 2 in Bir-

mingham, and 2 in Liverpool. The fatal cases of entericfever, which had been 16, 13, and l12 in the three pre-ceding weeks, further fell to 9 last week, and included 2in Gateshead. The death from small-pox occurred inLiverpool.The number of scarlet fever patients under treatment in

the Metropolitan Asylums and the London Fever Hospitals,which had steadily declined from 2112 to 1334 in the 17 pre-ceding weeks, slightly rose to 1339 at the end of last week ;185 new cases were admitted during the week, against167, 148, and 215 in the three preceding weeks. These

hospitals also contained on Saturday last 824 cases ofdiphtheria, 695 of measles, 293 of whooping-cough, and36 of enteric fever, but not one of small-pox. The 1285deaths from all causes in London were 139 fewer than thenumber in the previous week, and were equal to an annualdeath-rate of 14-8 per 1000, coinciding with the rate inthe aggregate of the 96 towns. The deaths referred to diseasesof the respiratory system, which had been 346, 285, and 329in the three preceding weeks, fell to 245 last week, but were22 in excess of the number recorded in the correspondingweek of last year. The fatal cases of influenza numbered

32, against 45 and 28 in the two preceding weeks.Of the 5052 deaths from all causes in the 96 towns, 188

resulted from different forms of violence, and 395 were thesubject of coroners’ inquests. The causes of 38, or 0-8 percent., of the total deaths were not certified either by aregistered medical practitioner or by a coroner after inquest.All the causes of death were duly certified in London and inits 14 suburban districts, in Manchester, Leeds, Bristol,Bradford, Hull, Nottingham, and in 57 other smaller towns.Of the 38 uncertified causes of death last week, 7 were i

registered in Liverpool, 6 in Birmingham, 4 in St. Helens,3 in Bootle, 3 in Preston, and 2 in South Shields. i

HEALTH OF SCOTCH TOWNS.

In the 16 largest Scotch towns with an aggregate popula- Ition estimated at 2,259,600 persons at the middle of this 1year, 1265 births and 768 deaths were registered during theweek ended Saturday, April 19th. The annual rate ofmortality in these towns, which had been 17-2 in each ofthe three preceding weeks, rose to 17-7 per 1000 in theweek under notice. During the 13 weeks of last quarterthe mean annual death-rate in these Scotch towns averaged19-1, against a corresponding rate of 16’9 9 per 1000 in the96 large English towns. Among the sevaral towns the death-rates during the week ranged from 9’0 0 in Kilmarnock,10 8 in Hamilton, and 13-4 in Clydebank, to 21-4 in Ayr,21 7 in Dundee, and 26 - 7 in Perth.The 768 deaths from all causes were 22 in excess of the

number in the previous week, and included 72 which werereferred to the principal epidemic diseases, against 75 and83 in the two preceding weeks. Of these 72 deaths, 39resulted from whooping-cough, 13 from measles, 9 frominfantile diarrhceal diseases, 8 from diphtheria, 2 from entericfever, and 1 from scarlet fever, but not one from small-pox.These 72 deaths from the principal epidemic diseases wereequal to an annual death-rate of 1-7 per 1000, against 1 - 2in the 96 large English towns. The deaths attributed to

whooping-oough, which had been 44, 43, and 44 in the three

preceding weeks, declined to 39, and comprised 23 in

Glasgow, 8 in Edinburgh, 3 in Leith, 3 in Greenock,and 2 in Motherwell. The deaths referred to measles,which had been 9, 8, and 13 in the three preceding weeks,were again 13 in the week under notice, and included 8 inGlasgow and 3 in Aberdeen. The fatal cases of diarrhoea.and enteritis (among infants under 2 years of age), whichhad declined from 18 to 11 in the four preceding weeks,further fell to 9, of which number 6 were registered inGlasgow. Of the 8 deaths attributed to diphtheria, whichshowed but slight variation from recent weekly numbers, 2occurred in Glasgow and 2 in Dundee. The 2 deathsreferred to enteric fever and the fatal case of scarletfever were recorded in Glasgow.The deaths referred to diseases of the respiratory system,

which had steadily declined from 166 to 117 in the four

preceding weeks, rose to 153 in the week under review; 31deaths were attributed to different forms of violence, against27 and 31 in the two preceding weeks.

In the 16 largest Scotch towns with an aggregatepopulation estimated at 2,259,600 persons at the middleof this year, 1283 births and 751 deaths were registeredduring the week ended Saturday, April 26th. The annualrate of mortality in these towns, which had been 17’2, 17’2,and 17’ 7 per 1000 in the three preceding weeks, declinedto 17’ 3 per 1000 in the week under notice. During the firstfour weeks of the current quarter the mean annualdeath-rate in these Scotch towns averaged 17’4, against 154per 1000 in the 96 large English towns during the sameperiod. Among the several towns the annual death-rateslast week ranged from 7’ 4 in Perth, 10’ 8 in Coatbridge andin Hamilton, and 11’0 0 in Clydebank, to 19’0 0 in Glasgow,21’ 4 in Ayr, and 23- 8 in Paisley.The 751 deaths from all causes were 17 below the

number in the previous week, and included 76 whichwere referred to the principal epidemic diseases, against83 and 72 in the two preceding weeks. Of these 76 deaths,34 resulted from whooping-cough, 18 from measles, 16from infantile diarrhceal diseases, 3 from scarlet fever,3 from diphtheria, and 2 from enteric fever, but not onefrom small-pox. These 76 deaths from the principalepidemic diseases were equal to an annual death-rateof 1-8, against 1-0 per 1000 in the 96 large Englishtowns. The deaths attributed to whooping-cough, whichhad been 43, 44, and 39 in the three preceding weeks,declined to 34 last week, and included 18 in Glasgow, 3 inEdinburgh, 3 in Paisley, 3 in Motherwell, and 2 in Greenock.The deaths referred to measles, which had been 8, 13, and 13in the three preceding weeks, further rose to 18 last week,and comprised 9 in Aberdeen, 8 in Glasgow, and 1 in Falkirk.The fatal cases of diarrhoea and enteritis (among infantsunder 2 years of age), which had declined from 18 to 9 in thefive preceding weeks, rose to 16 last week, of which number9 were recorded in Glasgow and 3 in Dundee. Of the 3deaths attributed to scarlet fever, which showed but slightvariation from recent weekly numbers, 2 occurred in Glasgowand 1 in Dundee. The deaths referred to diphtheria, whichhad been 6, 9, and 8 in the three preceding weeks, declinedto 3 last week, and comprised 2 in Glasgow and 1 in Kirk-caldy. The 2 fatal cases of enteric fever were recorded inGlasgow and Dundee respectively.The deaths referred to diseases of the respiratory system,

which had been 127, 117, and 153 in the three precedingweeks, declined to 119 in the week under notice ; 34deaths resulted from various forms of violence, against 31in each of the two preceding weeks.

HEALTH OF IRISH TOWNS.

In the 27 town districts of Ireland, with an aggregatepopulation estimated at 1,199,180 persons at the middle ofthis year, 673 births and 491 deaths were registered duringthe week ended Saturday, April 26th. The annual rate ofmortality in these towns, which had been 23-3, 22-5, and20-9 per 1000 in the three preceding weeks, rose to 21-3 3per 1000 in the week under notice. During the first four weeksof the current quarter the mean annual death-rate in theseIrish towns averaged 22’ 0 per 1000 ; in the 96 large Englishtowns the corresponding rate did not exceed 15’4, whilein the 16 Scotch towns it was equal to 17-4 per 1000. Theannual death-rate last week was equal to 24’5 in Dublin(against 14-8 in London and 19-0 in Glasgow), 20-4 4in Belfast, 23-8 in Cork, 17-8 in Londonderry, 16-2 in

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Limerick, and 17’1 in Waterford, while in the remaining21 smaller towns the mean death-rate did not exceed 18’5 5per 1000.The 491 deaths from all causes in the 27 Irish towns

were 10 in excess of the number in the previous week, andincluded 24 which were referred to the principal epidemicdiseases, against 37 and 42 in the two preceding weeks. Ofthese 24 deaths, 7 resulted from infantile diarrhceal diseases,6 from whooping-cough, 5 from measles, 3 from scarlet fever,2 from diphtheria, and one from enteric fever, but not onefrom small-pox. These 24 deaths from the principalepidemic diseases were equal to an annual death-rateof 1 - 0 per 1000, which coincided with the rate fromthese diseases in the 96 large English towns, whilethe corresponding rate in the 16 Scotch towns lastweek rose to 1-8 per 1000. The deaths of infants

(under 2 years of age) attributed to diarrhoea andenteritis, which had been 11, 10, and 10 in the three

preceding weeks, declined to 7 last week, of which number5 were recorded in Dublin. The deaths referred to whooping-cough, which had been 5, 3, and 6 in the three precedingweeks, were again 6 last week, and comprised 2 each in

Dublin, in Belfast, and in Waterford. The fatal casesof measles, which had been 14, 14, and 18 in the three

preceding weeks, declined to 5 last week, of which number3 were recorded in Wexford. The 3 deaths attributed toscarlet fever, 2 of which occurred in Belfast and 1 in Dublin,were equal to the average in the four preceding weeks.The 2 fatal cases of diphtheria were registered in Dublinand Belfast respectively, and that of enteric fever in

Kilkenny.The deaths referred to diseases of the respiratory system,

which had been 142, 109, and 92 in the three precedingweeks, slightly rose to 97 in the week under notice. Ofthe 491 deaths from all causes, 151, or 31 per cent.,occurred in public institutions, and 11 resulted fromdifferent forms of violence. The causes of 26, or 5’3 percent., of the total deaths were not certified either by aregistered medical practitioner or by a coroner after inquest ;in the 96 large English towns the proportion of uncertifiedcauses of death last week was 0 - 8 per cent.

THE SERVICES.

ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE.

THE following appointments have been notified :-Fleet-Surgeons : J. E. H. Phillips to the Snperb, on recommission-ing ; and S. T. Reid to the Goliath, on becoming parent ship.Staff-Surgeon: R. S. Osborne to the Hermes, on commission-ing. Surgeons: W. W. D. Chilcott to the Snperb, on

recommissioning ; and A. S. Paterson to the Goliath, onbecoming parent ship.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain Daniel L. Harding to be Major (dated April 26th,1913).

Colonel R. Kirkpatrick, C.M.G., has taken up duty asAssistant Director of Medical Services to the Abbottabadand Sialkot Brigades of the Second (Rawal Pindi) Division.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Fletcher has been transferredfrom Sialkot to Rawal Pindi Cantonment. Lieutenant-Colonel S. Hickson has been selected for appointment asHonorary Surgeon to His Majesty the King. Lieutenant-Colonel J. Thomson has arrived home from Harrismith, tourexpired. Lieutenant-Colonel D. M. O’Callaghan has taken,over charge of the Military Hospital at Hilsea. Lieutenant-Colonel G. D. Hunter, D.S.O., has been placed under ordersfor service abroad. Lieutenant-Colonel F. R. Newland hasbeen appointed Senior Medical Officer of the South-EasternCoast Defences. Lieutenant-Colonel H. M. Sloggett hasarrived home for duty from Malta. Lieutenant-ColonelT. B. Winter has taken up duty pro tent. as OfficiatingAssistant Director of Medical Services to the ColchesterDistrict. Lientenant-Colonel G. H. Barefoot has beenappointed to the London District. Lieutenant-Colonel W. C.Beevor, C.M.G.. has been appointed to hold charge of theKing George V. Military Hospital at Arbor Hill, Dublin.Major N. J. C. Rutherford has arrived home for duty from

South Africa. Major T. E. Fielding has been transferred

from the London District to the Southern Command. MajorH. A. Hinge has been appointed in charge of the SurgicalDivision of the Cambridge Hospital at Aldershot. MajorH. E. Staddon has embarked for a tour of duty in India.Major D. Lawson holds himself in readiness for serviceabroad. Major N. Faichnie has been transferred from DelhiCantonment to Meerut. Major B. B. Burke has arrived homefrom the Sierra Leone Protectorate. Major E. W. Siberryhas been appointed Recruiting Medical Officer in the LondonRecruiting Area. Major J. P. Silver has been appointedMedical Officer at Fort Camden, Queenstown Harbour.Major J. P. J. Murphy has been transferred from Cape Townto Potchefstroom. Major J. D. Alexander has been appointedto officiate in Command of the Military Hospital atRanikhet Cantonment. Major J. B. Anderson has taken upduty as Embarkation Medical Officer at Southampton. MajorFitz G. G. Fitzgerald has been appointed to hold medicalcharge of the Duke of York’s Royal Military School at Dover.Major F. Harvey has been appointed to hold charge of theMilitary Hospital at Leeds. Major R. S. H. Fuhr, D.S.O.,has been selected for duty at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.Major E. T. Inkson, V.C., has been transferred from theMilitary Hospital at Bangalore to Wellington Cantonment.Major F. M. Mangin has embarked for service in India.

Major E. B. Steele has been transferred from the LondonDistrict to Exeter. Major W. J. Taylor has taken over

charge of the Military Hospital at Tower Hill, Sierra LeoneProtectorate. Major C. J. O’Gorman has been granted sixmonths’ leave of absence home from Calcutta on medicalcertificate. Major J. Poe has been appointed to the EasternCommand. Major C. H. Furnivall has taken up duty at theMilitary Hospital, Karachi, on transfer from the Fourth

(Quetta) Division. Major W. L. Bennett, on return homefrom a tour of service at Bermuda, has been appointed toPontefract. Major A. H. McN. Mitchell has been transferredfrom the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley to Dover. MajorS. F. St. D. Green has been appointed in charge of theFamilies Hospital and Specialist in Midwifery and Diseasesof Women and Children at Quetta. Major D. J. Collins hastaken up duty as Specialist in Ophthalmology to the Ninth(Secunderabad) Division of the Southern Army in India.

Major E. W. Bliss has been appointed Specialist in OperativeSurgery to the Fourth (Quetta) Division.Captain A. M. Bennett has been appointed Staff-Surgeon

at Mhow. Captain E. J. Kavanagh has taken up duty in theEastern Command. Captain J. James has arrived homefrom South Africa. Captain V. C. Honeybourne has beenappointed to the Irish Command. Captain D. P. Watsonhas been appointed Clinical Pathologist at the QueenAlexandra Military Hospital. Captain J. A. W. Websterhas been placed under orders for service abroad. CaptainD. S. Buist has taken up duty with the Egyptian Army.Captain H. B. Connell has arrived home for duty from theSierra Leone Protectorate. Captain J. James has been

appointed to the Eastern Command. Captain A. G. Wellshas taken up duty as Specialist in Operative Surgery to theLahore Division. Captain B. Johnson has been granted sixmonths’ leave of absence from India. Captain P. A. Lloyd-Jones has been transferred to the Aldershot Command.

Captain A. S. Williams has been appointed to the IrishCommand. Captain J. H. Gurley has taken up duty at theRoyal Victoria Hospital at Netley. Captain A. Dawsonhas arrived home for duty from India. Captain A. C.Vidal has been appointed to the Aldershot Command.Captain E. W. M. Paine has arrived home for duty fromCalicut. Captain H. P. Hart has been appointed to

Wellington Cantonment. Captain C. Kelly has taken upduty at Woolwich. Captain A. W. A. Irwin has been placedunder orders for duty in the Cork District. Captain G. F.Dawson has taken up duty as Specialist in Electrical Scienceand Radiography to the Meerut Division. Captain A. M.Pollard has arrived home from South Africa. CaptainF. D. G. Howell has arrived home for duty from Lahore.Captain R. F. O’T. Dickinson has been transferred from theMilitary Hospital at Delhi Cantonment to Bareilly. CaptainA. H. Bond has taken up duty at Limerick, on transfer fromQueenstown. Captain T. W. 0. Sexton has arrived home

for duty from Wynberg. Captain A. S. Littlejohns has takenup duty in the Dublin District on expiration of leave ofabsence. Captain A. H. Jacob has joined at Dublin, cntransfer from the Curragh Camp. Captain G. H. Stevensonhas arrived home for duty from Ambala Cantonment.