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lecture was invariably spent in the theatre arrangingthe specimens and drawing on the blackboard. Thesedrawings were largely diagrammatic, but at timesreal works of art, and tended perhaps in the course ofyears to be over elaborate. It was no uncommon

sight to see enthusiastic students staying behind orreturning later to make copies of the diagrams.The lecture was delivered fluently, rather fast, butwas always lucid and dogmatic in the sense that therewas no doubt in Thane’s mind as to what he wantedto say and no ambiguity in expressing it. Thanemade a great point of knowing his students personally,.and to this end he met the first-year students everyWednesday at 2 P.M. and taught them the bones.This class, as taken by him, was never dull, andstudents attending it learned, perhaps unconsciously,much more than how to place a bone; for Thanemade use of the class to teach the individual studentsnot only how to observe, but how to reason correctlyfrom the observation. In a similar way he met thesecond-year students once a week for a demonstrationand viva voce examination on the soft parts. Count-less medical men will remember Sir George Thane,not only as one who gave them of his best as a teacherof anatomy at University College, but as a sympatheticfriend who was always ready to help and advise themin their student days."

In 1884 Sir George Thane married, at Stockholm,Jenny, elder daughter of Augustus Klingberg of thatcity, and is survived by her and two daughters.A memorial service was held on Jan. 17th, in

St. Pancras Church, and was largely attended byrepresentatives of public bodies with which Sir GeorgeThane was connected, and by scientific representatives.On the same day an assembly of the Faculty of Scienceof University College and of representatives of themedical school of University College Hospital was heldat the College, when the professor of anatomy, Dr.Elliot Smith, Sir John Rose Bradford, and Mr. PercyFlemming spoke of the great qualities of their deadleader.

Parliamentary Intelligence.NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS.

RE-ASSEMBLY OF PARLIAMENT.

BOTH Houses of Parliament re-assembled on Tuesday,Jan. 21st, after the Christmas recess.The Medical Committee of the House of Commons will

meet on Tuesday of next week to discuss the Mental Treat-ment Bill which has already passed through the House ofLords and is expected to come before the House of Commonsshortly. The Medical Committee hope to have the advantageof the presence at their meeting of Sir Hubert Bond, aCommissioner of the Board of Control. On the followingday there will be a meeting of the Unionist Health andHousing Committee, which will be presided over by Lieut.-Colonel Fremantle.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, JAN. 21ST.

Royal Vetei-inary College.Captain CROOKSHANK asked the Minister of Agriculture

if he could make any statement regarding the report on theRoyal Veterinary College.-Mr. BUXTON replied: I amfully aware of the need for urgency in this matter, anddiscussions between the Government departments and otherbodies concerned are being pressed forward. I am not ina position to make any further statement on this subject,but the hon. Member may rest assured that a decision willbe reached and made public as soon as possible.

Dried Condensed Milk from Abroad.Mr. OSWALD LEWIS asked the President of the Board of

Trade the quantity of dried condensed skimmed milkimported from abroad in each of the last three years.-Mr. W. GRAHAM replied : The particulars available in respectof imports of milk powder in the years 1927 and 1928 were

stated on Dec. 1(;tli last. The quantity recorded for theyear 1929 was 279,463 cwt., including 16.4=78 cwt. ofsweetened milk powder. These quantities for 1929 are

inclusive of milk powder to which other matter than sugarhas been added (not less than 70 per cent. being dried milk).The figures for earlier years did not include such productswith milk powder. No information is available to showwhat proportion of the imported milk powder was preparedfrom skimmed milk.

Replying to Mr. HANNON, Mr. Graham said that withinhis knowledge no complaints had been made to the Boardof Trade of the spread of tuberculosis in this country con-sequent on the import of skimmed milk.

Sluz7a C’!e<M’6[Kce Legislation.Sir KINGSLEY WOOD asked the Prime Minister what

facilities he proposed to afford for slum-clearance legislation.- Mr. MAcDoNALD replied : It is hoped that the Bill may beintroduced at an early date.

Government and ’Vaccination Laws.

Mr. FREEMAN asked the Minister of Health whether hecould announce his intentions as to any proposed amendmentof the law relating to the Vaccination Acts.-Miss SuSANLAWRENCE replied : No, Sir. My right hon. friend hasnothing to add to the answer given on Dec. 12th.

Appointment of a Surgeon in Caithness.Sir ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR asked the Secretary of State for

Scotland whether he could announce his decision with regardto the appointment of a residential surgeon for the Bignoldand Dunbar hospitals in Caithness.-Mr. ADAMSON replied :The question of assistance from the Highlands and Islands(Medical Service) Fund towards the appointment of a

surgeon in Caithness was brought before the Department ofHealth for Scotland some time ago by the managers of theDunbar Hospital, but, in the absence of any indicationfrom the managers of the Bignold Hospital that they desiresuch an appointment, the Department have not yet beenable to deal with the matter. I can assure the hon. baronetthat any application that has the support of both bodieswill receive the sympathetic consideration of the Department.

Medical News.ROYAL SOCIETY : FOULERTON RESEARCH SCHOLAR-

SHIP.&mdash;The President and Council of the Royal Societyhave awarded the Foulerton research studentship to Mr. A.S. Parkes, D.Sc., who at present holds a Senior Beit ResearchFellowship. Dr. Parkes is working in the department ofPhysiology and Biochemistry, at University College, London.The Fellowship is rendered vacant by the appointmentof Mr. R. J. Ludford, D.Sc., to a senior post on the staff ofthe Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

" BRUXELLES - MEDICAL " CRUISE.- The annualcruise which is organised by the Bruxelle8-M&eacute;dical will thisyear take the form of a voyage from Bordeaux to Marseillesand will include calls at the ports of Leixoes (Porto), Cadiz,Tangiers, Valetta, Syracuse, Taormina, Palermo, and Naples,the return journey being made along the east coast of Corsica.The Cap Varella, of 14,000 tons, belonging to the Indo-Chinasteamship line, which has been specially built for crossings inwarm seas, will leave Bordeaux on July 12th, and will reachMarseilles on the 28th of the same month. Excursions will beorganised at every port of call. Medical men taking part inthe cruise, their wives and unmarried children, can travelfirst-class at a minimum charge of 27 5s. or seco-nd-class5!,1l 16s. Passengers who do not belong to the medicalprofession, but who are recommended to take the trip by theirfamily doctor, may join the party at modified prices. Furtherparticulars can be obtained from the Section des Voyages deBruxelles-M&eacute;dical, 29, Boulevard Adolphe Max, Brussels.

EXTENSION OF HOPE HOSPITAL, PENDLETON.-Lastweek Mr. J. A. Webb, Chairman of the Salford Board ofGuardians, laid the foundation-stone of a large extension ofthis hospital, which is administered by the board. The newbuilding will contain 256 beds and will cost 5!,136,000. Thisenlargement is an instalment of a scheme for providing 512beds for acute surgical cases and a separate children’shospital. When completed the proposed building, inconjunction with the existing infirmary, will afford accommo-dation for more than 1500 patients.