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under that section or Section 3 of the SuperannuationAct, 1914, to unestablished civil servants or their depen-dants will be calculated upon the pay actually received-i.e., the consolidated rate less the abatement. Whereashitherto only 75 per cent. of bonus has been reckonedfor such awards, gratuities awarded to persons retiringon or after July 1st, 1934, will be calculated upon the fullamount of pay actually received.

TUESDAY, JULY 3RD

Medical Inquiry into the Case of Walter Prince

Mr. STOURTON asked the Home Secretary the result ofthe police inquiry concerning the confession of WalterPrince to the murder of Charles Armstrong of Manchester ;whether Prince was considered to be in full possession ofhis faculties ; and which police authority had conductedthese inquiries. Mr. SUTCLIFFE asked a similar question.—Sir J. GILMOUR replied : A medical inquiry has been heldinto the state of mind of Walter Prince and he has beenfound to be insane. With regard to his statement that

he had been concerned in the murder of Charles Armstrong,a comparison between allegations made by Prince andknown facts showed that this statement was false, andPrince has since repudiated any connexion with thatcrime. The responsibility for investigating Prince’s state-ment rests with my department, but for the purpose ofenabling some of his allegations to be checked certaininquiries were made in Manchester by the Manchesterpolice.

Dog PoisoningSir ROBERT GowER asked the Home, Secretary whether,

having regard to the large number of cases of poisoningdogs and other animals which had occurred recently, hewould consider the desirability of further restricting, bythe introduction of legislation or otherwise, the sale ofpoisonous substances.-Sir J. GILMOUR replied : It is

already an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding jElOto put. any poison or poisoned food or liquid in any placeto which dogs and other domestic animals have access,and I have no information that would lead me to believethat any amendment of the law in this respect is necessary.

A STUDENTS’ HOSTEL

THE accompanying photograph shows the newstudents’ hostel of the London Hospital a day ortwo before its completion. The excellence of theoutward design may be apparent but cannot be fullyappreciated without seeing the building itself. Ina neighbourhood of mean streets it stands as an

example of intelligent and harmonious architecture.Without extravagance of any kind it has the spacious-ness associated with civilised life. It is not acollection of rooms stuck together with walls, but

The presence of shower baths and lockers in thefourth-floor washing-rooms is explained when onereaches the fifth ; for here, comprising the wholespace inside the slated roof, are two fine courts forsquash rackets-not to mention a view of EastLondon from the roof.

Subscribers who visit the hostel will find themselveswishing to subscribe more to it ; and this would bea welcome act, since a further sum of 17,000 remainsto be raised. It is essential that the rents charged

a great house with a per-sonality of its own-most

clearly expressed perhapsin numerous unexpectedbalconies and roof gardenswhere it would be pleasantto sit on summer evenings.

At the opening by theQueen last Tuesday the

principal rooms were all

furnished, and also manyof the 50 single rooms

which the students will livein. Each of these has a

gas fire (with meter) setas a panel in the wall, asophisticated modern ward-robe with places for every-thing, a divan bed, an

armchair and a knee desk.At present they are uncom-fortably uniform--exceptin shape-but contrasts inthe personality and belong-ings of the occupants shouldsoon put that right. Moreserious objection, perhaps,can be taken to the furniture (of dark limed oak),which is so much in fashion that it will soon be outof it. This hardly applies, however, to the chairs,tables, and fittings of some of the public rooms-particularly the writing room, the library, and thecommon room-which are so good of their kind thatthey should be preserved indefinitely as belonging tothe period. The library has a good portrait of thelate Lord Knutsford, after whom it is named.

Upstairs there are plenty of bathrooms, besidescomfortable quarters for matron and for warden.

should be kept low so as to be within the means ofany students who ought to have access to the hostel,and the debt must therefore be somehow reduced.Meanwhile the authorities have not allowed theirscheme to be damaged by lack of faith. The Londonwill long have reason to be grateful to the architect,Mr. Edward Maufe, F.R.I.B.A., for his achievement.For besides incorporating the hospital’s coat ofarms in various parts of the building he has also

managed to introduce something of its tradition andstandard.