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Society of Apothecaries of LondonAt recept meetings of the court of assistants, with the

master, Dr. NeviJle Finzi, in the chair, Sir Horace Evansand Mr. Alan Brews were elected to seats on the court ; andit was resolved to confer on Sir James Paterson Ross thefreedom of the society, honoris causa.The following were elected to the livery :J.’B. M. Coppock, A. C. Frazer, L. J. Wallace, A. 1B1. Rackow.

The following were elected to the freedom of the societyby redemption :

J. D. A. Gray, A. J. C. Gormley, W. D. R. Thompson, Elizabeth A.King-Turner.The following diplomas were granted :M.M.S.A.—H. A. Evans, C. J. Goosen.L.1Y1.AJ.FJ.d..-A. H. Sears, M. K. C. Lu, B. M. Hellings-Evans,

J. F. Popper, R. N. Gardiner, St. J. Dowling, C. P. K. Watson,B. H. Gooch, R. Dawkins, R. C. Rintoul, G. B. Middle, R. D.Sandfield, A. H. Atkinson, R. M. Burton.D.I.H.-R. H. R. Aston, J. G. S. Coetzer, J. M. Davies, A. P.

Dikshit, H. Miller, K. N. J. Pocock, V. G. Springett.

Liddle PrizeAn award of this prize ( £200) is to be made in 1958. The

subject chosen for the essay is the social and economic aspectsof epilepsy. Further particulars may be had from the deanof the London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, E.!.

Nuffield Dental FellowshipsOne of the aims of these fellowships is to enable graduates

in medicine and science to qualify themselves to undertaketeaching and research on dental health and disease. Further

particulars will be found in our advertisement columns.

British Association of Plastic SurgeonsThe following officers have been elected for 1956 :President, Mr. Wilfred Hynes; hon. treasurer, Mr. R. P. Osborue;

hon. secretary, Mr. J. P. Reidy; obher member.-! of the council, Prof. T.P. Kilner, Mr. D. N. Matthews, Mr. Rainsford Mowlem, Mr. R. J. V.Battle, Mr. P. H. Jayes, Mr. J. S. Tough, Mr. A. B. Wallace, andMr. TT. P- Pickerill.

Research into AgeingEntries for the 1955-56 Ciba Foundation awards for research

on basic problems of ageing should reach the foundation notlater than Feb. 10, 1956. Information about the awards maybe had from Dr. G. E. W. Wolstenholme, the director of thefoundation, 41, Portland Place, London, W.l.

Royal Society of MedicineThe next award of the Colyer prize will be made in Novem-

ber. It is offered for the best original work in dental sciencecompleted during the previous seven years by a dental surgeonwho has qualified from a dental school in Great Britain orNorthern Ireland not more than seven years ago. Applicationsshould be submitted to the prize committee of the society,1, Wimpole Street, London, W.1, not later than June 30.

Institute of Diseases of the Chest, LondonClinical demonstrations will be given by Dr. N. Lloyd Rusby

and Mr. T. Holmes Sellors at the institute (in the grounds ofBrompton Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.3) on Fridays fromJan. 6 to March 23. Open lectures will be given on

Wednesdays, from Jan. 11 to March 14. All the meetings areopen to doctors without fee and will be held at 5 r.M.

Reciprocal Agreement with New ZealandA reciprocal agreement on social security between the

United Kingdom and New Zealand was signed in Wellingtonon Dec. 20. It will come into operation on April 1, 1956.Under the agreement the Ministry of Pensions and National

Insurance will treat people who come to the United Kingdom fromNew Zealand as if they had paid contributions to the NationalInsurance scheme while they were in New Zealand, so as to enablethem to qualify for retirement pensions, widows’ benefits, andsickness and unemployment benefits. People who go from theUnited Kingdom to New Zealand will continue, as at present, toreceive any retirement pension or widow’s benefit for which theymay have qualified under the National Insurance scheme. TheNew Zealand ministry of social security will, however, treat themas if they had been resident in New Zealand while they were livingin the United Kingdom, so as to enable them to satisfy the condi-tions for New Zealand benefits, and will take into account theamount of any National Insurance benefit to which they are entitled.The agreement also provides for the payment of sickness andunemployment benefits under the New Zealand schemes to peoplefrom this country.

Anyone who thinks he may become entitled to benefitunder the agreement should apply to his local Pensions andNational Insurance office.

General Board of Control for Scotland

Mr. A. A. Templeton, C.B.E., J.P., has been appointed acommissioner of the board in place of Sir Robert Bryce Walker,who has resigned.

Dietetics CongressThe second International Congress of Dietetics will be held

in Rome from Sept. 10 to 14, 1956. Further particulars canbe had from the Associazione Dietetica Italiana, via deiPenitenzieri n. 13, Rome, Italy.

Ministry of Health AppointmentsMr. Robert Turton, the Minister of Health, has appointed

Mr. P. Benner to be his private secretary and Mr. E. F.

Cooper to be his assistant private secretary. He has appointedMr. W. M. F. Vane to be his parliamentary private secretary.

Anglo-French Exchange BursariesShort-term grants for work in France are offered again this

year to British doctors and medical research-workers by theInstitut National d’Hygiene in Paris. Application forms canbe had from Dr. G. W. Wolstenholme, director of the CibaFoundation, 41, Portland Place, London, W.I. The closingdate for applications is Feb. 4.

Modern Aspects of Rheumatic DiseaseThe British Postgraduate Medical Federation and Empire

Rheumatism Council have arranged a consultants’ conferenceon this subject from March 22 to 24 in London. SirFrancis Fraser will give the opening address at 2.15 P.M.

on Thursday, the 22nd. Further particulars may be hadfrom the general secretary of the Council, Tavistock House, I(N) Tavistock Square, W.C.I.

Symposium on Venereal DiseasesThe first International Symposium on Venereal Diseases

and the Treponematoses will be held in Washington, D.C.,from May 28 to June 1. It will be sponsored by the UnitedStates Public Health Service and the World Health Organisa-tion. Further particulars may be had from Dr. C. A. Smith,division of special health services, Public Health Service,Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington,25, D.C.

National Association for Mental HealthThe annual conference of this association will be held next

year at Harrogate on April 12 and 13, under the chairmanshipof Sir Charles Morris, vice-chancellor of the University ofLeeds. The theme chosen is Mental Health and Personal

Responsibility, and the speakers will include Prof. G. R.

Hargreaves, Prof. T. Ferguson Rodger, and Dr. Mary Burbury.Further particulars may be had from the secretary of theassociation, 39, Queen Anne Street, London, W.1.

Fellowships in Clinical ResearchThe Medical Research Council invite applications for

fellowships tenable at centres in the United Kingdom during1956--57 from medical graduates who wish to prepare them-selves for a career in clinical research.

The awards will be made for one year in the first instance and willbe renewable annually to a maximum of three years in all. Stipendwill be at the rate of £950—£75—£1100 per annum, with superannua-tion. Applications must be sponsored by the head of the appropriatedepartment in the candidate’s university or medical school, and anundertaking will be required that a suitable academic post in aclinical department will be available to the candidate in thatinstitution on satisfactory completion of the period of study underthe fellowship. Forms of application may be had from the secretaryof the council, 38, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, to whom theymust be returned not later than March 1, 1956.

Oxford Graduates Medical ClubA dinner will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons,

Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, W.C.2, on Friday, Jan. 20,at 7.30 P.M., when Mr. E. A. Crook will be in the chair. Tickets(25s.) may be had from Mr. Selwyn Taylor, 3, RoedeanCrescent, Roehampton, S.W.15.

CORRIGENDUM: Argentaffinoma.—In the articles and our annota-tion last week the name of Dr. Albert Sjoerdsma was incorrectlyspelt.

Births, Marriages, and DeathsBIRTHS

TALBOT.-On Dec. 31, at King’s College Hospital, to Robalyn(nee Carrick) and John M. Talbot-a son (Derek Michael).