1019DIARY, EDITORIAL NOTICES, MANAGER’S NOTICES.

Throat (2 P.M. and 6 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.),Throat, Golden-square, (9.30 A.M.),

SATURDAY (19th).-Royal Free (9 A.M. and 2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.),Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), St. ThomaR’s (2 P.M.), University College(9.15 A.M.), Charing-cross (2 P.M.), St. George s (1 P.M.), St. Mary s(10 P.M.), London Throat (2 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.).

At the Royal Eye Hospital (2 P.M.), the Royal London Ophthalmic(10 A.M.), the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic (1.30 P.M.), and theCentral London Ophthalmic Hospitals operations are performed daily.

SOCIETIES.MONDAY (14th).-MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (11, Chandos-street,

Cavendish-square,,W.).-8 P.M. General Meeting. 8.30 P.M. OrdinaryMeeting. Address :—Dr. W. H. Allchin (President) : The Responsi-bility of the Organism in Disease.

TUESDAY (15th).-PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (20, Hanover-square, W.).-8.30 P.M. Dr. W. Barratt: A Case of SylvianAneurysm.-Dr. F. W. Andrewes: Haemorrhagic Myositis in EntericFever.-Mr. 0. S. Wallace: Primary Melanotic Sarcoma of SmallIntestine.-Dr. Thursfield : A Case of PIeuro-oesophageal Fistula.-Mr. S. Shattock: Prehistoric Calculus. Card Specimens :-Dr.Findlayson : Agenesia of Lung.-Dr. Thursfield : (1) CerebellarTumour arising from Ependyma; (2) a Case of Porencephaly.

CHELSEA CLINICAL SOCIETY (Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine,Grosvenor-road, Chelsea). -8.30 P.M. Opening Address :-Mr. C. A.Morris: Some War Sequelse.

WEDNESDAY (16th).-ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY (20, Hanover-square, W.).-7.30 P.M. Mr. C. L. Curties : Exhibition of MountedSpecimens of Marine Zoological Objects. 8 P.M. Paper :-MissA. L. Smith: The Fungi found on Germinating Farm Seeds.

THURSDAY (17th).—HARVEIAN SOCIETY OF LONDON (Stafford Rooms,Titchborne-street, Edgware-road, W.).-8.30 P.M. Paper :-Mr. C.Williams: Hæmaturia in Childhood.

OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.-8 P.M.Cases :-Mr. R. Marcus Gunn: Persistent Double Keratitis, mainlysuperficial, without Tendency to Ulceration.-Mr. S. Stephenson:A Case of Congenital Distichiasis. Presidential Address :-SomeClinical Experiences of Primary Chronic Glaucoma and the Valueof Iridectomy. Papers :-Mr. S. J. Taylor: Notes of a Case ofRodent Ulcer of the Cornea in a Child.-Mr. E. Nettleship : ChronicSerpiginous Ulcer of Cornea (Mower’s Ulcer).

LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, &c.

MONDAY (l4th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Dr. J. Galloway: Clinique.(Skin.)

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (Lecture Room, West London Hospital,Hammersmith-road,W.).-5 P.M. Sir William Mac Cormac, Bart.,K.C.V.O.: Opening Address.

TUESDAY (15th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Sir W. 11. Broadbent: Clinique.(Medical.)

PosT-GRADUATE COLLEGE (Lecture Room, West London Hospital,Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.M. Alr. Baldwin : Minor Surgery.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC (Queen-square, Bloomsbury).-3.30 P.M. Dr. Tooth : Spinal Localisation.

WEDNESDAY (l6th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. A. H. Tubby: Clinique.(Surgical.)

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (Lecture Room, West London Hospital,Hammersmith-road, W.).-b P.M. Mr. MacAdam Eccles : SurgicalAnatomy.

LONDON THROAT HOSPITAL (204, Great Portland-street, W.).-5 P.M.Dr. Cathcart: Examination of Ear. (Post-Graduate Course.)

CENTRAL LONDON THROAT, NOSE, AND EAR HOSPITAL (Gray’s Inn-road, W.C.).-8 P.M. Introductory Lecture :-Mr. L. Browne : The IRelationship to General Medicine of the Special Diseases treated atthe Hospital, also to other Diseases constituting separate Specialisms.

THURSDAY (l9th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. Hutchinson: Clinique.(Surgical.)

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (Lecture Room, West London Hospital,Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.M. Mr. Dunn : Iritis.

THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN (Gt. Ormond-street, W.C.).-4 P.M.Dr. Still : Diarrhoea in Infants.

CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-4 P.M. Mr. Waterhouse: Surgical Cases.(Post-Graduate Course.)

FRIDAY (18th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. Marcus Gunn : Clinique.(Eye.)

PosT-GRADUATE COLLEGE (Lecture Room, West London Hospital,Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.ClI. Dr. Saunders : Therapeutics.

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