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Royal College of Surgeons of England .

At a meeting of the council on April 11, Mr. Terene& MiUinwas awarded a prize of S1006, presented by Mr. Charles -LeopoldMayer of New York, in recognition of Mr. Millin’s contributionsto the surgical treatment of the prostate.

National University of Ireland .

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At a meeting of the senate on April 11, Dr. V. O’Hea-Cussenwas appointed professor of ophthalmology at University

College, Cork.

Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and IrelandThe annual meeting of the association will be held in

London on May 7 and 8. The agenda for the first day includesa discussion on Inguinal Hernia, and short papers. On thesecond day there will be a discussion on Chronic Osteomyelitis.the Sequel to a Gunshot Wound ; and operating sessions willbe held at the principal hospitals.

Sheffield Blood-transfusion DepotThe address of the Sheffield depot of the regional -blood-

transfusion service is now Northneld Road, Crookes, Sheffield,10 (Sheffield 63271). This depot serves South Yorkshire, _Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, ,_

Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.

Naval Medical Compassionate Fund .

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A meeting of subscribers will be held at 3 P.M. on April 26at the Medical Department of the Navy, 64, St. James’sStreet, London, S.W.1, for the purpose of electing six directors.

Royal AppointmentsSurgeon Rear-Admiral F. J. D. Twigg and Surgeon Rear-

Admiral H. R. B. Hull have been appointed honorary surgeonsto the King in place of Surgeon Rear-Admiral C. V. Griffithsand Surgeon Rear-Admiral W. H. Edgar, and Surgeon Vice-Admiral H. St. C. Colson an honorary physician in place ofSurgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Sheldon Dudley.

Travelling Fellowships in MedicineThe Medical Research Council invites applications for

Rockefeller medical fellowships in the year 1946-47; ; theseare intended for graduates in this country who are -likelyto benefit by a period of work in the United States or else-where abroad, before taking up positions for higher teachingor research in the United Kingdom. The stipend will ordin-arily be £450 per annum, or £650 if the fellow is married ;travelling expenses and some other allowances are paid.Applications are also invited for Dorothy Temple -Crossresearch fellowships in tuberculosis, which will normallybe awarded to candidates who wish to engage in study orresearch abroad. The stipend will ordinarily be £450 perannum for a single fellow and E650 for a married fellow.Further particulars may be obtained from the secretaryof the council, 38, Old Queen Street, Westminster, London,S.W.1.

AppointmentsBIGGS, ROSEMARY, M.B. Lond. : pathologist, South London Hospital

for Women.

BucK, G. H., B.M. Oxfd, D.O.M.S. : ophthalmic surgeon, East Suffolkand Ipswich Hospital. -

COYTE, R., o.B.E., M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S. : second consulting surgeon,Enfield War Memorial Hospital.

Ni&HTiN&ALE, G. S., M.R.c.s., D.P.M. : medical superintendent,Essex and Colchester Mental Hospital, Brentwood.

SHAW, T. H., M.B. Belt.: director of pathology, East Suffolk andIpswich Hospital.

Bolingbroke Hospital, London.-The following appointments -areannounced :- - .

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ANSON, B. J. E.. M.R.C.S., D.A. : honorary anaesthetist.ASHWORTH. H. K., M.B. Mane., D.A. : honorary anaesthetist.DEXTOX, M. V. H., M.R.C.s., D.A.: honorary anesthetist.

- HANDLEY, R.’ S., O.B.E., B.CHIR. Camb., F.R.C.S.: honorarysurgeon. ,

MANLEY, J. S. E., L.R.C.P.I.: honorary anæsthetist.MURRAY, J. B., M.D. Camb., M.R.c.p. : honorary physician. -

RODGERS, R. E., M.D. Camb.. 3,i.R.c.p. : honorary physician.The follouring factory surgeons have been announced:-EDINGTON, F. C., M.B. Edin. : Penrith, Cumberland.EDINGTON, R. S., M.B. Glasg. : Errol, Perth.GREGOR, W. McL., ji.B. Glasg. : Lochwinnoch. Renfrew.Joy, DAVID, M.R.C.S.: Frome, Somerset.

- KEYs, R. F., -Nf.i3. Belf. : Costock, Nottingham.LEITH, J. W., M.B. Edin..: Peterhead, Aberdeen.LITTLEDALE, R. M., M.R.C.S. : Charing, Kent.

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MUNRO, W. C., M.R.C.S.: Hunstanton, Norfolk.NOWELL, A. J. P., M:B. Edin. : Wilmslow, Chester.

Medical DiaryAPRIL 21 TO 27

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EDINBURGH POSTGRADUATE BOARD FOR MEDICINE5 P.M. (Royal Infirmary.) Prof. F. A. E. Crew, F.R.S.: Biology

of Death.

Wednesday, 24thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, W.C.2

5 P.M. Mr. T. Holmes Sellors : Surgery of the Heart.UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

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8 P.M. (Department of Ophthalmology.) Prof. Lowenstein. Ocular, Tuberculosis.

Thursday, 25thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

5 P.M. Sir Reginald Watson-Jones: Fractures of the Pelvic,Girdle.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE, 1, Wimpole Street, W.18 P.M. Urology. Clinico-pathological meeting.

MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY ’

8.15 P.M. (26, Portland Place, W.I.) Mr. William Latey: Con-summation of Marriage and the Law.

Friday, 26thROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIRGEONS

5 P.M. Mr. T. Pomfret Kilner : Pedicle Grafting.ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE

2.30 P.M. Epidemiology and State Medicine. (Wellcome Physio-logical Laboratories, Langley Court, Beckenham, Kent.)Demonstrations and film. Dr. If..J. Parish, Mr. A. T.Glenny : Preparation of Diphtheria Antitoxin and Prophy-lactics. ’

5p.n2. Disease in Children. (Cases will be shown at 4.15 r.r2.)WEST LONDON MEDIOO-CHIRURGIOAL SOCIETY

7.15 P.M. (South Kensington Hotel, 41, Queen’s Gate Terrace,S.W.7.) Dinner-discussion. Dr. John H. Hunt: IndianFakirs.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths

BIRTHSCRAIG.—On April 5, at Beaconsfield, the wife of, Mr. J. Murison

Craig, F.R.c.s.-a son. _

FAIRBROTHER.—On April 11, at Wilmslow, the wife of Dr. R. W.Fairbrother-a daughter.

LITCHFIELD.—On April 9, at Ipswich, the wife of Lieut.-ColonelJ. W. Litchfield, R.A.M.c.-a daughter.

MACGREGOR.-On April 9, at Sutton, the wife of Dr. Malcolm E .MacGregor—a daughter. ’

MILLS.—On April 6, at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, the wife of CaptainR. P. Mills, R.A.M.C.—a daughter.

PHILLIPS.—On April 11, the wife of Dr. E. H. D. Phillips, WorcesterPark, Surrey-a daughter.

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ROBINSON.—On April 7, the wife of Lieutenant P. K. Robinson,R.A.M.C.—a daughter.

ROGERS.—On April 9, at Blackhill, co. Durham, the wife of Dr.K. B. Rogers-a son.

SCOTT.—On April 1, the wife of Major J. B. Scott, R.A.M.C.—a son.SIMPSON.—On April 8, in London, the wife of Dr. S. L. Simpson-

a daughter. ’

VAIZEY.—On March 31, in Addis Ababa, the wife of-Dr. MichaeVaizey-a daughter. .

MARRIAGESFAIRRIE—KAVANAGH.—On April 6, in London, Anthony Johnston

I’airrie, surgeon lieutenant R.N.V.R., to Ann Kavanagh.KELLOCK—RESTORICK.—On April 5, at PrittleweH, William de

Montmorency Kellock, M.R.e.s., to-- Jean Restorick.MASTERMAN—DAVIS.—On April 10, at &oring-by-Sea, -Ernest

Bertram Zeller Masterman, M.D., to Mary E. Dayis.MUIR—GIBBS.—On April 5, at Hobart, Tasmania, John B. G.

Muir, M.S.. F.R.c.s., to Joan Margaret Gibbs. .

THOMAS—KETLEY.—On April 6, at Morden, Merley Thomas,M.R.e.s., to Muriel Joy Eetley...... ,

DEATHSCHALMERS WATSON.—On April 7, at Drem, Douglas Chalmers

Watson, M.D. Edin., F.R.C.P.E.FOSTER.—On April 10, at Hitchin, Arthur Herbert Foster, M.R.C.S.,

aged 70.FRASER.—On April 7, at Castle-Douglas, Scotland, Dunoam RT]gh

Fraser, M.B. Edin., F.R.C.S.LATHAM.—On April 7, at Llandudno, Charles Hugh Latham,

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STOHR.—On April 7, at Rondebosch, Capetown, F. 0. Stohr, D.M.Oxfd, aged 74. -

THE Central Medical War Committee announces thatMr. GORDON UNGLEY, M.D., F.R.e.s., has resumed civilian

.. practice at 94, Harley Stre.et, W..i.. (Welbeck 5471.)- THE Dunlop Rubber Company announces that it is nowmanufacturing limited ’quantities --of ’ Diinlopillo productsfor medical purposes.

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