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THE Rev. James Marchant, Director and Secretaryof the National Council of Public Morals for Great andGreater Britain, has received the honour of K.B.E.

MAILS for Tristan da Cunha for despatch by thes.s. Quest, B.Y.S., which is to convey Sir Ernest Shackletonand his party on their Antarctic Expedition, will be acceptedin London up to August 23rd.THE DENTISTS ACT.-The Royal Assent to the

Dentists Act, 1921, has been given, but no registrationunder its provisions can be effected until the Dental Boardhas been constituted, which may not be until some monthshence.

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.-Thewinter session will open on Tuesday, Oct. 4th, when theintroductory address will be delivered by Mr. G. Gordon-Taylor, at 3 P.3i:., after which the prizes gained during theprevious year will be distributed by Sir John Bland-Sutton.The annual dinner will be held at 7.30 on the same eveningat the Trocadero, Mr. Comyns Berkeley presiding.EDINBURGH POST-GRADUATE COURSES, 1921.-

Post-graduate courses in connexion with the Universityand Royal Colleges will be held this year from August 14thto Sept. 9th inclusive, and will comprise (1) a generalmedical course and (2) a general surgical course. The.compo-site fee for each course will be ten guineas for the fourweeks, or six guineas for either the first or second fortnight.The medical course will include lecture-demonstrations, and,where possible, practical instruction on medical anatomy,medical side-room work, examination of the blood, X rayand electrical therapy, morbid anatomy and post-mortems ;clinical instruction in medicine, diseases of children, diseasesof the skin, and infectious diseases ; and special instructionin the methods of examination of the nervous, circulatory,respiratory, alimentary, and renal systems. The surgicalcourse will include lecture-demonstrations on surgicalanatomy, surgical pathology, and surgical X ray diagnosis ;clinical instruction in surgery at the Royal Infirmary andRoyal Hospital for Sick Children ; clinical instruction invenereal diseases ; surgical out-patients ; surgical andgynaecological operations ; and special instruction inabdominal and renal surgery and the surgery of the mamma.A series of special lectures, open to all graduates, will bedelivered thrice weekly during the month, on subjects ofgeneral medical and surgical interest. Further particularsof the courses may be had on application to the Hon.Secretary, Post-graduate Courses in Medicine, UniversityNew Buildings, Edinburgh.COUNTY OF LONDON PANEL COMMITTEE.-The

recently concluded course of post-graduate lecture demon-strations in general medicine at Charing Cross Hospitalhaving proved a great success, the Panel Committee areencouraged to arrange further courses during the comingautumn. The subject to be dealt with will depend upon thechoice expressed by the majority of those joining, andwill be either general medicine, general surgery, or midwiferyand gynaecology. If sufficient names are obtained two ormore courses may be arranged. The fee for any coursewill be 3 guineas, payable in advance to the Secretary ofthe Panel Committee. Practitioners desirous of joiningshould notify the Secretary of the Panel Committee assoon as possible, and will assist if they will enter for morethan one course, signifying the course for which they havemost preference.

Charing Cross Hospital.-A course of ten lecture demon-strations in clinical pathology will be held in the Instituteof Pathology, Charing Cross Hospital, during September,October, and November, 1921. Lecturers : Dr. W. M. C.Topley, director of the institute, and Mr. Cole, universitylecturer in biochemistry, Cambridge University. Fee forthe course, 3 guineas, payable in advance to the Secretaryof the Panel Committee.

St. Thomas’s Hospital.-A further course on venerealdiseases will be held during September, October, andNovember, 1921. Colonel Harrison, D.S.O., will give thelectures and supervise the practical teaching. Fee for thecourse, 3 guineas, payable in advance to the Secretary ofthe Panel Committee.

South-Eastern and North-Eastern Fever Hospitals.-The Panel Committee have arranged with the MetropolitanAsylums Board, for two courses of clinical demonstrationson the Diagnosis of Fevers and Treatment of Diphtheria,to be held (1) at the South-Eastern Fever Hospital, Avonley-road, New Cross ; (2) at the North-Eastern Fever Hospital,St. Ann’s-road, South Tottenham, N. The courses willcommence on or about September 29th, and will consistof six demonstrations with cases. Each class will consist ofnot more than 12 members. Practitioners desirous of join-ing should make early application ; the fee for each coursewill be £1 12s., payable in advance to the Secretary of thePanel Committee. !

UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.-Thehospital programme of the United States Public HealthService is being rapidly developed ; nine new hospitals,which will accommodate more than 3000 patients, willshortly be ready for use. Three of these, in Iowa, Montana,and Oregon, with space for about 500 patients, shouldbe in operation within two months. The Colfax hotel,at Colfax, Iowa, a building with over 130 acres of grounds,is being fitted to receive 200 patients. The Army hospitalat Fort William Henry Harrison, near Helena, Montana,will be opened with 100 general patients, but may later begreatly expanded. It is hoped to open the hospital atDawson Springs, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with 500tuberculosis patients within five months. The HahnemannHospital at Portland, Oregon, for 164 general patientsby July lst, and the Speedway Hospital, at Cbicagos for1000 general patients, have already been completed. Ofthree Army forts handed over by Congress to theHealth Service, that at Fort Walla Walla will shelter284 tuberculosis patients; Forts McKenzie (Wyoming);and Roots (Arkansas) are each planned to accommodatemore than 600 cases of nervous and mental disease. Anaval station at Gulfport, Mississippi, has just been takenover from the Navy, and will be utilised as a hospital orhome either by the Public Health Service or by some otherbranch of the Government.

LEEDS WORKPEOPLE’S HOSPITAL FUND.-In 1887an arrangement was made between this association and thecharitable institutions of the city whereby the latter abstainedfrom approaching the wage earners for direct support to.the charities, but relied upon the systematic collectionby a committee of workpeople of weekly subscriptions.from men, women, and children in receipt of wages. - Untilrecently the amount subscribed was one penny per weekfrom each man, and one halfpenny from each woman orchild. During the last 12 months an appeal has beenmade to the workpeople to double their subscriptions;additional collections are now made in the various clubsand public houses of the city and in some of the elementaryschools ; ward competitions and the annual gala also bringin varying sums. The total income for the year coveredby the annual report amounted to £39,739, a sum exceedingthat subscribed in any previous year, showing an actualincrease over the past year of £13,931. The Fund makesgrants to the various medical charities of the city, the GeneralInfirmary always receiving the largest amount, whichthis year reached the sum of £20,000. The Leeds PublicDispensary receives £3000 ; the Hospital for Women,£2500 ; the Maternity Hospital, £1000 ; the Jewish Hospitaland District Nursing Home, £1000 ; and smaller institutions,£75 to £50. In addition to the provision of money forthe medical charities the Fund has purchased, and nowadministers, three convalescent hospitals, one for menand two for women. The benefits of these homes are

limited to the subscribers to the Fund, but admission tothem is not regarded as a right of any subscriber, applicationsbeing carefully dealt with at a weekly meeting of thecommittee.

Medical Diary.LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, &c.

WEST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE, West LondonHospital, Hammersmith, W.MONDAY, August 15th.-12 noon, Dr. S. Pinchin : Diseases

of the Heart. 2 P.M., Mr. MacDonald : Surgical Out-patients. Mr. Simmonds : Visit to Surgical Wards.4.30 P.M., Dr. Paterson : Enlargements of the Abdo-men.

TUESDAY.-2 P.M., Dr. Burrell: Medical Out-patients.Mr. Banks Davis : Diseases of the Throat, Nose andEar. 2.30 P.M., Mr. Addison : Visit to Surgical Wards.-1.30 P.M., Lecture :—Dr. Burnford : Clinical Medi-cine (I.).

WEDNESDAY.-11 A.M., Mr. MacDonald : Demonstration ofCystoscopy. 2 P.M., Mr. Sinclair: Surgical Out-patients. Mr. Gibb : Eye Department. Mr. Addison :Operations. 4.30 P.M., Lecture :—Mr. Gibb : Ulcera-tion of the Cornea (I.).

THURSDAY.-11.30 A.M., Obstetrical Registrar : Gynæco-logical Demonstration. 2 P.M., Mr. Simmonds : Ortho-pædic Department. Mr. D. Armour : Operations.4.30 P.M., Lecture :—Mr. MacDonald : EnlargedProstate.

FRIDAY.-10 A.M., Mr. D. Buxton : Dental Department.12.15 P.M., Dr. Burnford : Applied Pathology. 2 P.Ms,Dr. Pernet : Skin Department. 2.30 P.M., Dr. Pritchard :Visit to Medical Wards. 4.30 P.M., Lecture:-Mr.Simmonds : Surgical Emergencies (I.).

SATURDAY.-10 A.M., Dr. Burnford : Visit to MedicalWards. 12 noon., Mr. Sinclair : Surgical Diseases ofthe Abdomen.

Daily :-10 A.M., Visit of Post-Graduates to Wards. 2 P.M.,In-Patient, Out-patient Clinics and Operations.