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FRIDAY (20th).-Loudon (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), CharingCross (3 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s(2 P.M.), Ophthalmic (10 A.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Gt.Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), LondonThroat (9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat,Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), City Orthopaedic (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.).

SATURDAY (21st).-Royal Free (9 A.M.), London (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’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.),Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.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 (16th).-MEDICAL SOCIETY or LONDON (11, Chandos-street,

Cavendish-square, W.).-9 P.M. Dr. H. Radcliffe Crocker: The Con-ditions which Modify the Characters of Inflammations of the Skin,and their Influence on Treatment. Lecture I.-Introductory.(Lettsomian Lecture.)

TUESDAY (17th).-THERA-PrUTICAL SOCIETY (Apothecaries’ Hall,Water-lane, Blackfriars).-3.30 P.M. Council Meeting. 4 P.M.Election of Council and Officers of the Society. Papers :-Dr.Hutchison: The Use of Acid Sodium Phosphate in Alcalinity ofthe Urine.-Dr. Burnet (Edinburgh) : Ichthyol in the Treatment ofPulmonic Disease.

PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (20, Hanover-square, W.).-8.30 P.M. Card Specimen: Dr. Bainbridge. Papers :-Mr. Barnard:Trauma and Infection at the Epiphysial Line.-Dr. 0. Griinbaum :Membranous Gastritis.-Dr. Churton : Chronic Pancreatitis withCalculi.-Dr. B. Shaw and Mr. T. W. P. Lawrence : Abscess ofSeptum Auricularum ; Stenosis of Superior Vena Cava and of RightPulmonary Veins.

WEDNESDAY (18th).-RoYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY (20, Hanover-square, W.).-8 P.M. Dr. A. W. Rowe: Demonstration on thePhotomicrography of Opaque Objects as applied to the Delineationof the Minute Structure of Chalk Fossils.

THURSDAY (19th).-HARVEIAN SOCIETY OF LONDON (Stafford Rooms,Titehborne-street, Edgware-road, W.).-8.30 P.M. Clinical Evening.Cases will be shown by Dr. E. Cautley, Mr. F. Jaffrey, and others.

FRIDAY (20th).-SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF DISEASE IN CHILDREN(11, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, W.).-5.30 P.M. Clinical Casesby Mr. H. J. Curtis, Dr. G. A. Sutherland, Dr. J. Taylor, Dr. A.Morison, and Dr. L. Guthrie. Paper:-Dr. G. Carpenter : On Casesof Uncomplicated Myocarditis.

LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS. &c.

MONDAY (16th).-ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.-5 P.M. Prof. C. B. Ball: Adenoma and Adeno-Carcinoma of theRectum. (Erasmus Wilson Lecture.)

MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC (22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Dr. A. Whitfield: Clinique. (Skin.) 5.15 P.M.Mr. D. Drew : Diseases of the Breast.

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (West London Hospital, Hammersmitb-road, W.).-5 P.M. Dr. Davis : Affections of the Lungs and Pleura.

TUESDAY (17th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Sir W. H. Broadbent: Clinique.(Medical.) 5.15 P.M. Mr. E. Clarke: Defects of Refraction. II.

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (West London Hospital, Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.M. Mr. Bidwell: Plaster of Paris Splints.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Physiological Laboratory).-5 P.M. Dr.W. D. Halliburton: On the Chemistry of Muscle and Nerve.(Lecture on Advanced Physiology.)

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC (Queen-square, Bloomsbury).-3.30 P.M. Dr. Ferrier: Cerebral Tumours.

WEDNESDAY (18th).-ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.-5 P.M. Prof. C. B. Ball: Adenoma and Adeno-Carcinoma of theRectum. (Erasmus Wilson Lecture.)

MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC (22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. H. Marsh: Clinique. (Surgical.)5.15 P.M. Dr. G. H. Savage: Insanity of Development.

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (West London Hospital, Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.M. Dr. Robinson: Pelvic Pain.

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST (Bromp-ton).-4 P.M. Dr. P. Kidd : Cases of Laryngeal Tuberculosis.

THURSDAY (19th).-MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street. W.C.).-4 P.M. Clinique. (Surgical.) 5.15 P.M.Mr. J. J. Clarke: Tuberculous Disease of the Spine.

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (West London Hospital, Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.m. Mr. Baldwin : Treatment of Some Injuries andEmergencies.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Physiological Laboratory).-5 P.M. Dr.T. G. Brodie: On the Circulation. (Lecture on Advanced Physio-

logy.) CROSS HosPITAL.-4 P.M. Dr. Murray : Demonstration ofCaABlNS CROSS HOSPITA1.—4 P.M. Dr. Murray: Demonstration ofMedical Cases. (Post-Graduate Course.)

TaE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN (Gt. Ormond-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. Collier : Demonstration of Selected Cases.

NORTH-EAST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (Tottenham Hos-pital, N.).-4 P.M. Clinical Lecture :-Mr. H. W. Carson: SomeRemarks on Hernia.

FRIDAY (20th).-ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.-5 P.M. Prof. C. B. Ball: Adenoma and Adeno Carcinoma of theRectum. (Erasmus Wilson Lecture.)

MEDICAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC (22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. E. Clarke: Clinique. (Eye.) 5.15 P.M.Dr. H. L. Barnard : Acute Appendicitis.

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE (West London Hospital, Hammersmith-road, W.).-5 P.M. Dr. Reece: Shellfish Culture in Relation toDisease.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Physiological Laboratory).-5 P.M. Dr.A. D. Waller: On the Action of Ansesthetios and Narcotics.(Lecture on Advanced Physiology).

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