AUGUST, 1958 Vol. 83, No. 989 THE ANALYST PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DEATH James Rawson Walmsley. NORTH OF ENGLAND SECTION THE twenty-first Summer Meeting of the Section was held at the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate, from Friday, June Gth, to Monday, June 9th, 1958. The Chairman of the Section, Mr. A. N. Leather, B.Sc., F.R.I.C., presided over an Ordinary Meeting at 10.15 a.m. on Saturday, June 7th, at which Mr. R. J. Gardner, Publicity Officer of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. (Fibres Division) spoke on “Terylene,” illustrating the formation of synthetic fibres and the discovery and uses of Terylene by means of a colour film and model display. On the Saturday evening the party saw “The House by the Lake,” at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, and made a coach tour to Wharfedale, Burnsall and Bolton Abbey on the Sunday afternoon. WE record with regret the ‘eath of hIICROCHEMISTRY GROUP THE fifteenth London Discussion Meeting of the Group was held at 6.30 p.m.on Wednesday, June lSth, 1958, in the restaurant room of “The Feathers,” Tudor Street, London, E.C.4. The Chair was taken by Dr. G. F. Hodsman, BSc., A.1nst.P. A discussion on “The Microdetermination of Elements other than C,H,O,N,S and Cl,Br,I in Organic Compounds” was opened by Alison M, G. Macdonald, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.I.C., and R. Belcher, DSc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.1nst.F. BIOLOGICAL METHODS GROUP THE Summer Meeting of the Group was held on Thursday, May 22nd, 1958, when members visited the new Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., at Alderley Park, Cheshire. A description of the Research Department by the Division’s External Relations Officer preceded a tour of the laboratories during which an opportunity was given to see and discuss the work of the various sections visited. At the close of the meeting, thanks on behalf of the Group for a most instructive and enjoyable visit were expressed by the Vice-chairman, Dr. J. I. RI. Jones, D.Sc., F.R.I.C. 44 1