February 4, 1897
Sir JOSEPH LISTER, Bart., F.R.C.S., D.C.L., President, in the Chair
A List of the Presents received was laid on the table, and thanks ordered for them
The President stated that a paper had been received from Dr Arthur Willcy, Balfour Student of the University of Cambridge, the recipient of a Government Grant, and now staying at the Loyalty 1slands, to the effect that he had discovered the ova of Nautilus The following Papcrs were read:
I. "On the Condition in which Fats are absorbed from the Intes tine." By B. MooRE and D. P. RocKw0oD. Communicatcd by Professor E. A. SCHÄFER, F.R.S.
II. "The Gaseous Constituents of certain Mineral Substances and Natural Waters." By WILLIAM RAMSAY, F.R.S., and MORRIS W. TRAVERS, B.Sc
III. "Somc Experiments on Helium." By MORRIS W. TRAVERS, B.Sc. Communicated by Professor W. RAMSAY, F.R.S.
IV. On the Gases enclosed in Crystalline Rocks and Minerals." By W. A. TILDen, D.Sc., F.R.S
V. "On Lunar Periodicities in Earthquuke Frequency." By C. G KNOTT, D.Sc., Lecturer on Applied Mathematics, Edinburgh Univcrsity (formeriy Professor of Physics, Imperial University, Japan). Communicated by JoHN MILNE, F.R.S
