and the neighbourhood who neither belonged to the Society nor subscribed to the Journal, and he felt that more could be done by individual help than by the usual method of sending out reply post-cards. The Honorary Librarian (Mr. L. M. Griffiths) read his Annual Report (see page 369). With the exception of the words from "as it would" to "its guardian," in the last paragraph but two in the Hono...

 M. A. McNally, MD, FRCSEd, FRCS(Orth), Consultant in Limb Reconstruction Surgery, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery  J. Y. Ferguson, MB, BCh(Hons), MEd, FRCS(Orth), Specialty Trainee in Orthopaedics  A. C. K. Lau, MBBS, FRCSEd(Orth), Clinical Fellow in Limb Reconstruction  M. Diefenbeck, MD, PhD, Honorary Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery  M. Scarborough, PhD, MRCP, FRCPath,...

Jonathan D. G. Jones grew up in London and graduated Botany from Cambridge University followed by graduate work at the PBI, Cambridge. His career plant–microbe interactions began with Ausubel Harvard, studying Rhizobium–legume associations. He then worked Advanced Genetic Sciences Inc. where his expertise using broad host-range plasmids underpinned development of plant genetic engineering tools...

The untimely death on 22 September 1978 at the age of sixty-two of Kenneth Bryn Thomas brought great sadness to his many friends in many countries. The high regard in which he was held was not only for his outstanding place in his professional activities both in anaesthetics and in medical history but for his unique qualities as a true and loyal friend, ever ready with advice and encouragement ...