The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (December 1902)

AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER. 28 entertainment, when scenes of the Coronation were given. The Princess and the Duke were most heartily cheered as they passed between a double line of Dutf Highlanders to the ball-room. Slum Life.—<A lantern lecture was given in the Wesleyan Chapel, Wealdstone, on “Slum life in our great cities,” by the Rev. Arthur Walters, the pastor of the Chapel, in aid of Home Missions. Dr. W. H. Perkin, I.R.S., occupied the chair, Mr. Waltcrs delivered his lecture with the aid of 54 slides, and was able to bring home to the audience, the horrors, troubles and trials of slum life. All the pictures shown were from life, and some of those of children, destitute and homeless, were sights not easily to be forgotten. Mr. Walters endeavoured to show his hearers some of the centres in which the Home Missions were working, and, after many slides had been placed before them, said he did not think there were any present who would deny that there was work for the Missions to do—work of which they had only yet touched the fringe. Coventry Photographie Club. My. Townsend, of Birmingham, gave an interesting and instructive lantern lecture, entitled: « Across the Alps with a Camera.” Mr. J. 1. Bates, B. Sc., presided, and briefly introduced the lecturer. Upwards of 150 slides were shown, including scenes photographed by the lecturer at Berne, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lucerne, ete. many of the slides, especially those of snow-capped mountains and glaciers, were greatly admired by the large number of members and their friends present. History of Hampstead.—On Tuesday, Nov. 4th, at the Hampstead Town Hall, Mr. Herbert Crabb delivered an interesting lecture in connection with the London School Board's local history series on the “ History of Hampstead.” The lantern slides included a part of Domesday Book, Chatelain’s old views. Constable’s pictures of Hampstead, Rocque’s 18th century map, besides many modern views, maps, and pictures of literary and antiquarian interest. New Chesterton Institute. On Wednesday, Nov. 12th, Mr. H. F. Newall, M. A., lectured on “A Total Eclipse of the Sun in Sumatra.” The lecturer gave an interesting account of the habits and dress of the natives, and with the help of lantern slides described the eclipse last year. Mr. Newall went to Sumatra on behalf of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society. Liverpool Biological Society.—The second meeting of the {7th session of the Liverpool Biological Society was held in the Zoology theatre, University College, Nov. 4th, a large number of members and friends being present. Professor W. A. Herdman, F.R.S., gave an interesting account, illustrated by lantern slides, of his recent expedition to Ceylon, and of the pearl oyster fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. He said that the native diver, who would remain under water for about a minute and a_ half, sometimes brought up 100 oysters in his basket. Having described the manner in which the men carried on the diving operations. Profess:+ Herdman said that the divers did not appear to suffer in any way—in fact, they cnjoyed better health than other natives. Missionary Lectures.—Rev. Duncon A. MacLaren, Firth, has, during the month of October, visited twelve congregations of the United Frce Church in Orkney as mission lecturer under the auspices of the General Assembly’s Foreign Mission Committce. The lecture was entitled : “With our Missionaviesin Manchuria,” and was illustrated by over seventy lantern slides including views of Manchuria and its great cities, monasteries, temples and images, language and customs of the people, churches, hospitals and schools, portraits of missionaries and evangelists, and illustrations of the Boxer rebellion, with the damage caused during the persecution that ensued. Important Duty on Magic Lantern Slides. The Board of Trade have received notice, through the Foreign office, that according to a circular of the Russian Customs Department, dated 2nd, 15th ult., magic lantern slides, independently of their size and the material of which made, are to be dutiable on importation into Russia under Section 169 of the Tarif, at the rate of 10 roubles 20 copecks per pond (£3 7s. per ewt.). Good Templars of Mast London were greatly cheered on Tuesday, Nov. 4th, by the Meeting: that took place in the Lecture Hall of John Knox Church, Stepney. The meeting took the form of a lantern lecture illustrating a journey by the Rev. James Mackintosh, and the lecturer was the Rev. James Nairn. During the evening a treat was provided by the singing of Miss Daisy Day Winter and Mrs. Mackintosh. Popularising the Dominion. Mr. H. M. Murray, 52, St. Enoch Square, Glasgow, the principal agent in Scotland, for the Canadian Government, asks us to state that he will be