TO-NIGHT'S LECTURE ON HEREDITY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 58, 5 September 1914, Page 8

TO-NIGHT'S LECTURE ON HEREDITY

♦■ ■ '■■ The bearing of heredity on many prob> lems of the utmost importance to man is new beginning to be recognised. It is, therefore, of special interest that there is in Wellington just now > one- of the first authorities on this Bubject, Dr. Davenport, of the Carnegie Institution. Dr. Davenport's first hand work as director of the department of experimental evolu> tion has advanced exact knowledge enormously, and his lecture at the Town Hall to-night should draw a largo audience, in spite of ( th© intense pre-oocupa-tion of the public mind. A special in« terest lies in the fact that the lecturer will deal not only with _ the known principles of heredity, but will show the bearing of those principle* on the problems of eugenics. Dr. Davenport's lecture wHI be illustrated by many lantern slides and will be of a non-technical character. Admission is free.

The Hector and Hutton memorial medals for research in science in New Zealand will be presented to-night at Dr. Davenport's lecture on "Heredity" to Mr. Elsdon Best and Dr. Cockayne, F.R.S., the presentation beine made by Professor Clulton, President ot the New Zealand Institute. The young man Harry Trevethick, injured through his horse falling with him on the Trentham racecourse, is now in Nurse Vicker's private hospital in Brougham-street. Dr. Faulke reports today that the patient's condition lias improved considerably. A taxi-driver made a protest in the S.M. Court yesterday. He was charged with taking up & position on tho Hunterstreet stand when there was already tho requisite number of cats (three) awaiting hire. He was convicted. "I would like to point out," he said, "that ther© are 57 licensed cars, and there are stands to accommodate 36 only." Mr. Beechey (counsel for the Corporation): "You are wrong. There is room on the stands for 66 cars." It was pointed out to defendant that ho had consulted an old by law. Time hangs heavily on the men on duty at the forts just now, and some relief of the monotony would be sincerely appreciated. It is suggested that the gramapbone would best meet the circumstances, and the men would be very glad to have tho loan of gramaphones and records that could be spared, both for the forts aud for the examining vessel, the Janie Seddon. Contributions ill this direction should be sent to the Diillshed, Bucklcstreet, whence they would go out with the stores. The recent failure of the Hutt Valley Trotting Club to secure a lease of the Hutt Park under satisfactory terms is referred to in the annual report of the club as follows :—"Your stewards have again been unsuccessful in securing a reasonable lease of the Hutt Park, and it seems evident that we are not wanted by them. We have, however, opened up negotiations for the purchase of apiece of freehold land, and hope short- , ly to have very important proposals to submit for your consideration. We are placed at a great disadvantage with, our present ground, which, although well situated, has not the conveniences for carryihg out a meeting of the pro* portions our club has already assumed, the totalisator accommodation being altogether inadequate. If the club must have its next meeting on the same ground, the outgoing stewards recommend that alterations, giving increased facilities for the handling of the public's money, be made to the totalisator house." Members of the Khandallah Literary mud ( Debating Society aro holding a patriotic concert in aid of the Belgian. Fund. The Onslow Borough Council has granted tho free use of the Khandallah Hall, and many residents have voluntarily offered their services. A splendid programme has been arrahged. The concert takes placo on Wednesday next. Admission is free, but a collection will bo token up.