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Pr«M Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.
LONDON, February 2.
The late Mr .James Duncan, of Alvlli, Siotliind, bequeathed £60,0C0 u> found a school of industrial art at Dundee.
An anonymous i;uiy lias p:e>enl«l the Royal lustitmiou with £10,000 uncomlitionallv.
The Koyiii Institution of Groat Britain V.-as luundefl in, 1799, and !t> chief objects iii'* 1 to seiemilie ;iml literary research, to iliu.-t rate and dili'u.-o the piincipleS of MltlliCllVO <111(1 OXpci'imom.'ll *.'ietlCo. tc, proniDli' social intercourse ainoiii; lovers of .science, ,-t.nd to utt'ovl t.lioui opportunities for collective and imliwdiiiil siudy. The institution includes hilxjniloi'H.- for the promotion of flwniic.il ami physical science, ft gives public bcture:., hoMs weekly meeting of it? members, ami supports u model room anil a muling room. The library contains si bout 60,000 volumes.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14439, 4 February 1909, Page 7
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