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THE International Congress of Zoology at Monaco and that of Geography at Rome are over, but another interesting meeting of representatives of the nations took place on April 5, at the Zoological Station, Naples. The occasion was the unveiling of a memorial tablet to the illustrious founder of the station, Prof. Anton Dohrn. The tablet, in bronze, which has been fixed above the fountain on the north side of the central court between the two great laboratories, was unveiled by Prof, von Graff, who spoke on behalf of the International Zoological Congress, at the meeting of which at Graz it was decided to erect and place within the station a monument to the late Anton Dohrn. Von Graff, in his appreciation of Dohrn's work, referred more especially to the international character which the station has developed under the distinguished direction of its founder. The tablet having been unveiled, Prof. Todaro, of Rome, an old personal friend of Dohrn's, spoke on behalf of the Accademia dei Lincei and the Italian Department of Public Education. Dr. Wever, Consul-General for Germany in Naples, made a speech representing the Foreign Office and the Department of Public Education in Berlin. Marchese del Carretto, Mayor of Naples, spoke of the advantages enjoyed by the town from the aquarium and marine station, and Admiral Raggio Ducarne referred to the connection between the Italian Navy and the zoological station. Wreaths were placed at the base of the monument by the speakers mentioned, and by many of the delegates. After a speech by Prof. Reinhard Dohrn, son of the late Anton Dohrn, and now director of the station, the ceremony concluded.