Mr. Whaley gave a mast interesting lecture and demonstration on “The Retouching and General Improvements of Negatives.”

Several landscape negatives, brought by some of those present, were criticised, their defects pointed out, and capacity for improvement noticed. In some cases, the negatives were operated on and reasons given for such work. Mr. Whaley’s remarks were listened to with much attention, and the various steps taken to improve the negative were followed with very considerable interest by the audience who passed a very cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Whaley for so freely coming forward to help and instruct them.

Mr. Whaley was also heartily congratulated for his recent success at the Eastbourne Photographic Exhibition, he having obtained the medal in the champion class for his picture entitled “Worn out,” a very notable production.