Sir William Maceormac, the President of the Royal College of
Surgeons, who has generously placed his services at the disposal of the military authorities in South Africa, sailed from Southampton last Saturday. This is not Sir William's first experience of war, for he acted as surgeon to the Anglo-American Ambulance in 1870, and was present at the battle of Sedan. The personal sacrifice involved in this mission is in keeping with the best traditions of a noble- pro- fession, and Sir William MacCormae fully deserved the
enthusiastic demonstrations of which he was the object at Waterloo and Southampton. The splendid example set by Sir William MacCormac has been followed by Dr. Making, who accompanies him, and by Mr. Treves, who leaves England immediately for the seat of war. It is pleasant to think that the highest professional ability will thus be at the service of wounded Boers as well as British.
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