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On tuesday 3 december 1889, [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] attended and spoke after the lecture "The Art of Killing" at the ''Portsmouth Literary and Scientific Society'' (PLSS) meeting held at the Guildhall (Portsmouth).<br />
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== Attendees ==<br />
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* '''President/Chairman'''<br />
** Dr. W. H. Axford (replacing Mr. H. P. Boulnois)<br />
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* '''Speakers'''<br />
** General A. W. Drayson (lecturer)<br />
** Dr. Bernard J. Guillemard <br />
** Dr. G. Kirker<br />
** [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr. A. Conan Doyle]]<br />
** Dr. C. C. Claremont<br />
** Dr. J. Ward Cousins<br />
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* '''Attendees'''<br />
** General A. W. Drayson, F.R.A.S.<br />
** Captain R. Jackson, R.N.<br />
** Rev. Trist<br />
** Dr. J. Ward Cousins (Hon. Sec.)<br />
** Mrs. and Miss Cousins<br />
** [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr. A. Conan Doyle]] (Hon. Sec.)<br />
** Dr. F. Way<br />
** Dr. C. C. Claremont<br />
** Mrs. Claremont<br />
** Dr. Bernard J. Guillemard<br />
** Mrs. Guillemard<br />
** Dr. G. Kirker<br />
** Mrs. Kirker<br />
** Dr. de Fon Martin<br />
** Dr. N. Raw<br />
** Dr. E. J. Norris<br />
** Mr. and Mrs. A. Howell<br />
** Mr and Mrs. F. H. Wollaston<br />
** Mr. and Mrs. C. Foran<br />
** Miss A. Arnaud<br />
** Mr. J. Robson, R.N.<br />
** Mr. James L. Childes<br />
** Mr. A. W. Darley<br />
** Mr. G. A. Strong<br />
** Mr. W. Read<br />
** Mr. W. T. Pover, R.N.<br />
** Mr. J. Watkins<br />
** Mr. G. A. Cook, R.N.<br />
** Mr. R. Mayston, R.N.<br />
** Mrs. Mayston, R.N.<br />
** Mr. H. C. Goldsmith, R.N.<br />
** Mrs. Goldsmith<br />
** Miss Pike<br />
** Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ball<br />
** Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher<br />
** Mrs. and Miss Tomlinson<br />
** Mr. E. R. Ramsay<br />
** Mr. W. Worthington<br />
** Mr. S. T. St. Clair<br />
** Mr. G. L. McGreggor<br />
** Mr. F. Archdale<br />
** Mr. G. R. McIntyre<br />
** Mr. J. W. Balfour<br />
** Mr. T. Simpson<br />
** Mr. W. M. Helby<br />
** Mr. G. F. Bell<br />
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* '''Elected members'''<br />
** Dr. T. Austen, R.N.<br />
** Mr. H. S. Lilley<br />
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== About Conan Doyle's lecture ==<br />
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[[Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr. A. Conan Doyle]] (Hon. Secretary) amusingly detailed how, when he voyaged to the West Coast of Africa as ship's surgeon, he innocently took out quite a battery of Birmingham guns and ammunition, expecting the negroes to gladly buy them with gold. He took the weapons up and down the coast, but found that the chiefs, who allowed nobody but themselves to acquire firearms, were already armed with Remington rifles, Winchester repeaters, and other modern makes which he himself had never seen. (Laughter.) Eventually he did succeed in bartering one of the weapons for a tooth-brush. (Renewed laughter.)<br />
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== Full Report ==<br />
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* [[The Art of Killing (article)|The Art of Killing]] (7 december 1889, [[Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle]])<br />
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