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Mr. Juan de Licopolis Margal, of Peking; and A, Zooyef, M.D., 
Naval Surgeon, Vladivostock, 
The Cuarrman brought before the meeting a motion, proposed 
by Dr. Jamieson and seconded by Mr. yon Mollendorff, which had been 
_ before the Committee Meeting, and which it would be necessary 
to confirm at the next General Meeting, to the effect that 
Mr. P. J. Hughes be made an Honorary Member of the Society. 
Mr. Fraser then proceeded with the reading of his paper on 
the Fish-Skin’ Tartars, which is printed in extenso pp. 1-48 of 
vol. xXvI. 
Mr. Frazer was accorded a round of hearty applause at the 
conclusion of his paper, after which the Chairman said they 
were all deeply indebted to Mr. Fraser for these very valuable — 
translations from the Russian, which showed what they might 
expect to gather from Russian sources, and they were very 
fortunate in having a member of the Society able to translate 
them. The subject, the Chairman added, was now open for 
discussion. 
Mr. Taytor asked why were the Orotchis called Fish-Skin 
Tartars. 
artars oplied 
Mr. Fraser replied that strictly speaking it was a pane a 
by the Chinese to the Goldis, to whom the Orotehis are closely 
allied. 
The CHainman:—The Oro 
I have been looking into the accoun 
which we have been told this evening, 
belong, and I find they have been minutely 
It is a Russian account we have just heard; 
suitable for our Society 
tchi children are dressed in fish-skins. 
ts of the Tungusic tribes about 
and to which the Manchus 
described by the 
Russians. a new 
ode of conducting research in a way very 
aia initiated, We may gain much valuable information on the 
northern nations of Asia from Russian sources. The gli 
belong to a people who, a8 we judge from their gisages teh 
once a great nation. The Tungusic people before oe ig wit 
were powerful in North China till about B.c. 200, . en ey se 
conquered by the Hsiung-nu. After a few centaries they —. 
and acquired great political power in the sixth century. — are 
