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with the identity of the substantive verb with our own, opens the 
way to the identification of the languages. This fact cannot fail 
to be accepted by philologists generally after no long period. This 
branch of the Asiatic Society would certainly do well to prosecute 
research in this direction in the near future. The way in which 
the verb is formed belongs to the essential structure of language 
in the Indo-European system. Being much the same in the speech 
of Tartary, we are compelled to adopt the principle of linguistic 
unity. The shapes of skulls and facial features differ, but not 
so much that ethnology will not find a way to account for the 
variations observed while allowing unity of descent. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
Mivvres of ProckEDINas at a Gewerat Meetine held at the Society's 
Library, Museum Road, Shanghai, on Monday, 20th April 
1891, at 9 p.m. ; 3 
Dr. Josera Epxtns occupied the chair. There was a large 
_ number of members present. er 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read by the Hon. 
Sec., Mr. Mencarint, the Cuarrman said :—Ladies and Gentlemen, 
before the meeting before I call upon 
the principal formal business sd dae td 
General Mesny to read his paper on “ Yunnan : 
Trade Routes,” is to elect Mr. P. J. Hughes, Sree 
General for Great Britain at this port, to be an Honorary geen 
of this Society. The number of our honorary — Is sg’ 3 5 “4 
only six in fact, and it is a very se a We mem 
of the Council feel called apon to elect Mr. Maghe® ©" F 
of an honorary member because we feel very sensible, and I believe 
ou: 
recently Consul- 
‘Hnghes to the position 
Shanghai unite in this feeling, 
all the members of the Society in ght to be eo nerve | 
that this distinction, the highest we can confer, 
e very considerable attention he has 
on Mr. Hughes, because of th | 
i i tings, . 
given to the business of our mee ! : a 
courteous way in which he bas always — the meetings 
Council come before 
and the admirable and 
“you now to ask you to 
of the Society, and pee ae ‘cots g. By 
confirm this election, 
