exii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (March, 1915] — 
Nilmani Chakravarti, Dr. O. Strauss, Maulvi Hidayet — 
Aga Muhammad Kasim Sherazi, Rev. H. Hosten, 8.J., 
Harley, Esq. 
The General Secretary laid on the pe hs photora 
the Memorial Tablet of Dr. David Waldie ich is about to 
be erected in Dr. Waldie’s birthplace, Tidlitihtgow! together 
with a photograph of the Sam which Dr. Waldie held, for. 
warded by Mr. J. D. Nim 
os following paper was read :— 
Contributions to the oe in n Bengal, Part I.—By Rat 
baci es eee cia BaHAD | 
answer t estions by ew: Father Hosten and 
Dr. Vidhyabhusana ee author said that ancient MS. of Smrti 
works were preserved by certain Hindu families, toe whom 
doubtful points of Hindu law were referred for settlement evel 
during Muhammadan times. The authors of these works sal 
little about themselves The works were as a rule Ut 
dated, but their dates could often be determined with the aid 
of references which they contained to earlier works of ascel 
tained date, and of references to them in later works. Very 
few of these works had been published since Hindu law ws 
ka ge ea about forty years ago. They are of special ee 
judges in weblog cases that have appeared before law courts ia 
modern time 
ath 
The Adjourned Meeting of the Medical Section of th 
Society was held at the st gu s Rooms on Wednesday, tl? 
10th March, 1915, at 9-30 p 
Lizvt.-Cotongen Sir L. ae Kt., C.LE., MDa BS, 
, F.R.C.S. 
F.R.C.P. C.8., F.A.S.B., I.M.S., President, in the chair. 
The following members were present :— 
puient-Col. J. T. Calvert, LM.S., Dr. Elmes, ie : 
C. H. E 
E. D. W. Greig, I.M.S., r. W. C. Hossack, Lieut.-Col. w. D 
Sutherland, I.M.S. 
Visitors :—The Hon’ble Surgeon General G. F. A. Harris: 
C.8.I., Dr. C. Webb Johnson, Dr. T. 8S, Sheridan. 
The minutes of the meeting held on the 8th July, ! 19th 
were read and confirmed. . 
Colonel Bathierlacs. I.M.S., read a paper entitled ‘ Se 
Cases of Rape.’’ An interesting discussion ensued. 
