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Asiatic Society of Bengal. ix 
On an application to the Department of Education the 
library of the Society received two valuable presentations, viz. 
(1) A. Stein’s “‘ The Thousand Buddhas”; and (2) A. Stein’s 
“Serindia”’ in 5 volumes. 
Efforts are being made to procure missing parts or vol- 
umes of periodical publications existing in the Society’s library. 
Publications. 
There were published four numbers of the Journal and 
toatl (Vol. XVII, Nos. 3 and 4, 1921, and Vol. XVIII, 
Nos d 2, 1922) during the year - containing 487 pages 
and +6 tings in all. 
Of the Memoirs three numbers were published (Vol. VI, 
Pt. 8, Vol. VII, No, 4, and Vol. VIII, No. 1), containing 164 
pages and 9 plates i in all. 
The Proceedings of the Eighth Indian Science rc is 
contained in the Society’s Proceedings, Vol. XVII, No. 4, 1921. 
indexes to the completed volumes of the Society’s Journal 
and Proceedings, and Memoirs are in active preparation, and 
will be published shortly. 
the recommendation of Dr. S. W. Kemp, Honorary 
Secretary, the Council docitind that the price of the Journal be 
increased from Rs. 2 to Rs. 3, and that the price to non- 
members be Rs. 4; for the Memoirs the same increase. i.e. 50°, 
extra for members and 100% extra for non-members. 
Exchange of Publications. 
During the year the Council accepted five applications for 
exchange of publications, viz. from (1) The Siam Society, Bangko 
—the Society's Journal and Proceedings and Memoirs fot their 
Journal ; (2) The Military G Jeographical Institute of Florence, 
—the Society's Journal and Proceedings for their L’Uni- 
verso; (3) the German Entomological Museum, Berlin—the 
Society’ s Journal and Proceedings and gebascit for their Mit- 
teilungen ; (4) The School of Oriental Studie een ae 
Society’s Journal and Proceedings for their Bulletin : and dies 
Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Lond id A 
Society’s Journal and prone and Memoirs foe their 
publications (for one year only 
Philology. 
Mr. H. Harley has contributed a paper qeeislad) 
* Dihyah- Kalbi.”” The paper deals with the life-history o 
‘ Dihyah al-Kalbi’ which begins from the date of his conver- 
sionin2 A.H. It contains various traditions according to which 
Gabriel is said to have impersonated him. There isa description 
