396 Journal of the Asiatic _—? of Bengal. [November, 1912. 
languages in their colleges sas schools, and were obtained by 
Major Latter from Tibet at a considerable ex pense ere are 
also dictionaries, Italian and Tibetan and Thibetan and Italian, 
compiled by the Rev. Mr. Schroeter, but from not being able 
to find ad I conclude I have accidentally forwarded them to 
the Government in Bengal, with such parts of the collection 
as belonged to them. This, however, is immaterial as that 
Government has promised to present me with a complete copy 
of the late Mr. Schroeter’s Thibet papers consisting of a vo- 
luminous dictionary Thibetan and English, the greater part 
of a grammar, a new and correct treatise on the alphabet by 
Mr. Schroeter, 
Should it i REECE to the Society to forward this trunk 
of papers to Calcutta, I will immediately send out instructions 
for the epee om when made at be likewise presented to the 
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Schroeter’s dictionary;! from this an idea may be formed of 
the original, which, as I have stated, is in the possession of the 
Bengal Government. I have purposely i a camphor-wood 
recommend the papers being sent out pr anes kept in it. 
(Sd.) J. Larrer. 
| These consist of two large quarto-ruled books still preserved in 
the College Library. The first part is in three languages—Tibetan, Italian 
and English. It begins with the letter ™ ka, word: ‘* Drappo di Lino 
= Linen cloaths,’’ and ends with the letter 3, tsa, word: ‘* Tumulto = 
a tumult, a great noise, an uproar, a bustle or stir.’’ Till here we find 
the words in the three languages, but the MS. continues again with 
the Tibetan words alone, letter  thsa; from word #n'@]N'a N'd{ to 
35589844) The second part is also a trilingual dictionary which 
begins with the letter Ns of the Tibetan alphabet, but instead of the 
Italian we find the Bengali meaning. The first word of this part is 
‘caaN'a24] = God, threetimes’’ =atga~, It ends with the Tibetan 
letter &, or j, the last word being #47'=bird, Of this letter there are 
only three words, 
