JUNE, 1910. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on 

 Wednesday, the 1st June, 1910, at 9-15 p.m. 



T. H. D. LaTouche, Esq., B.A., F.G.&, President, in the 

 chair. 



The following members were present : 



Dr. N. Annandale, Mr. J. C. Brown, Mr B. L. Chaudhuri, 

 Mr. G. de P. Cotter, Dr. W. A. K. Christie, Mr. D. E. Grubl', 

 Mr. B. A. Gupte, Mr. K. A. K. Hallowes, Mr. H. H. Hayden' 

 Mr. A. M. Heron, Mr. D. Hooper, Dr. W. C. Hossack, Mr. H. C. 

 Jones, Mr. C. H. Kesteven, Babu Ramakanta Bhattacharjee, 



Mr. G. H, Tipp 



Williams 



Visitors:— Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bebe, Mr. R. H. Godwin 

 and Mr. B. A. Lindsay. 



The President moved an expression of condolence in con- 

 nection with the death of the late King-Emperor Edward the 

 Seventh, and said : 



Before we proceed with the ordinary business of this 

 meeting, I must crave your indulgence in order to allude to an 

 event that has occupied the minds of all civilised people, and 

 more especially of those who inhabit the British Dominions, 

 during the last month, the death of His Gracious Majesty, our 

 late King and Emperor, Edward VII. 



In him we have lost one who ever took a deep interest in 

 that growth of scientific and literary knowledge which guides 

 the human race along the peaceful ways of economic and social 

 development; in those subjects, that is to say, to which the 

 activities of a Society such as ours are especially devoted. His 

 Royal Parents saw to it that in his youth he was imbued with 

 a knowledge of the importance of scientific research, and in 

 after life he showed that these lessons had not been lost upon 

 him. He recognised that it was no part of his duties as Prince 

 or King to take a personal share in scientific pursuits, but that 

 he could best promote the welfare of his subjects by making 

 evident his active sympathy with every advancement of human 



knowledge. 



This duty he faithfully performed. Not one of the great 

 discoveries that have made the history of his life-time so 

 memorable passed unheeded or unrecognised by him. But 

 chiefly was his sympathy shown in those developmentg of 



