1917.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, ccxxvii 



Colonel W. D. Sutherland, I. M.S., read a paper entitled 

 " Abortion." 



Dr. Karuna K. Ohatterji. P.R.C.S.L, read a paper entitled 

 " Preliminary observations on the action of Margosic acid and 

 its salts on Syphilis and various skin diseases — illustrated by 

 cases and diagrams." 



DECEMBER, 1917 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on 

 Wednesday, the 5th December, 1917, at 9-15 p.m. 



H. H. Hayden, Esq., CLE., D.Sc F.R.S., B.A., B.A.L, 

 *.U.S., F.A.S.B., President, in the chair. 



The following members were present: — 



Babu Rakhal Das Banerji, Mr. T. P. Ghose, Dr. P. H. 

 gravely, Babu Rameshchandra Majumdar, Lt.-Col. Sir L. 

 Rogers, Kt., Dr. Satis Chandra Yidvablun ana. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed 

 Thirty-one presentations were announced. 



The General Secretary reported that Dr. Harinath Ghosh 

 and Dr. G. T. Walker, O.S.I., P.R.S., had expressed a desire to 

 withdraw from the Society. 



f fj The r>resident announced that in accordance with Rule 38 

 °t the Society's Rules the names of the following two members 

 naa been posted up as defaulting members since the last meet- 

 ing, and their names have now been removed from the member 

 list :— 



The Hon. A. K. Ghu/navi. Myraensingh. 



S. P. V. Ranganal h&swamy, Arvavaraguru, Arsh va Li br a ry , 



Vizagapatam. 



The President call. I attention of the meeting to the 

 announcement made at the November General Meeting to the 

 effect that the Council had decided and proposed to the Society 

 the removal of eight enemy aliens from the member list. The 

 Proposition was submitted to ballot in accordance with Rule 41, 

 a nd carried. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for as Ordinary 

 members : — 



rT Mr. Mam Prasad Triphati, M.A., Reader in Modern Indian 

 History in the University of Allahabad, proposed by Mr. u. r. 



