PROCEEDINGS 



0^ THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For August, 1900. 



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The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednes^ 

 day, the 1st August, J 900, at 9.15 p.m. 



Major A. Alcock, M.B., C.M.Z.S., P.G.S., I.M.S., Vice-President, 

 in the chair. 



The following members were present :^ 



Mr. J. Bathgate, Baba Man Mohan Chakravarti, The Revd. E. 

 Francotte, S.J., Mr. S. C. Hill, Mr. T. H. Holland, Mr. T. H. D. La 

 Touche, Captain A. F. McArdle, I.M.S., Mr, L. de Niceville, Dr. P. C. 

 Bay, Mr. M. J. Seth, Mahamahapadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, Pandit 

 Jogesh Chandra Shastri, Mr. A. Shrager, Mr. E. Thornton. 



Visitors: — Babu Bhuban Mohan Chatterjee, Mr. A. E. Duchesne, 

 Pandit Navakanta Kavibhusan. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Thirty-five presentations were announced. 



Mr. C. G. H. Allen, I.G.S., and Major E. H. Brown, I.M.S., were 

 ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members. 



The Secretary announced the death of H.R.H. the Duke of Saxe- 

 Coburg, who has been an Ordinary Life Member of the Society since 

 the 9th March, 1870. 



