Application for Membership, stating the Name (in full),. 

 Nationality, Profession and Address of Applicants, should be 

 forwarded to "The Secretary, North-China Branch of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society, Shanghai." The name should be 

 proposed and seconded by members of the Society, but where 

 circumstances prevent the observance of this Rule, the 

 Council is prepared to consider applications with such 

 references as may be given. Remittances of Subscription 

 for Membership ($5 per annum, which entitles the Member 

 to a complete annual set of the Journal for the year in which 

 payment is made) should be addressed, to "The Treasurer, 

 North-China Branch of the Royal'Asiatic Society, Shanghai." 

 A Member may acquire "Life Membership" by payment' 

 of a composition fee of $50. 



Editors and authors wishing to have their works reviewed 

 in the Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal 

 Asiatic Society are requested to send two copies to the Editor 

 of the Journal, one copy being presented to the reviewer, the 

 other remaining in the Society's Library. Papers intended 

 for the Journal should be sent to the Editor. 



It has been decided by the Council that the Society's 

 publications shall not for the future be issued to any Member 

 whose Subscription is one year in arrear. 



' It is requested that Subscriptions be sent to the 

 Treasurer at the beginning of each year. Forms for pay- 

 ments may be obtained from the Secretary, by which mem- 

 bers having a Bank account in Shanghai, can authorize a 

 Bank to make the necessary payment at the appointed time 

 every year. This is a great convenience to members, and 

 to the Honorary Officers of the Society. 



For information in connexion with the publishing depart- 

 ment, Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Limited, Shanghai, should 

 be addressed. 



