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to the Meeting that it is the wish of himself and all the present 

 office-bearers that the election about to take place should be made 

 without any regard to the present holders of office, who are them- 

 selves particularly desirous to see uew names on the roll of the 

 Society's Officers. 



The election of Officers then proceeds, and the following are 

 declared to have been elected for 1880 : — 



President. — The Venerable Archdeacon G-. E. Hose, m.a. 

 Vice-President {Singapore). — The Hon'ble Cecil C. Smith. 

 Vice-President (Penanr/). — The Hon'ble C. J. Irying. 

 Honorary Secretary. — E. A. Swettenham, Esq. 

 Honorary Treasurer. — Edwin Koek, Esq. 



Members. 



N. B. Denxys, Esq., Ph. D. ; R. W. Htjllett, Esq., m.a. ; 

 VV. A. Pickering, Esq. ; O. A. Eejie, Esq. ; A. M. Skinner, Esq. 



A vote of thanks is passed to the outgoing Officers. 



A paper is read by Mr. E. W. Birch on the Vernacular 

 Press of the Straits. After some remarks from Dr. Dennys, 

 regarding the establishment of a Chinese Newspaper, the meeting 

 separates. 



The Council's Annual Eeport for 1879* 



The Straits Asiatic Society has now completed the second year 

 of its existence ; and notwithstanding some difficulties inseparable 

 from its position, its work has been carried on during the year 

 1 S79 in accordance with the original programme. 



There were last year eight applications to become Members, 

 and eleven resignations. 



The Society on the 1st January, 1S80, comprised : — 



The Patron. — An office which His Excellency the Admi- 

 nistrator, Major-General Anson, c.m.g., was pleased to accept 

 last May. 



4 Honorary Members. — The Baja of Sarawak, Baroii 

 Maclay, Sevds. L' Abbes J. Fayre and J. Persian. 



