Annual Report for 1904, 



The Council are pleased to report again that the affairs 

 of the. Society are in the matter of its finances in an extremely 

 satisfactory condition. 



Two numbers of the Journal were published daring the 

 year, and two more are in the printers' hands. Of the two 

 published, one by Mr. Shelford contains a well illustrated ac- 

 count of the musical instruments of Borneo in the Sarawak 

 Museum. Another catalogue of the personal ornaments of the 

 Dyaks by the same author has been received, with a series 

 of photogravures and other illustrations. The supply of in- 

 teresting papers by various members of the society dealing 

 with Ethnological, Natural History and Geographical subjects 

 relating to the Malay Peninsula and its neighbourhood is 

 greater now than in former years, and there is little difficulty 

 in producing Journals worthy of the Society. 



The Map of the Malay Peninsula is now nearly out of 

 print, and it will be necessary shortly to produce a new edition. 

 Some materials for this have already been collected, and the 

 Council will be glad to receive any further materials additions 

 or corrections. 



The Council hav^o express the greatest regret for the 

 death of two members who have always taken a prominent 

 part in the affairs of the society and were for a considerable 

 time members of the council, Mr. C. W. Kynnersley and 

 Mr. H. Eschke. The first-named gentleman was Vice-Presi- 

 dent for Singapore till he left for England in April, and had 

 written several papers for the Journal, one of which dealing 

 with his travels in Southern Siam has just been printed. 

 Mr. Eschke was also a member of the council for some years, 



