ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 
Eor the Year 1897, 
:O; 
The Council are happy to state that there has been during 
the year a considerable increase bothin numbers, and in revenue: 
the cost of publications, however, has also increased owing to 
the large size of one of the numbers published. 
The following new members were elected during the year. 
Mr. C. W. C. PARR Dr. WELFORD 
ee NN. © ONT ALY. Dr. LIM BOON KENG 
5 WwW. R. ROWLAND Capt. G. E. GERINI 
7. he Koe M. DrVIce 
B. ROBERTS Mr. S. FLOWER 
eet) SS. HOSE ,, H. L. BROCKMANN 
, H.C. HOLMES . » U. F. McCausLAND 
E. A. DICKSON », 2. SHELFORD 
R. C. TOLLEMACHE 
His Excellency the Governor consented to beco:ne Patron 
of the Society. : 
The Council regret to have to record the deaths of the 
following members of the Society: sir W. lH. Maxwell, Mr. H. 
A. O’Brien, Mr. H. T. Haughton antl Mr. D. Logan. 
During the year one Journal, No. 30, was published, and 
another 1s ‘already in the printer’s hands. 
The new Map of the Malay Peninsula was finished by Mr. 
van Uuylenburg and sent to Messrs. Sianford for publication. 
Messrs. Stanford hope to have it ready for sale in [’ebruary. 
