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since the old Kamus Mahmudiah, long since out of date. It is 
one of the series of Dr. Winstedt’s works, prepared for the use of 
vernacular schools and colleges. It has been favorably reviewed 
by Mr. C. O. Blagden in our parent Journal. 
Kitab Tawarikh Mélayu, third edition by R. O. Winstedt 
D. Litt. (Singapore 1921). ‘This is a revised edition of a Malay 
history for Malays, which has excited much interest in the verna- 
cular press. 
Dictionary of Colloquial Malay (Malay-English and English- 
Malay) by R. O. Winstedt (Singapore 1920). This is the first 
concise colloquial dictionary of Malay by an Englsh scholar and is 
companion to the author’s “Colloquial, Malay,” of which a new 
edition appeared in 1920. Mr. Blagden has reviewed it in our 
parent Journal (October, 1921). 
An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary (Romanised) by R. 
J. Wilkinson c.m.c., (Singapore 1919). A second and _ revised 
edition of a book which has been in the hands of all English 
students of the language since 1908. There “will be found a fair 
sprinkling of new words, a great number of closer definitions of 
meaning and a few corrections.” 
~ Misa Mélayu with introduction and notes and edited by R. O. 
Winstedt (Singapore 1919). Vol. 15 of the Malay Literature 
Series, published by the Methodist Publishing House. It is an — 
18th century history of Perak and it is surprising that no text 
of such an interesting Malay historical work has hitherto appeared. 
Not only does it throw light on Malay life of the period but also 
on Perak’s relations with the Dutch. Dr. Winstedt’s text is based 
on three MSS. and there is another at the Hacue. 
Hikayat Bayan Budiman atau Cherita Khojah Maimun edited 
with introduction and notes by R. O. Winstedt, D. Litt, Oxon. 
(Singapore 1920). This is voi. 16 of the Malay Literature Series 
and is the first complete text of the Malay version of the Persian 
Tutinameh, known in England as “Tales of a Parrot.” Dr. 
Winstedt’s text is based primarily on two MSS. of the tale in 
Raffles Library, Singapore. He also prints the oldest MS. of the 
Malay version, the fragment now in the Bodleian Library, which 
belonged formerly to Edward Pococke and dates from about 1600 
A.D. This volume should interest many Oriental scholars. 
A History of the Peninsular Malays with chapters on Perak 
and Selangor vy ‘Ri J. Wilkinson .m.c., (Singapord 1920). 
This is a revised and enlarged edition of “ History, Part 1,” 
printed in 1908 in “Papers on Malay Subjects.” “Research has 
added to our knowledge of early Malay history and the last four 
chapters embody hitherto unpublished results of original study.” 
Hspecially interesting is the chapter on the murder of Mr. J. W. 
Birch and the events leading to the Perak war. Mr. C. O. Blagden 
R. A, Soc., No. 85, 1922, 
