Annual Report of the 

 Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for 1917. 



The active membership of the Society is estimated at 290. 



The death in action of four further members has been ascer- 

 tained since the last report was written — namely, Lieut.-Colonel V.. 

 A. Flower, Captain H. Millard, Mr. M. Thunder and Mr. R, B.. 

 Williams. Of Honorary Members, the loss of His Highness the 

 late Rajah of Sarawak is regretted, and of members of the Hon. Tan 

 Jiak Kim, c M.G., Mr. J. C. Hermansen and Mr. G. C. Morant. 



The Council has elected the following i^ew Members : — 



Dr. J. W. Adams. Mr. E. P. Jones. 



Mr. R. H. Adams. Mr. V. V. Lemberger. 



Mr. P. T. Allen. Eev. J. S. Nagle. 



Mr. G. P. Bradney. Mr. R. Pears. 



Mr. C. F. W. Clifford. Mr. I). Y. Perkins. 



Mr. R. Crichton. Dr. M. Rattray. 



Mr. G. E. S. Cubitt. H. E. Maj.-Genl. D. H. Ridout, 



C.M.G. 



Dr. G. A. Finlayson. Mr. P. C. Russell. 



Mr. G. B. Gloyne. Mr. C. W. A. Sennett. 



Mr. R. M. Goldie. Mr. G. Shillitoe. 



Mr. G. A. Hereford. Mr. H. L. Sumner. 



Mr. P. R. Hill. Mr. W. L. Swan. 



Dr. C. Hose. Mr. G. R. Sykes. 



Rev. Keppel Gamier. Mr. M. B. Tenneiit. 



Mr. D. James. Mr. J. Watson. 

 Captain W. G. Yates. 



The personnel of the Council was changed during the year 

 only by the resignation of Professor J. Argyll Campbell. 



The Journal was published thrice — in April, August and 

 December : and the year's volume, so made up, is of normal size. Its 

 cost was about $1,250, the bill of the last part not entering into the 

 years' accounts. 



In the report for the year 1915 it was mentioned that the 

 Council had undertaken to publish the Reports on the Robinson- 

 Kloss expedition to Korinchi Peak, Sumatra, as additional to the 

 Journal. In the end, however, partly owing to the increased cost 

 of paper, the Council has to content itself with handing to the 

 authors the illustrations already prepared for the work, together 

 with the balance of the £100 which had been granted by the 

 Council. _ j A Jj 



