VI 



ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



COUNCIL 



OF THE 



STRAITS BRANCH 



OF THE 



ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, 



FOB, THE TEAR 1895. 



The Council are happy to state that the affairs of the 

 Society continue to be in a satisfactory condition. 



The following new members have been elected at or since 

 the last general meeting: — 



Dr. R. Hanitsch. 

 Dr. H. L. E. LUERING. 

 Mr. C. J. Saunders, 



Mr. E. ROSTADOS. 



The Hon'ble J. A. SwET- 



TENHAM, C.M.G. 



Mr. J. R. Hamilton. 

 Mr. S. R. Groom. 

 Mr. J. R. Dunn. 



During the year, Nos. 28 and 29 of the Society's journal 

 have been printed. In addition to these regular journals, the 

 Council of the Society under Rule 24 have sanctioned the 

 separate publication of four works — a Monograph on Wai- 

 seng Lotteries by Mr. G. T. Hare; a Malay iale, edited by 

 Mr. Hugh Clifford ; a translation of the same tale by Mr, 

 Clifford ; and a Life of Sir Stamford Raffles by the Rev. 

 G/M. Reith. 1 he three first have been already published; 

 the fourth will, it is hoped, appear in the course of the next 

 two months. 



