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Rh her family in their bereavement passed at the last Meeting.

The election of Mr. Chapman Cohen as a member of the Society was announced.

The resignations of Mr. C. H. Bompas, Miss Crookshank, and Mrs. Hulst, were also announced.

The Secretary laid on the table a book entitled Costumes, Traditions, and Songs of Savoy, by Miss Estella Canziani, which had been presented to the Society by the author.

Miss E. Canziani exhibited, and presented to the Society, a pipe with a bowl carved in the shape of a man's head and a long cherrywood stem, brought by her from Savoy.

The Chairman referred to the death of Mr. W. G. Aston, who, although not a member of the Society, had made several contributions to its Transactions, and to the great value of his writings on Shintoism; and it was resolved that a letter be written sympathizing with his family in their bereavement.

Mr. A. R. Wright read a paper entitled "Telling the Rosary from Far East to West," which was copiously illustrated by lantern slides and an exhibition of rosaries from different parts of the world.

Mr. T. C. Hodson read a paper on "Meithei Literature."

At the conclusion of the meeting hearty votes of thanks were passed to Miss E. Canziani for her gifts to the Society, and to Mr. A. R. Wright and Mr. Hodson for their papers.