THE JOURNAL

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THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.

LONDON: W. H. ALLEN & CO., 13, WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL.

MDCCCXC.

CONTENT S.

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Art. I.-A Catalogue of the Chinese Manuscripts in the

Library of the Royal Asiatic Society. By HENRY
F. HOLT...

1

Art. II.-Book of the King's Son and the Ascetic. By E.

REHATSEK

119

ART. III.-Adventures of a Japanese Sailor in the Malay

Archipelago, A.D. 1764 to 1771. By W. G. Aston,
C.M.G., D.Lit., M.R.A.S.

157

ART. IV.-Methods of Archäological Excavation in India.

By A. REA, M.R.A.S., Archæological Department,
Madras

183

CORRESPONDENCE.

1. Candragomin's • Letter to a Disciple.' By H.

Wenzel
2. Hiouen Thsang and the Four Vedas

203 204

NOTES OF THE QUARTER.

1. General Meetings of the Royal Asiatic Society.... 205 2. List of Presents to the Society, Oct.-Dec. 1889 215 3. Contents of English Oriental Journals

216 4. Contents of Foreign Oriental Journals

217 5. Obituary Notices .

217 6. Notes and News

228 7. Reviews

231