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"News Cuttings", This is a hardbound scrapbook into which have been pasted commemorative items regarding the celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society's Centenary in 1923.

"Commentary on Aryabhatta theorems made by Dikshitan & Ellayan". Tamil, Grantha script. Donated by Capt. Henry Harkness, 16th June 1832.

Commentary, pages 19, 20 of unknown manuscript concerned with Phaulkon. 2 typed pages.

Comments by David Hall and questions raised after reading Graham's paper on awareness.

Comments by David Hall on Graham's revisions to his paper on awareness.

"Commerce with the countries north of India". A paper written in reply to one given at the Society of Arts by Sir Douglas Forsyth on the possibilities of commerce with Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet, in which Hodgson points out his previous attempts to raise this issue and his opinions on the subject. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 7 sides, undated [1877, see BHH/5/41/1].

Minutes from the meetings of the Oriental Fund Committee were recorded within bound volumes between 1828 and 1865. These detail the members that were present for each meeting, financial information, purchases made, books under consideration, and other activities relating to the Fund.

Review from the South China Morning Post, 'Compact, convincing view of Vietnam War' by WVP.

Correspondence and Lists concerning Companies to Approach for Contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These are:

• Letter from G.A. Calver to Dr John Hansman to send him The Times list of the 1000 largest companies. He suggests a circular is produced to solicit interest from them. He also writes of the companies and organisations that he will personally approach and that he will send Mr Alexander to help on the day of the Reception, dated 16 January 1973.
• The Middle East Association List.
• Asian Banks in London - Indian, Japanese, Pakistani, Middle East, Malayan and Singapore.
• Japanese Trading Houses and Companies in London.
• List of Pakistani Firms in the U.K. with compliment slip from The Embassy of Pakistan.
• List of Companies, who has approached them and their donations.
• Commerce and Industry Company donations.

A chart of Comparative Alphabets of Modern Hebrew, Sabaean, Modern Arabic and English.