RAS-1972 — Page 5

CONTENTS

PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR 1971 ·

HON. TREASURER's ReporT FOR 1971 -

THE LIBRARY, 1971 -

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE BRANCH

Chinese Medicine and its Contribution to Modern Medical Science (A Lecture given on 16th November, 1971) DR. F. I. TSEUNG

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Some Nineteenth Century Water Colours of Canton and the Far East (A Lecture given on 15th December, 1971) P. H. COLLIN -

Raja James Brooke and Sarawak: An Anomaly in the 19th Century British Colonial Scene (A Lecture given on 18th January 1972) -DR. L. R. WRIGHT

ARTICLES:

The Establishment of the Tsungli Yamen: A Translation of the Memorial and Edict of 1861 — J. L. CRANMER-BYNG

Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart: Colonial Civil Servant and Scholar- HENRY JAMES LETHBRIDGE

A Historical Review of Housing Conditions in Hong Kong DR. E. G. PRYOR

Traditional Chinese Regional Architecture: Chinese Houses LINDA F. SULLIVAN

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The Origins of Hong Kong's Central Market and the Tarrant Affair Dafydd Emrys Evans

Archaeology in Hong Kong and South China (1938) — W. SCHOFIELD

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Three Chinese Deities: Variations on a Theme KEITH STEVENS

NOTES AND QUERIES

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Who Hoisted the Union Jack? DR. J. R. JONES

China's Earliest Printing—a Note a Note L. CARRINGTON GOODRICH

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Unusual Trees in Hong Kong: the Canton Water Pine SHEN DZE-CHIA

A Note on Agricultural Change in Hong Kong AIJMER

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Letting Go the Wooden Goose JAMES HAYES

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GORAN

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Programme Notes for the Visit to Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island, 29th July, 1972 - JAMES HAYES -

BOOK REVIEWS

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