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HIDE ONESELF, to,-Garud'ováva, (M.) HIDDEN, to be,-Gheravghiováva, nispêlghiováva, (Tch.)
HIDING, (the action of)-Gheraibê, (Tch.) HIGH, Vuchô, uchô, (Tch.); vechin, (As. Tch.); (comp.) vuchedêr, (Tch.); uchô, bharô, pharê, ennålto, (M.); vucho, (M. 8) HIGHEST, Opral'uno, opralutnô, (Tch) HILL,-Chumba, (Eng.); mozhila, muzhila, (M.); dombo, (M. 7)
HILLOCK, Tamba, (Tch.)
HINGE, Guruvêskoro kar, (Tch.)
HIRE, to,-Neymiâva, něymisaråva, (M.) -HIRED, to be,-Neymisard'ováva, (M.) HI8,-(poss. pro.) Oriki, (As. Tch.) Hiss, to,-Shôndava, (Tch.) HIT, to,-Hetavâva, (Eng.); malaváva, nemisaråva, (M.)
HITHER,-Kothê, kotht, kot'i, kochê, kochi, (M.); orde, (M. 8)
HITHERTO, Ajâi, achâi, (Teh.) HOE,-Baskt, (dim.) baskisorů, khanliardo, (Tch.); såpa, (M.) Hoa,—Balô, (M.)
THE RETIREMENT
OF GENERAL CUNNINGHAM. We cannot issue this Number without a few words of farewell to Major-General Alexander Cunningham, R.E., C.S.I., C.I.E., late DirectorGeneral of Archæological Surveys, who, having resigned his appointment,has just left this country, after a connection with it, and with the study of Indian Archæology in all its branches, that has lasted through more than half a century.
Entering the service of the Government of India as a Lieutenant of the Royal (late Bengal) Engineers in June 1831, General Cunningham landed in this country no long while afterwards, and applied himself almost at once to the researches that have made his name so well known.
His first publication was, in 1834, the "Correction of a mistake regarding some of the Roman Coins found in the Tope at Manikyala opened by M. Court" (Jour. Beng. As. Soc., Vol. III. p. 635ff.) And from that time, till now, he has been a constant contributor to that Journal, to the Numismatic Chronicle, and to others devoted to Oriental topics.
MISCELLANEA.
Of separate publications he has given us The Bhilsa Topes, 1854; The Ancient Geography of India, Vol. I. The Buddhist Period, 1871, devoted chiefly to the illustration of the campaigns of Alexander, and the travels of the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen-Tsiang; The Stupa of Bharhut, 1879, with a magnificent series of fifty-seven plates; and
[APRIL, 1886.
HOG-WASH,-Lětari, (M.) HOLD, (imperat.)-Tel, bonnek, (Eng.) HOLD, to,-Teráva, (Tch.); astaráva, (Psp. M.); ěnkěráva, (M.); ikerâva, (M. 7); teráva, (M. 8) HOLE,-Hev, (Eng.); khar, khev, khef, (Tch.); khav, (Psp. M.); khěň, yezunie, (M.); khar, khev, (M. 7)
HOLES, full of,-Heviskey, (Eng.) HOLY,-Develeskoe, (Eng.); sen, sfento, sfěntu, sfêntu, sen, (M.); svunto, (M. 8) HOLY-WATER SPRINKLER,-Vrekhtúla, (Tch.) HOMAGE, to do-Enkinisard'ovava, (M.) HOME,-Kerey, keri, (Eng.)
HONEY, Gudlo, (Eng.); avghin, (Tch.); hünghe. vin, (As. Tch.); avghin, (Pap. M.); abgin, abd'in, (M.); avgin, (M. 7) HONEY, seller of,-Avghinêngoro, (Teh.) HONEY-INSECT,-Gudlo-pishen, (Eng.) HONOUR,-Pat', (M.)
HONOURABLE,-Pat'uvalo, pat'ualô, pachualô, (M.) Hook,-Körlig, körligu, (M.) HOP, (a plant)-Levinor-engri, (Eng.) HOP-PICKER,-Tardra-mengre, (Eng.)
the Book of Indian Eras, 1884, containing an extremely useful set of Tables for calculating Indian Dates, which does not seem to have as yet become as well known as it should be.
But his name is, of course, best known in connection with his official post as Director-General of the Archæological Surveys of India, for which he was specially selected in 1870 and was persuaded to return to India again after his original retirement from active service. In connection with this office, General Cunningham has given us, in 1877, Volume I. of the Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, containing the Asoka Inscriptions, and, from 1871 to 1885, twenty-one volumes of Reports of the Archeological Survey of India, whichwhatever criticism may be applied to them in detail-contain an extraordinary amount of information that only requires careful and systematic indexing for its practical value to be recognised.
It is a relief to know that General Cunningham's invaluable collection of gold and silver coins did not share the fate of his books and manuscripts, unfortunately lost at sea, but have reached England in safety. We hope that he has many years before him yet, in which to make the contents of this collection accessible to the public, and to reconstruct many of his othe: unpublished writings which would seem at present to be so hopelessly lost. THE EDITORS.
7th March 1886,
