The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo

Chri" Baker, translator
T he Antiqurian Society of Siam
Speech of King C hulalongkorn
'7f·amlawr·:~ imrodu£·tion} Th1' 'f'C~ch is a
1 key te~t m the h~>tOI")' of IIIJI h~>tory. II
\\a~ dclh ~:r~.:d m 19117 as pan o l cclebrauo ns for
K mg Chulnlongkom bccnnung tho longest
1'\:tgning king of Siam (M!\! ~nd n l ttC 32). It
tn ~tugura tc d u society whith devoted tt.sel f. over
lh\! foiiO\\·tng ql13rtcr-ct:ntury. to unearthing tmd
fl\th li'\.hing_ old tcXb. l'wu hi,tvrians ha,·crc~cntl}
drawn anemion tv the ~p~: c~.:h· ~
UllJXlrtanct:. Thongchai \\'inu.:h:.t..ul .:all.. 11 ··a
landmar~ of ht>tuncal ""holal'htJ' m Siam" '
\ 1.wri7io Pe1eg£:i note!> 1b auempt h) crciltc -a
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of the s p~:cch 1s U10:1L Lhc memory 11 ~ketches 1s
\'CI")' lhffCTCI\1 from I he StalldarJ!>cd \'Crs!Oil of
l'hnt lmaory which evolved over thl' t'olh.)wing
hn ll:c~ntury.
The n.:mon.' ~ and cuunlru~' uphulc.l th:11
the h1MOJ) • t\t one·~ nauon and countf) '' :m
mlpur1.:tnl m;utcr to be kno"n ck.ulr and
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