The annual general meeting of the subscribers to the Shanghai Library was held Monday, at the Library, No, 1, Upper Yuen-ming-yuen Road. The Very Rev, 3 and there wer Davenport (H.M, consul) N, J, Hannen, A. J. How, (Secretary) and Dr. Macgowan.
Phe CHATRMAN, in opening the meeting, said—Genilemen, it is a pleasant task. compare the position of the Shanghai Library to-day with the Position of the Owing to the kind assistance of the Shanghai Library. this time last. year Recreation Fund Trustees we have another lease of life, and I hope the day may be far distant when our valuable and well-chosen volumes will be catalogued by the auctioneer, and our gilded signboard ignominiously taken down by a coolie. it was once stated that it was nearly as difficult to close the Library as to keep it open, owing to legal difficulties. hope that this will always be the case, but that the obstacle to shutting our doors will not be the technicalities of the Lawyer, but the ask the Honorary Secretary to read the depreciation of the Public. I will now Report.
Mr. How, the Hon. Secretary, then read the Report and Accounts, which were as follow:
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