At the Meeting ut the the Board Room, No. 23, 2 Road, Shanghai, on Friday, the 26th November, 1881, at $ o'clock a.m.
Present:—Messra, H. R. Hearn (Chair-mau), D. Brand, Frederick Bridge, Geo. J. Holland, H. Lester, E. Moses, J. F. Rodewald, W. C. Ward, A. G.' Wood, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for the week ended 42th instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairics.—The Inspector reports that on 19th inst. he found all the cattle healthy and free from disease.
General Municipal Rate, Natioe.—Return for September quarter is submitted Seapiany oF Gesenat Mestcirat Rate—Nateve, Settlaaneut Total. that street we came to the profusel festooned and varlanded buildings of Messrs. Brand, Kelly & Walsh, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Al these were very splendidly decorated, the first in what we may perhaps call an artless style, while on the second every foot of space had been made use of, and we believe that the common verdict of all who saw the j smallest house on the Bund was, that its proprietors had done excellently' well and made the most of the spree at their i The ample proportions of the vflered tine scope for y of the decorator's art, and it owed that everything' that a Javish use of Ianterns could do was done, to excellent purpose, The show of Hanterns on the main building of the Customs were poor, and looked poorer the side of the Chartered Mercantile Ban where, perhaps, the most effective display of the night was given. The long rows of richly coloured lanterns from the basement the roof had a fine olivet, while the continuation of the illumination to the Tax Collected, Volunteers—Election of Commandant.—The following letter is ordered to be published Shanghai, 19th November, 1831.
Sin,—I beg to inform you that at a meeting of the Shanghai Volunteer Eu held yesterday at the Gouncil's Board Room, Mr, C. J. Holliday was elected Commandant of the Fore cil will approve and would suggest that, as ed the rank of Majo slond, the Council bestow the same rank on im a4 be beld in England, our obedient servant, Captain, Senior Captrin in charge 8
Secretary, Municipal Council, Decided to confirm the election, and a commission as Major is ordered tobe fur-warded to Mr, Holi The Meeting then adjourned,
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