Robinson, barrister; Non-Resident Mom-bers, Mr. P, A. Dmitrovaky, Russian Conmulate, Hankow; Mr, Gideon Nye, Canton, and Mr, B, Hootink, H.N. M. Government Interpreter; Member of Council, M K. Streich. German Consulate vice Mr. P, G, vou Mollendorit igned.
The foregoing nominations wore put to the vote and confirmed unanimously.
Pho Cuaruaran then said the confirmation of the amended by-laws had boon hold over in consequence of the small attendance at the last mesting. As there was 0 sufficient number present he thought it might now be done. As copies had bean in their hands for some days he thought they might be taken as read, and if no one had any remarks to offer, or any am ment to suggest, he would move that be confirmed 'No remarks being offered, the by-laws wore then confirmed by a unanimous vote, 'The CuareMmay then announced that a valuable paper had been received from Dr. Kaki entitled, 'What did the ancient Chinese know of the Greeks and Romanus?' He said it would be read at a future meeting when ho hoped it would call forth an interesting discussion. Ho then proceeded to read a condensed traus-Jation of an interesting account of a journey to Soochow and its neighbourhood which had been presented to the Society by M, C. Imbault-Huart, The paper was in French and was much too long to read in extense; he had therefore translated such portions of it as he thought would be most suitable.
then proceeded to read the paper, a first instalment of which will be found in another column. The reading occupied some time and at its conclusion, Rez, W. Murrmeap said he considered the paper just read an interesting and valuable addition to the Society's journal. Ho had first visited Soochow thirty years which was long before the rebela had
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.