The Committee of this estab li by several friends to sell beer is thought by supplying good sound Beer in a respectable Reading Room, the sailors may be induced to attend there, and thus be kept away from the low class grog shops.
Lam requested by the Committes to ask you to be kind enough to bring this to the notice of the membera of the Council at the next meeting, and to beg that the Council may by pleased to grant permission for ale of beer and porter upon the pre ALLI, Broadway, free from any charge for License Fee; as this establishment la maiuby subscriptions, and does not pay ite expenses, but it is hoped it will prove of benefit to the sea-going population and others, Yours obediently, To R, F, Tuornurs, Exq., Secretary to The Muni The Council of opinion that thie request cannot be complied w put Mr, Thorne is to be informed that he dis-
Exemption from Tacation.—The follow:
letter from the Directors of the Yung Chi Charitable Institution is submitted Shanghai, 19ch October, 1896.
Sin,—Since the establishment of the Yung Chi Charitable Instituti the Hoopels Road on the 3rd moon of 9th year of Kwang Sit (1883) for the purpose of distribute clothing and medicine and advice to the poor and also for or, free public schools, you have been so kind as to remit all taxes on the house, for which we shall ever be grateful. chase a piece of yround in the Yun at the corner of the Defence Creek Yang-king-pang and are building uew houses, to which we purpose to remove the Institu: tion as soon as they are completed, and we humbly beg that you will contin to remit all the taxes on the new Buildings.
We enclose the plan of the ground w! have purchased measuring 4 mou, 5 fun, 3 li how; the area of the ground covered by the Buildings of the Iustitution is 4 mow, 1 fun, $ ti, 7 how.
Lrasting you will grant our request, servants, Yung Chi Charitable Institution, ES
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