On Wednesday evening a very enjoyable concert was given by the Shanghai Literary and Debating Society under the direction tum and Iburg. The Com-Club Concordia kindly lent their theatre for the purpose of the performance, and Messrs, Iburg and Fentum were assisted by several and gentleman amateur singer mentalists. Mr, W. Bright, Vice-President, took the chair, and Mr. Edward Robinson, Hon, Seoretary, opened the proceedings by reading the following report of the Committee The Committee of the Shanghai Literary and Debating Society have now the honour to present their Report on the progress made during the past Session, It is their pleasant duty to announce that the Society continues in a thoroughly is factory condition. The number of' Members on the roll is now over ud the Comunittee have every reason to believe that the \dy increase which: has marked the past will be maintained in the future, 'The Bon. Treasurer's -Roport is financially on a souud footing. ome has reached the sum of $666.20, while the ascertained expenditure during the session amounts to $153.70, of $512.50. There certain dope when realised, wi from' which must ut Mooting, the cost of printing the Rules and_ Byolaw t of the Lib: Room of Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and. some unimportant claims, Daring the past the Meetings of the exclu of those of a purely on devoted to Lectures, The following Re: wubjeots of the Debates whether. pro! ly. jected to i 'a8 author tempt to abolish the freedom in regard to the consumption ch attempt b b; @ or by.
alcoholic beverages is inadvisable, whether That we artifii impediments should be in the way of women who to visable to attempt and from the Chin the exclusion of opium
That the es jious toleration and civil liberty the total repeal of the laws. agai prance of the Affi were read upon the. following jects Can Western knowledge be more 'eBeotively imparted to the Chinese as a nation ious of the for jon"; **'Lennyson's of these papers was followed by a dis. 01 ing was devoted to a paper lish Humouriste," illustrated by in which. several' Members took newly-elected Committee, having a of three months wherein to form their plans, will probably be able.to arrange 'a more varied and. attractive. programme for next year. The retiring Committee,: like their predecessors, desire to remind the mem.
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