At a mooting of the Com: Hongkew Cuffve House'and Reading Room, held last Thursday, the affairs of that Tustitution were brought forward, and thoroughly ated. There be much gran jcourngs regard to it, From July Ist to Bist, 1886, receipts amounted to $1,173.87, of which $786.80 was paid by customers, and the expenses to $391.32, leaving a balance of $82.65 Since then, there has been collected the sum of $352.39 including the aforesaid balance: while the expenses up to the present time have amounted to $216.80, leaving a final ce now in haud ut $135.39, railed themselves of the tion, During the last six mouths of 1886, the total number was 4,717, and in the ovurse of January and February of this year, 1,728 seamen have visited the Rooms. Phe Manager of the place has diligently performed his part of the work in going on board the ships as they have come into port, and giving " cordial welcome to their crews: the result lins beau a considerable mon sure of success, as indicated by th Yet more than this, the y and repeated in tution; all being in the way of thankfulness for such arrangements as have been made there on their account. The blue jackets of H.M.S. Champion have written a letter to th manager, expressive of the satisfaction it gave them to Gud sv comfortable to go to, where their wants were go kindly attended to, 'The mon of H.M.S, Daring also presented the Committes with a flag bearing an a] 0 inscription for use in front of a Altogether, the Commiltes are satisfied that their work in establishing and superintending theee rooms for the eailora' bene-4it, has not beow in vain. 'The iuetitution as been the means of doing no small amount of good in keeping many of oes for whom it' was intended away from other quarters which would ha beau only injurious to them, and they not a fow of will support them in this men-sure, and thus do a great service to the important class for whom the work has beau undertaken.
The Committee cordially invite friends to visit the place, with a view to inspect its arrangements, and increase their iuterest in what is doing there.
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