society. of the members of this society thureday night, De. Jamieson (Vice-President) presiding, There were bout fifty persons present, including several Indies.
The Cuarestay in opening the proceedings aid that the first business was to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the 30th November, which having already appeared the newspapers would be taken as read.
ce the last meeting four new mem had been elected, namely:—Messrs. H. Wade, P. E. O'Brien-Butler, T. D. B toms, and Dr. J. H. Focke, The next business was the reading of paper by Dr. D. J. Macgowan on Chinese Gull or Chambers of Commerce and Unions, The Chairman having paid a high tribute to the work which Dr, Mucgowan had already done in increasing the acquaintance of Europeans with the ture, history, and customs of the Chinese,
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