Chamber of Commerce, open to the public, was held in the Municipal Board Room on Friday afternoon, to discuss and pass resolutions connected with the extension of the Settlements. The following firms, who are members of the Chamber, were represented Messrs. Arnhol, Karberg & Ca.; Bank of China and Japan, Ld.; Boyd & Ca., Ld. Brand Brothers & Go.; Paul Brunat Butter field & Swire; Chartered Bank of I., A.
China; China & Japan Trading Ca., Ld., Alfred Dent & Ca.; Dodwell, Carlill Ca.; S.C. Farnham & Ca., Ld.; Fearon, Daniel & Ca.; Frazar & Ca.; Gibb, Livingston & Ca.; D. Gilmour; Holliday, Wise, &Co.; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp; Ibert &Co.; Iveson & Ca.; Jando Matheson & Ca.; William Little © Ca Messageries Maritimes Ca.; of China Ld.; North-China Insurance Ca., La; Olivier, de Langenhagen & Ca.; P, 8..N, Gompany; Reiss & Ca.; Reuter, Bréckelmann & Ca.; Russo-Chinese Bank D. Sassoon, Sons & Ca.; E. D. Sassson Ca.; Shanghai Land Investment Ca., Ld. Siemssen & Ca.; Standard Oil Ca.; Tata Ca.; Turnbull, Howie & Ca.; Welch, Lewis & Ca.; Wheelock & Ca.; Wisner Ca.; Yangtsze Insurance Association, La. In addition to the above the following were present: Mr. Byron Brenan, Cryunt de Bezaure, M. L. Rocher, Dr. MarJeod, Messrs. R.'de Malherbe, G. Lanning, M. A. Evans, J. Young, J. A. "Ballard, Bruce Robertson, Bennett, A. 72, Wood, Count Butler, Messrs. G. R. Wi.ngrove, J. Hall, H. Browett, M. Rohde, A' Rohde, E.
M. Wolff, C. Dowdal',, J. Ward Burrows, Arthur Dallas, Gilbert Davies, A. S. Bremner, J. B. Cameron, Ezra A. Wright, G. J. Murrison, Mr.
C. S. Addis, "Messrs. Leonard messrs. J. P. Roberts, W. Lamond, E. Gore Booth, Dr. Ty, P. Wilkinson, E. H. Lavers, W. J. Clarke, E. C. Pearce, Dr. Milles, the Rev. H. C.' Hodges, Messrs. Midwood, Hunt, Danforth, A. P. Stokes, T. E. Trueman, Crawford Kerr, T. Weir, Dr. Stanley, Messrs. G. W. Noel, Pemberton, James Buchanan, J. Hall, H. J. Limby, Wehrung, E. Hey, C. Liddell, H. J. Such, Leveson, B. A. Clarke, F. Anderson, and John Graham, Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Little, Messrs. J. Crawford, C. Tulloch, R. V. Brenan, and C. W. Wrightson, and others.
The Chair was taken by Mr. E. F. Alford (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca.).
The Chairman, having read the notice calling the meeting, said Gentlemen,—I have read to you the notice calling this meeting and it is reasonable that I should state why this meeting has been called. It has been called because one of the most vital questions in which this community is interested is at stake. A letter from the Chairman of the Municipal Council addressed to this Cham. ber tells its own tale. T could read you of how first of all efforts were made locally to propitiate vested interests, of how first the Consular Body and then Peking was addressed, of how Peking referred back for local' investigation. I could- posit: out how long local investigation. too bear fruit, and what valueless fruit local. investigation bore, but details of this would. weary you and what we here now contend. for is simply the principle of Suffice it to say that our'Muni thorities apply to our. Consular Aut! and our Consular Authorities to the Taotat and the Taotai responds that he is attending to the wants of everybody in our suburban and rural districts; the Consular Authority writes of reference to
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