The regular half-yeatly meeting was held in the Municipal Hall here on afternoon last, The business was mainly j confined to the consideration of the report for the past. half-year, A leading feature of the report was the allusion to exchange, which it is stated has affected eve of trade, the fluctuations in rapidity and extent having eurpresed all previous experiences. No prospect was held out of an improvement, the Committee of the Chamber holding that the extreme fluctuations will no doubt continue until come means can be found to establish the currency of the world on a firm basis, The report as rend was duly adopted; and the accounts, which show a good credit balance, were als formally approved, Four new Kobe firms were elected members.
Kobe, 20th Augu
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