The Archive · 1900

Bennett, Secretary

Tue annual. meeting of the Shanghai Gan Chub was held on Thursday at noon ut the Shanghai Club, with Me, C. Holliday chair, The report and accounts passed, after which the Committen "the ensuing your was elected. Mr. W. Murray, the hon. secretary, and Mr.

S.J. treasurer, both re~ wae apypeinted Iollid J. Ward all Londoners all readers of kens, was lig put up for sal by on the 7th of March last.

Team that the purposed durbar at wei has come off, and there was a attendance of Chinese, It is too early to say what the result will be, but sv far things are quiet.

Denise the 24 hours ending at Sam. on Friday morn, there was er ne, offence, or accident reporte: police station in the A Settlement. This, ina city of 350,000 Dabitants, ably unique, and isa to the orderliness of the unusually terrific Chunde broke over We amg on Wednesday night. Torrents of rail santly, and the nous, we had only a com; nid a little thunder and cation wherein are laid down the regulations xs rezurds vessels anchoring in the river and the disposal of vessels having explosives on board. The notification also. deals with the matters of the uso of steam whistles and the rate of speed at which steamers should go within the harbour limite.

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