The Committee appointed at the public meeting held on the 8th instant, in. the interests of the International Institute proposed to be established at Peking, having met to confer on the aid required to make the ch 'x success, does hereby issue the following report When the International Institute was first brought to the special attention of the Shanghai community by Dr. Gilbert Reid in the summer of 1897, it was regarded as fa wise and practicable undertaking, and as therefore commended to the home wide international ce-operation.
Ie is imp-trant that this harmonious and friendly action should brought to the notice of the Chinese Authorities, It is also evident to all that such a scheme, in itself and capable of producing far-reaching benefits, should not be allowed to fail merely because unexpected difficulties have arisen. Wheth the Institute ought at present to be estuplished or not, and whether Peking is the best location, can only be determined by
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