'A' public meeting, convened by a largo number of the residents of Chefoo was well attended on Wednesday last the 16th at the Beach Hotel. Mr:: Lyman, who was voted to the chair, opened the meeting by calling upon Mr. "Henderson, the elected Secretary, to read'the'notic¥ calling the meeting the subject matter of which has caused not a little interest, discussion, and rivalry, in Chefoo di these last. The subject "is that' of cemeteries and to discuss it the largest number of male residents of Chefoo that ever met in public business meeting came together. 'The old cemetery on Temple Hill -is about full and is im the hinds of five trustees with sufficient funds for its perpetual upkeep. adjacent, bought for the purpose' of an international cemetery, is in the bunds of another body of trustees whose desire, in common with the majority of Chefooites, was to bring about an amalgamation of the two cemeteries under one body of trustees Committee with the object of taking their situated in the eastern part to one cemetery trust.
ing to the public gathering. The asked for the report of the Committee appoint 'e charge of the additional land purchased for the cemetery. Dr. Corbett said that he was on the Committee appointed to.conisider how the old and new cemeteries could be united, but, *o far, *tio'prdgréss'hisd' been made in that dire-tion. On the motion of Mr. A. C. Taylor, seconded by the Rev. E. 0. Elterich this report was adopt Mr. John Stooke mov that the old cemetery and the ground chased for an annexe shall con: international cemetery -and that's committee of five be appointed to act as trustees for the community and to take charge of the same. And further that the said trustees be. empowered with the General-Purposes Committee to take over what is known as the General Purposes Committee Cemetery. This was seconded by Mr..0. Anz. 3 Mr. Greaves asked Mr. Stooko to give the meeting some particulars as to how he eposed to carry out-all that was embodied in his motion. Mr. Campbell asked the chairman if this resolution could be carried out if passed. Mr. Tegiee said this was for the meeting to'decide. Mr. Greaves.pointed out that the motion covered too much and should be taken up one point at a time..
Mr. Stooke, with the consent 'éf the seconder, then reduced his original motion to "that the old cemetery and the ground recently purchased for an annexe or addition shall constitute one intérnstional cemetery."
Mr.'Campbell proposed snd Mr. Thomson seconded an amendment: That it is the sense of this meeting that desirable to amalgamate the old'¢emetery and the new extension."
As several parties stated that they could not see any difference between the motion and th endment, Mr, O'Brien But! the British Consul said: The origins proposition is proposal to do something
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