It has been deemed best to present to the Advisory Council and subscribers of the International Institute a brief resume of the important matters which claimed the attention of the ecutive Committee of the Institute during the last half year.
In the first place it is a sad duty to record here the death of Bishop Favier, which occurred recently at Peking, the ishop having been s member of the original Advisory Council while the In-tute was located at Peking and having rendered much assistance by his able advice on several occasions. A member of the Shanghai Advisory Counci) has also been removed from us by death, Mr. Max Collin of the Sino-Belgian Bank, whose loss is deeply regretted.
Sir Robert Bredon whose cheerful encouragement, ggund advice, and strong faith in the future of the Institute have been of invaluable assistance, has resign. ed his active connection with the Institute on account of leaving Shanghai for Peking, but remains as an -honorary member of the Committee, The resignation of Mr.' J. L. Scott has likewise been accepted with much regret on account of his departare from Shanghai. In their places the Hon. James W. Davidson, American Acting Consul-General, Mr. Alexander McLeod and Mr. Chas. Iburg have been elected as members of the Executive Committee, subject to contion by the Advisory Council at In the absence of Sir Mr. Davidson has boon lected Acting Chairman of the Committee.
A site on the Rue clu Consular in the French Concession having been already secured, a potion of the Building Fund (Taels eight thousand) has been yated by the. Committee to be used in epnstructing jing on the property and a further been erected and isto serve as a Stu-for an enclosing wall. This building dents' Hall or building for classes. The edifice is three storeys high, with two large rooms anda hall on each floor. An enclose ing wall has also been built, seven feet in height, consisting of brick at the bottom in bars with wire netting stretching In the meantime classes have been temporarily conducted in a building just east of the French Camp.
Letters from Mr. Low in New York, and from Mr, Angier in London, show that Taels seventeen: hundred have- been promised by friends in New York even before the subscription lit bad, an yot, been made public there, by the New York Committee; while £700 (about Taels five thousand) had been subscribed by mom-bers of the London Committee prior to public appeal.
The matter of a Memorandum of Association and of Articles of Association has also been taken up. It is desirable to retain the original constitution of Institute, as that has been already approved by the Board of Foreign Affairs in Peking. In addition Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association have been drawn up, with legal advice, which define the details of the adminis-ration and will enable the Institute to be incorporated under the Ordinances of Hongkong. Thes papers are to be
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