Chefoo, Jan. 13.
The annual meeting of—subscribers to the International Committee will be held in the Hall of {the Chefoo Club Annex on Wednesday afternoon the 26th instant. The meeting is advertised to commence at 4.30 o'clock. Subscribers re being reminded that resolutions to be brought forward at that {mecting have to be placed in the hands of the hon. secretary not Jater than the previous Wednesday, so that the same may be published. Previously, resolutions were brought forward at the annual meeting without any warning whatever being given _beforchand, but this is now irregular.. Thus, there is no possibility of those present being caught unexpectedly. The ballot box for the depositing of the voting papers will be placed as usual in the office of the hon. secret-2 on the Friday before the meeting and will be removed for the purpose of counting the votes on the following day at noon.
While the annual report of the International Committee is not ye® out, it is in the hands of the printers, and will he circulated in a few days. It will then be seen that another successful year's work has been put in by the gentlemen who give their time to the administration of the affairs of the foreign section. The committee has accomplished much, and the community owes a great deal to its efforts. The income for the past year has been splendid, indeed it constitutes a record for Chefoo. Naturally most of the money been expended on the upkeep of the roads and the laying of the new asphaltum roadway. The expenditure in this direction has been most judicious and the good. roads we now possess testify to the excellent manner in which the International Committee looks ateer the welfare of the section.
We all hope that at the forthcoming annual meeting the ratepayers will have a good deal to say upon the subject of the electric light. What the company charges is by no means commensurate with what it gives. Unfortunately for the community the company gains. It has a monopoly. Complaints are numerous but quite ineffective.
A Goop Cucrcn. Year.
Last Sunday morning at St. Andrew's Church the chaplain, the Rev. H. A. H. Lea wa, gave a brief resume of the activities of the Church for the past year. He had held the chaplaincy for a year and his statement was most illuminating. Certainly the work of St. Andrew's is a live one and the liberality of the congregation was most noticeable in the special collections which it made during the past 12 months. There can be no question, but that the chaplain himself is extremely popular, and while he took no credit for what has been accomplished, the church members realize perfectly well how much es success of the past year is due to his unflagging zeal for the work of the chaplaincy.
Twenty five per cent. of the moneys received was handed over to societies and charitable organization, the roof of the church was renewed, and not before it needed it, while the community has, in addition, contributed to the support of the chaplain: so that the S.P.G. has been relieved of, the necessity for maintaining a chap-Jain in the port.
There is a strong feeling that it would. he a good thing relieve the S.P.G. of this burden altogether and that the property should be handed over to the community which would undertake to keep it in repair and support the chaplain.
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