Chefoo, Jan. 26.
The annual meeting of the subscribers to the International Commitiee was held this afternoon in the hall of the Chefoo Club Annex. There was a capital ay tendance of foreign members, though the number of Chinese present was disappointing. The proceedings were extremely interesting and a large number of those attendance took part in the subsequent discussions. Mr. Sugden was voted to the chair and Miss Edna Smith acted as secretary to the meeting. In a short speech Mr. Sugden proposed the passing of the report which had been in the hands of the subscribers for several days past. In the course of his interesting remarks he mentioned that the large income clearly proved how much the community trusted the committee, and that it was indisputable evidence that its excellent work was fully recognized. Touching upon the receipts, he drew attention to the money received from the taxing of the ricshas, and pointed out that it was not as Incrative as_ it ought to be. This he attributed to the influx of coolies in the summer months who came up here to ex-plait the sailors. They refused to carry the residents, preferring to wait for the sailors. These summer riesha coolies ought to be taxed more heavily. fe money expended on roads had been well spent, while the asphaltum and concrete roads were great acquisitions.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.